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Kangaroo Jack

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5.3/10 • 934

2003-01-171h 29m

ActionAdventureComedyFamilyCrime

He stole the money... and he's not giving it back.

Two childhood friends — a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician — get mixed-up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go all wrong when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.

Directors
David McNally
Editors
John Murray

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  1. Jerry O'Connell

    Jerry O'Connell

    Charlie Carbone

  2. Anthony Anderson

    Anthony Anderson

    Louis Booker

  3. Estella Warren

    Estella Warren

    Jessie

  4. Christopher Walken

    Christopher Walken

    Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio

  5. Michael Shannon

    Michael Shannon

    Frankie Lombardo

  6. Marton Csokas

    Marton Csokas

    Mr. Smith

  7. Dyan Cannon

    Dyan Cannon

    Anna Carbone

  8. Frank Welker

    Frank Welker

    Jack's Vocal Effects

  9. John McNeill

    John McNeill

    Customs Officer

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Wuchak

Jun 16, 2018

5/10

Fun adventure in the Outback Two Brooklyn friends (Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson) 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. "Kangaroo Jack" (2003) is a likable family-friendly adventure/comedy 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 bosom. It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes and was shot in Australia and Brooklyn with reshoots done in Los Angeles. GRADE: C+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$60,000,000.00
Revenue
$88,900,000.00
Keywords
australiamoney deliveryfoolhoodlumkangaroolive action and animationalice springs