Kangaroo Jack

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

2003 1h 29m EN

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★5.3TMDB · 1,027●16Metacritic★4.5IMDB · 34,956

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Jerry O'Connell
Charlie Carbone
Anthony Anderson
Louis Booker
Estella Warren
Jessie
Christopher Walken
Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
Michael Shannon
Frankie Lombardo
Marton Csokas
Mr. Smith
Dyan Cannon
Anna Carbone
Frank Welker
Kangaroo Jack (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David McNally
Writers: Scott Rosenberg, Steve Bing, Steve Bing
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Kangaroo Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David McNally, shot by Peter Menzies Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Trevor Rabin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Editor William Goldenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson and Estella Warren carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David McNally directs. Peter Menzies Jr. behind the camera. Trevor Rabin scores. William Goldenberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Part of the "Kangaroo Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by David McNally, shot by Peter Menzies Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Trevor Rabin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor William Goldenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson and Estella Warren carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "He stole the money... and he's not giving it back.".
10IMDB entry: tt0257568 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Menzies Jr.
Original score: Trevor Rabin
Editing: William Goldenberg
Production design: George Liddle
Costume design: Eliza Godman
Makeup / hair: Toni Ffrench
Stunt coordinator: Manny Perry
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $88,900,000
Return: 148% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Kangaroo Jack (2003)
Metacritic: 16/100
IMDB rating: 4.5/10 · 34,956 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 9 nominations total

Part of

Kangaroo Jack Collection

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David McNally

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Wuchak2018-06-16
★ 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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