Kangaroo Jack
Directed by	David McNally
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by	Steve Bing Barry O' Brien Scott Rosenberg
Starring	Jerry O'Connell Anthony Anderson Estella Warren Michael Shannon Christopher Walken
Music by	Trevor Rabin
Cinematography	Peter Menzies Jr.
Editing by	John Murray William Goldenberg
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	2003
Running time	89 Minutes
Language	English
Budget	$60,000,000
IMDb profile

Kangaroo Jack is a buddy-action movie produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Christopher Walken and Estella Warren. It premiered in the U.S. on January 11, 2003. An animated children's feature, titled Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! was produced and released on video in 2004. The film won the Best Fart Award in the 2005 Kids' Choice Awards. This was the third summer movie broadcasted on Nickelodeon on June 23, 2006, however, it was edited due to content that Nickelodeon felt inappropriate for children to see, such as foul language. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (510x755, 113 KB) This image is of a movie poster or title card, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Jerome Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is an American film and television producer. ... Steve Bing (b. ... Scott Rosenberg is a film writer, producer and actor. ... Jerry Oconnell in Mariah Carey Music Video Heartbreaker . ... Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American comedian and actor. ... Estella Warren Estella Warren (born December 23, 1978 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, former fashion model, and a former synchronized swimmer. ... Michael Shannon (born 1974) is an American actor. ... Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... Trevor Rabin onstage with Yes, 1995 Trevor Rabin (born Trevor Charles Rabin on January 13, 1954) is a South African guitarist and film composer, best known for being the guitarist and songwriter for the progressive rock band Yes from 1983 - 1995, and since then, as a film composer. ... There have been several important people by the name of John Murray (roughly in chronological order): John Murray of Falahill, a Scottish outlaw John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl (1660-1724) John Murray (MP for Banffshire), 1707-1708. ... Warner Bros. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A buddy film is a film in which the central characters are two friends, often of the same sex, who appear together throughout the film. ... Jerome Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is an American film and television producer. ... Jerry Oconnell in Mariah Carey Music Video Heartbreaker . ... Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American comedian and actor. ... Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... Estella Warren Estella Warren (born December 23, 1978 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, former fashion model, and a former synchronized swimmer. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // February 24 - The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 Cesar Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. ... // Categories Favorite TV Show Larry the Cable Guy The Dave Chappelle Show Mind of Mencia American Idol Favorite Cartoon The Simpsons South Park Family Guy The Fairly Odd Parents Favorite Movie Scooby Doo 2 Monster In Law Shrek 2 The Spongebob Squarepants Movie Favorite Movie Actor Adam Sandler Jim Carrey... Nickelodeon (Nick for short, formerly called Pinwheel; launched April 1, 1979) is a cable TV network primarily for children and pre-teens, but also features shows aimed towards teenagers in TEENick. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Plot

The main characters are entrusted with a large sum of money by a mafia boss (Christopher Walken). They travel to Australia where they are meant to deliver the money. However, they become sidetracked when they drive into a kangaroo on the road. The kangaroo (nicknamed Jackie Legs) does regain consciousness, but only after they have put the money-containing-sweater on it. The movie follows their attempts to retrieve this money. This story is similar to an enduring urban legend involving an American tourist losing his wallet in a similar way. ^[1] It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus A kangaroo is any of several large macropods (the marsupial family that also includes the wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the Quokka: 63 species in all). ... An urban legend is a kind of modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ...

Detailed Synopsis

Twenty years before this story begins, Charlie Carbone almost drowned at a beach in Brooklyn but was saved by Louis Booker. In the present, after getting in trouble by the law for grand theft auto, the two take job to redeem theirselves by Salvatore Maggio, Charlie's step-father who met his mother on the day Louis saved his life. Their job is to go to Australia and give fifty grand to a man named Smith. On the way over to Smith, they accidentally hit a kangaroo, and believe they killed it. Louis-believing that the kangaroo looks like "Jackie Legs"-gives the kangaroo his "lucky jacket" and takes a few pictures of him, Charlie, and even the Kangaroo wearing the jacket and sunglasses. The kangaroo appears to be dead until it regains consciousness, kicks Charlie, and hops off with the jacket. Charlie, and Louis laugh about this until the two realise the kangaroo also has the money in the jacket Louis put on him, and chase him throughout the desert and fail when chasing it in a car. They walk to a nearby town to find some help. Louis eventually finds a girl named Jessie, and tells him how to catch one, is by air. Charlie, and Louis later find someone who rides a biplane, and chase the kangaroo again with a tranquilizer gun. Louis failed to shoot the kangaroo and accidentally hits the pilot, and nearly crash into a painful death. Louis and Charlie then decide they should find Jessie again for more help, and run into some dingos but make it out alive. Charlie later, has a fun time while having a vision (or mirage). They continue to walk until Charlie believes that he's having another mirage about a "beauty". The "beauty" he is talking about is actually Jessie, and after he sexually harasses her by touching her breasts, he gets knocked out, and wakes up seeing the kangaroo talking, rapping, and having other kangaroos destroy the money. It's only a dream when Charlie actually wakes up at a camp site he has to stay in for the night. He makes a deal with Jessie to pay her part of the money once he gets the kangaroo back because he heard from Louis about the soon-to-be extinct bilbies. They find a waterfall where kangaroos drink the next day, and believe the kangaroo will be there, they find him eventually after they train on trying to catch one by hand-made traps. Yet again, they fail to catch the kangaroo because of Louis. By nightfall, they stop to take a bath, and Charlie has his moment with Jessie. The next day, the three are found by Smith who asks him where his fifty grand is, and Jessie realises that there's more money in the package than she thought and she takes them to where the kangaroos are, but can't prove it. Charlie, and Louis escape to rescue Jessie, and Frankie (a man who Charlie had to deal with for most of his life) comes with his goons, to settle with what's happening in Australia, and finally, Kangaroo Jack appears hopping too fast because it ate one of the candies Louis had in his jacket pocket. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie chase after the kangaroo with Frankie on their trail. Louis finally gets the money but falls off a cliff of a canyon but manages to hang onto a branch. Charlie and Jessie save him, but have to deal with Frankie, who reveals that Sal wanted them dead, and that's why he was making the two go to Australia to pay to Smith for their own execution. The police arrive, and Frankie runs for it, but Charlie catches him in a "bolo" way. Smith, Frankie, and their goons are arrested, Charlie, and Louis get to keep the money and help Jessie, and finally get the jacket off of the kangaroo, and realise that Louis's jacket is actually lucky because it saved their lives. However, the kangaroo's youngest joey kicks Charlie after its family shows up. A year later, Charlie and Jessie are married, and Louis is seen with them who hasn't changed, and they are also rich. As for Sal, he is facing prison despite all his high-level connections. The movie ends with Kangaroo Jack with the jacket because he wants it to end with him. Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus A kangaroo is any of several large macropods (the marsupial family that also includes the wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the Quokka: 63 species in all). ...

Trivia

• The appearance and personality of Kangaroo Jack that was advertised in this film (a wisecracking, talking Kangaroo) only appears in a dream of Charlie's and at the end of the movie. During the rest of the movie he acts like a normal (if not slightly more intelligent) Kangaroo, and cannot talk.
  • When Kangaroo Jack sings in Charlie's dream, he sings the first verse to Rapper's Delight.
• At the end of the movie Kangaroo Jack goes through a few impressions in order to convince the audience that he needs a sequel. These impressions include:
  • Dr. Evil from Austin Powers
  • James Cagney
• The basis of dressing up a kangaroo that appears dead, is actually stunned, and runs away with the clothes is an old Australian urban legend.

“Rapper’s Delight” is a 1979 single by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang; it was one of the first hip hop hit singles. ... Dr. Evil (played by Mike Myers), is the chief villain of the Austin Powers series of films. ... Mike Myers as Austin Powers in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ...

External links

• Kangaroo Jack at the Internet Movie Database
• Kangaroo Jack at RottenTomatoes.

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Notes

1. ^ Seal, Graham. Great Australian Urban Myths, Angus & Robertson, 1995. ISBN 0-207-18827-0 pp 122-123