Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost... Read allTwo childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations
- Blasta
- (as Mark Sellitto)
- Crumble
- (as Christopher Baker)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaInspired by an urban legend that co-writer Steve Bing heard as a teenager, about a pair of Boston college students on break in Australia. While driving through the Outback, they accidentally hit a kangaroo with their Land Rover. Thinking they had killed it, they got out and placed the driver's Boston Red Sox jacket on the kangaroo to take a picture before moving on. However, the kangaroo was merely unconscious, and awoke in the midst of the photo-taking. It broke free and took off across the Outback, still wearing the Sox jacket...along with the keys to the Land Rover in the pocket.
- GoofsKangaroos cannot walk backwards.
- Quotes
Kangaroo Jack: [singing from "Rapper's Delight"] /... see I am Jackie Legs and I like to say, "Hello" / To the black to the white...
Charlie Carbone: Jackie? Mr. Legs, if you could find your way clear to give me back my money?
Kangaroo Jack: Money? Oh, you mean that money!
[a pack of kangaroo are messing around with the money]
Charlie Carbone: Stop that. Stop that! Hey! Stop that, please! If Sal finds out...
Sal Maggio: [as a kangaroo] If I find out what, Charlie? That you lost my money?
Charlie Carbone: Sal?
Sal Maggio: I've asked you to do something for me. This is not that!
- Crazy creditsDuring the Jerry Bruckheimer Films logo at the beginning of the movie, you can briefly see two kangaroos crossing the street.
- Alternate versionsWhen aired on Nickelodeon, the part where Charlie putting his hand on Jessie's breast during his mirage daze was cut out. So instead, it showed Charlie about to reach out before being hit in the head with the water canister by Jessie. Also, the part where Blue says "Never should have left the pub!" was edited out.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003)
- SoundtracksThe Next Episode
Written by David Axelrod, Dr. Dre (as Andre Young), Melvin Bradford, Snoop Dogg (as Cordozar O. Broadus) & Brian Bailey
Produced by Trevor Rabin and Paul Linford
Performed by Trevor Rabin
Test audiences were rather negative about the film but the feedback was that it could do with more kangaroo scenes and more comedy and the film was reshot, recut and marketed as a silly action comedy.
Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren star in Kangaroo Jack with a cameo from Christopher Walken and an early appearance by Michael Shannon.
Charlie Carbon (O'Connell) and Louis Booker (Anderson) became best buddies when Booker saved Carbon from drowning when he was a kid. Since then Booker has always got Carbon in trouble and in the latest escapade, both end up in trouble with Carbon's stepfather (Walken) a local mobster.
To make amends they are sent to Australia to deliver a package but when they run over a kangaroo and put on a jacket on it to take pictures. The kangaroo revives and runs off wearing the jacket and with the package in the pocket. Before long they are being pursued by the people who were due to receive the package and Walken send some goons down under as well.
Its actually undemanding fun and I rather enjoyed it. Its a silly romp, O'Connell and Anderson spark off each other, Warren is very appealing and the kangaroo provides the bounce.
- Prismark10
- Jan 18, 2015
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Down and Under
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $66,934,963
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,580,209
- Jan 19, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $88,929,111
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1