Kangaroo Jack

Infobox_Film
name =Kangaroo Jack


caption =
director =David McNally
producer =Jerry Bruckheimer
writer =Steve Bing
Barry O' Brien
Scott Rosenberg
starring =Jerry O'Connell
Anthony Anderson
Estella Warren
Michael Shannon
Christopher Walken
music =Trevor Rabin
cinematography =Peter Menzies Jr.
editing =John Murray
William Goldenberg
distributor =Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
released =January 17, 2003
runtime =89 Minutes
country=USA flagicon|Australia Australia
language =English
budget =$60,000,000
imdb_id =0257568
followed_by =" (2004)"|

"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 sequel, titled "", was produced and released on video in 2004.

Inspiration

This story is similar to an enduring urban legend involving a tourist (such as an American) losing his wallet in a similar manner. [Seal, Graham. "Great Australian Urban Myths", Angus & Robertson, 1995. ISBN 0-207-18827-0 pp 122-123] [" [http://www.snopes.com/critters/malice/kangaroo.asp Deja 'Roo] ." "Snopes".]

Plot

The movie begins in the past in 1982, where a boy named Charlie Carbone is about to become the stepson of a mobster named Salvatore Maggio (Christopher Walken). On that same day, he meets his new friend, Louis Booker, who saves him from drowning, and the mobster's apprentice Frankie Lombardo.

Now 20 years later in 2002, 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 Sal's recurring minion Frankie Lombardo (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 and with Charlie's sunglasses, they think the kangaroo looks like Jackie Legs, one of Sal's goons. The kangaroo then comes back to life and hops away, but there is one problem: the kangaroo now has the $50,000. Charlie and Louis hop into the jeep and attempt to grab the money from the jacket on the kangaroo but the ensuing chase ends with the duo running into a field of termite mounds and crashing into a pile of rocks. 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 the kangaroo 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, police come at the right moment and arrest Frankie, Mr. Smith, and their henchmen and Charlie reclaims Louis's lucky jacket from the kangaroo.

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

Cast

* Jerry O'Connell - Charlie Carbone
* Anthony Anderson - Louis Booker
* Estella Warren - Jessie
* Christopher Walken - Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
* Dyan Cannon - Anna Carbone
* Adam Garcia - Kangaroo 'Jackie Legs' Jack (voice, uncredited)
* Michael Shannon - Frankie Lombardo
* Marton Csokas - Mr. Smith
* Bill Hunter - Blue
* Tony Nikolakopoulos - Sal's Capo

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0257568|title=Kangaroo Jack
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kangaroo_jack "Kangaroo Jack"] at RottenTomatoes.