Kangaroo Jack

1/17/20031h 29m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

David McNally

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$60,000,000.00

Revenue:

$88,900,000.00

Key words:

australia
money delivery
fool
hoodlum
kangaroo
live action and animation
alice springs

Cast

Jerry O'Connell

~ as ~

Charlie Carbone

Anthony Anderson

~ as ~

Louis Booker

Estella Warren

~ as ~

Jessie

Christopher Walken

~ as ~

Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio

Michael Shannon

~ as ~

Frankie Lombardo

Marton Csokas

~ as ~

Mr. Smith

Dyan Cannon

~ as ~

Anna Carbone

Frank Welker

~ as ~

Jack's Vocal Effects

John McNeill

~ as ~

Customs Officer

Bill Hunter

~ as ~

Blue

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 7 year(s) ago
5
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+