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KANGAROO JACK (2003) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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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 $100,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when teh money is lost to a wild kangaroo. Luckily, they join forces with a beautiful wildlife researcher who help the duo locate the kangaroo through her knowledge of marsupial migration patterns. |
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| Jerry O'Connell (Charlie Carbon), Anthony Anderson (Louis Booker), Estella Warren (Jessie), Christopher Walken (Sal), Marton Csokas (Mr. Smith), Dyan Cannon (Anne Carbone), Michael Shannon (Frankie Lombardo), Bill Hunter (Blue), David Ngoomburjarra (Mr. Jimmy), Mark Sellito (Blasta), Damien Fotiou (Baby J), Christopher Baker (Crumble), Ryan Gibson (Hoon), Denise Roberts (Tansy), Antonio Vitiello (Toot), Mario Di Lenno (Tommy), Tony Nikolakopoulos (Sal's Capo), Robert Reid (Young Charlie), Shawn Smith (Young Louis), Brian Casey (Young Frankie), Emma Jane Flowler (Outback Bartender), Helen Thomson (TV Announcer), John McNeill (Customs Officer), Paul Wilson (Interrogation Room Officer), David Walsman (Beach Lifeguard), Lara Cox (Cute Girl on Phone), Adam Garcia (voice of Kangaroo Jack, uncredited). |
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HE STOLE THE MONEY...AND HE'S NOT GIVING IT BACK. |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: David McNally (Coyote Ugly).
WRITERS: Steve Bing, Barry O'Brien and Scott Rosenberg.
PRODUCER: Jerry Bruckheimer.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Kristie Anne Groelinger and Pat Sandston.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Andrew Mason, Chad Oman, Mike Stenson and Barry H. Waldman.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Trevor Rabin and Paul Linford (additional music).
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. |
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QUOTES |
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Louis: The kangaroo got the money!
Charlie: What are you talking about?
Louis: I put the money in the jacket, and the jacket on the kangaroo, and now he's hopping away! |
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FACTS |
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[Louis keeps driving into big rocks]
Charlie: Be careful Louis! You almost missed one! |
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RELEASE DATE: January 17th, 2003 (USA)
DVD RELEASE DATE: June 24th, 2003 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $16.5 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $66.9 million (USA)
SHOOTING DATES: March 2001 -- June 2001
- Originally titled Down and Under but changed to Kangaroo Jack just months before its release.
- Producer Jerry Bruckheimer added a scene where the title kangaroo talks after seeing the success of the Disney release Snow Dogs (2002), which used a similar plot device.
- According to IMDb's WENN service, actor Anthony Anderson announced in an interview that his co-star, Estella Warren, "can't act. She can't act her way out of a paper bag, and I'll say that!"
- Adam Garcia is the uncredited voice of Kangaroo Jack in the film. Garcia previously starred in another Jerry Bruckheimer movie (Coyote Ugly) also from the same director.
- Nominated for two 2004 Razzie Awards for: Worst Supporting Actor (Anthony Anderson) and Worst Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken). |
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Charlie: I'm sorry for feeling your boobs I didn't think they were real. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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"There is something crass and ugly about the way Kangaroo Jack develops it hackeneyed, potentially amusing premise." -- AO Scott, New York Times |
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"Junky kids comedy." -- Lisa Schwarzbaum, EW |
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"Computer effects have reduced a magnificent animal to a cartoon comic foil with human expressions and a yen of red licorice." -- Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle |
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"Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has an unparalleled knack for assembling Z-grade talent, particularly when operating in family-fun mode." -- Joe McGovern, Village Voice |
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"This is barely enough story ... to sustain a Three Stooges short, let alone an 88-minute movie." -- Lou Lumenick, New York Post |
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