Kangaroo Jack
- Original title
- Kangaroo Jack
- Year
- 2003
- Running time
- 89 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Jerry O'Connell
- Anthony Anderson
- Estella Warren
- Michael Shannon
- Christopher Walken
- Dyan Cannon
- Bill Hunter
- Marton Csokas
- David Ngoombujarra
- Lara Cox
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United States-Australia;
- Genre
- Comedy. Action | Animals
- Synopsis
- Charlie Carbone (Jerry O'Connell), a hair stylist in New York and Louis Booker (Anthony Anderson), a down-on-the-luck musician, are two best friends involved with the local mob family led by Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio. After their first job attempt at delivering stolen televisions to a local warehouse was backfired by brining the heat (the NYPD), Sal, completely upset, gives Charlie and Louis one more chance at redemption. His younger employee, Frankie Lombardo, gives the guys the most important assignment: to fly to Australia and deliver the mob's $50,000 to a Mr. Smith in the exact time. And so begins a cross-content trek of mishaps including: ramming a kangaroo down on the road, flying in a bush airplane and tranquilizing the pilot, walking in the burning desert, and eventually teaming up with a wildlife expert named Jessie to chase down the kangaroo who has the the $50,000 mob money. Can Charlie, Louis, and Jessie survive the heat, get the money, and save the day without getting killed by the mob?
- Awards
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2003: Razzie Awards: Nominated for Worst Supporting Actor (Anthony Anderson)
- Critics' reviews
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"Will parents be able to sit through Kangaroo Jack without plunging sharp sticks into their eyes? The short answer? Yes. Barely."
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"A dumb, by-the-numbers children's movie"
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"A desert of shrill juvenile jokes and clanging chase sequences."
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"For auds unwilling or unable to grapple with the subtle nuances of 'Scooby Doo'"
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"88 minutes of desperate gyrations intended to simulate humor."
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