Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack
A kangaroo wearing sunglasses and red Brooklyn hoodie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid McNally
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced byJerry Bruckheimer
Starring
CinematographyPeter Menzies Jr.
Edited by
Music byTrevor Rabin
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures (through Roadshow Entertainment in Australia[1])
Release dates
  • January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17) (United States)
  • April 10, 2003 (2003-04-10) (Australia)
Running time
89 minutes
Countries
  • Australia
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million
Box office$88.9 million

Kangaroo Jack is a 2003 buddy comedy film directed by David McNally from a screenplay by Steve Bing and Scott Rosenberg with a story by Bing and Barry O'Brien. It is also produced by Jerry Bruckheimer with music by Trevor Rabin. The film tells the story of two childhood friends who 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. It stars Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon and Christopher Walken, with Adam Garcia as the uncredited voice of the titular character.

Kangaroo Jack was released in the United States on January 17, 2003, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was strongly panned by critics, who criticized the screenplay, and in its false advertising as a family film, its humor, violence, and innuendoes, although the visuals and soundtrack were praised. It grossed $88.1 million worldwide on a $60 million budget.

An animated sequel titled Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! was produced and released direct-to-video in 2004.

  1. ^ "Kangaroo Jack (35mm)". Australian Classification Board. August 20, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

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