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Kangaroo Jack

  • 2003
  • K-11
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
33K
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Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost... Read allTwo childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.

  • Director
    • David McNally
  • Writers
    • Steve Bing
    • Barry O'Brien
    • Scott Rosenberg
  • Stars
    • Anthony Anderson
    • Jerry O'Connell
    • Estella Warren
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    33K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David McNally
    • Writers
      • Steve Bing
      • Barry O'Brien
      • Scott Rosenberg
    • Stars
      • Anthony Anderson
      • Jerry O'Connell
      • Estella Warren
    • 215User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 16Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations

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    Kangaroo Jack Scene: Mirage
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    Kangaroo Jack Scene: He's Hoping Away With The Money
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    Kangaroo Jack Scene: Did You Get The Insurance
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    Kangaroo Jack Scene: Flying
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    Kangaroo Jack Scene: I Got The Money
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    Kangaroo Jack Scene: Boomerang
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    Kangaroo Jack Scene: A Dream
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    Christopher Walken and Jerry O'Connell in Kangaroo Jack (2003)
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    Jerry O'Connell, Estella Warren, and Anthony Anderson in Kangaroo Jack (2003)
    Jerry O'Connell, Estella Warren, and Anthony Anderson in Kangaroo Jack (2003)
    Estella Warren in Kangaroo Jack (2003)
    Jerry O'Connell in Kangaroo Jack (2003)
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    Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson in Kangaroo Jack (2003)
    Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson in Kangaroo Jack (2003)
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    Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson in Kangaroo Jack (2003)

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    Anthony Anderson
    Anthony Anderson
    • Louis Booker
    Jerry O'Connell
    Jerry O'Connell
    • Charlie Carbone
    Estella Warren
    Estella Warren
    • Jessie
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Sal Maggio
    Marton Csokas
    Marton Csokas
    • Mr. Smith
    Dyan Cannon
    Dyan Cannon
    • Anna Carbone
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Frankie Lombardo
    Bill Hunter
    Bill Hunter
    • Blue
    David Ngoombujarra
    • Mr. Jimmy
    Marco Sellitto
    • Blasta
    • (as Mark Sellitto)
    Damien Fotiou
    Damien Fotiou
    • Baby J
    Christopher James Baker
    Christopher James Baker
    • Crumble
    • (as Christopher Baker)
    Ryan Gibson
    Ryan Gibson
    • Hoon
    Denise Roberts
    Denise Roberts
    • Tansy
    Antonio Vitiello
    • Toot
    Mario Di Ienno
    • Tommy
    Tony Nikolakopoulos
    Tony Nikolakopoulos
    • Sal's Capo
    Robert Reid
    • Young Charlie
    • Director
      • David McNally
    • Writers
      • Steve Bing
      • Barry O'Brien
      • Scott Rosenberg
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Inspired by an urban legend that co-writer Steve Bing heard as a teenager, about a pair of Boston college students on break in Australia. While driving through the Outback, they accidentally hit a kangaroo with their Land Rover. Thinking they had killed it, they got out and placed the driver's Boston Red Sox jacket on the kangaroo to take a picture before moving on. However, the kangaroo was merely unconscious, and awoke in the midst of the photo-taking. It broke free and took off across the Outback, still wearing the Sox jacket...along with the keys to the Land Rover in the pocket.
    • Goofs
      Kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
    • Quotes

      Kangaroo Jack: [singing from "Rapper's Delight"] /... see I am Jackie Legs and I like to say, "Hello" / To the black to the white...

      Charlie Carbone: Jackie? Mr. Legs, if you could find your way clear to give me back my money?

      Kangaroo Jack: Money? Oh, you mean that money!

      [a pack of kangaroo are messing around with the money]

      Charlie Carbone: Stop that. Stop that! Hey! Stop that, please! If Sal finds out...

      Sal Maggio: [as a kangaroo] If I find out what, Charlie? That you lost my money?

      Charlie Carbone: Sal?

      Sal Maggio: I've asked you to do something for me. This is not that!

    • Crazy credits
      During the Jerry Bruckheimer Films logo at the beginning of the movie, you can briefly see two kangaroos crossing the street.
    • Alternate versions
      When aired on Nickelodeon, the part where Charlie putting his hand on Jessie's breast during his mirage daze was cut out. So instead, it showed Charlie about to reach out before being hit in the head with the water canister by Jessie. Also, the part where Blue says "Never should have left the pub!" was edited out.
    • Connections
      Featured in 2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      The Next Episode
      Written by David Axelrod, Dr. Dre (as Andre Young), Melvin Bradford, Snoop Dogg (as Cordozar O. Broadus) & Brian Bailey

      Produced by Trevor Rabin and Paul Linford

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    User reviews215

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    5/10
    Fun adventure in the Outback
    RELEASED IN 2003 and directed by David McNally, "Kangaroo Jack" is a family-friendly adventure/comedy about two Brooklyn friends (Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson) who are commissioned by a mob boss (Christopher Walken) to deliver $50,000 to a shady character in the Outback. The operation goes awry when a kangaroo inadvertently runs off with one of the guys' jacket... and the money. Michael Shannon is on hand as a mob heavy.

    This is a likable, amusing adventure flick with the typical eye-rolling kid humor (e.g. fart jokes). It's fun, harmless hokum highlighted by spectacular Australian cinematography and the beautiful Estella Warren as an Outback preservationist. The humorous camaraderie of the protagonists is another highpoint. But the story isn't as compelling as I hoped it would be and the camera never really captures Estella's beauty beyond her lovely face and pulchritude.

    THE FILM RUNS 1 hour, 29 minutes and was shot in Australia and Brooklyn with reshoots done in Los Angeles.

    GRADE: C+
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 2003 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Down and Under
    • Filming locations
      • Outback, South Australia, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,934,963
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,580,209
      • Jan 19, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $88,929,111
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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