Kangaroo Jack

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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. Family Entertainment
Release date(s) January 17, 2003
Running time 89 Minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States Flag of Australia Australia
Language English
Budget $60,000,000
Followed by Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! (2004)
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Kangaroo Jack is a 2003 buddy-action movie from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Christopher Walken, Estella Warren and Adam Garcia. An animated children's feature, titled Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! was produced and released on video in 2004.

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[edit] Inspiration

This story is similar to an enduring urban legend involving a tourist (such as an American) losing his wallet in a similar manner. [1][2]

[edit] Plot

The movie begins in the past in 1983, where a boy named Charlie is about to become the stepson of a mobster named Salvatore "Sal" Maggio (Christopher Walken). On that same day, he meets his new friend, Louis, who saves him from drowning, and the mobster's apprentice Frankie Lombardo.

Now 20 years later, Charlie (Jerry O'Connell) has his own beauty salon, and Louis (Anthony Anderson) is still his closest friend. After they botch the job of hiding some stolen goods, resulting in some of Sal's men getting arrested, Sal gives Charlie and Louis one more chance. Under the instructions of Frankie (Michael Shannon), they have to deliver a package to Australia to a man named Mr. Smith. Frankie also tells them that should they run into trouble, they should call Mr. Smith at the cell phone number he gives them. Unknown to Charlie and Louis, Sal tells his Capo that he is "cancelling their return trip."

Once on the plane Louis peeks into the package, only to find $50,000.

On their way to Mr. Smith, they run over a kangaroo. Louis puts his "lucky jacket" on the kangaroo. With Charlie's sunglasses, they think the kangaroo looks like Jackie Leggs. The kangaroo then comes back to life and hops away, but there is one problem: The kangaroo now has the money. Charlie and Louis try everything to get the money. At a nearby bar, Louis manages to call Mr. Smith (Marton Csokas) and tell him about the situation. Mr. Smith tells Louis that they had better have his money when he comes after them, which he does.

Back in New York, Salvatore gets a call from Mr. Smith saying that Charlie and Louis haven't arrived yet. Thus, Salvatore sends Frankie and some men to Australia to look into this.

Meanwhile, one of the attempts to reclaim the money strands Charlie and Louis in the desert. They finally get help from a lady named Jessie (Estella Warren) to help them catch Kangaroo Jack at the nearest valley.

Quite unexpectedly, they get attacked by Mr. Smith and his henchmen. Charlie and Louis outsmart them, only to find Frankie joins in the battle.

After getting the money back from the kangaroo, they learn from Frankie that Sal really sent them to Australia to pay for their own execution, but all of a sudden, the police come at the right moment and arrest Frankie, Mr. Smith, and their henchmen and Charlie reclaims Louis's lucky jacket from Kangaroo Jack and he hops off with his family.

One year later, Charlie and Jessie are married and sell their new shampoo, Salvatore Maggio is on trial, and Louis is Charlie's partner. As for Kangaroo Jack, he is still hopping around the outback.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Seal, Graham. Great Australian Urban Myths, Angus & Robertson, 1995. ISBN 0-207-18827-0 pp 122-123
  2. ^ "Deja 'Roo." Snopes.

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Preceded by
"Just Married"		 List of Box Office #1 Movies
January 19, 2003		 Succeeded by
"Darkness Falls"

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