| | | He stole the money... and he's not giving it back.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), French, Spanish, Subtitled
Stop that 'Roo! The chase is on when two bumbling Brooklyn buddies sent to deliver a $50,000 mob pay envelope cross paths with a hip-hopping prankster of a kangaroo who sprints off with the loot.
"An action comedy for the entire family." Jim Ferguson, FOX-TV
"Hysterical! A laugh riot!" Jeffrey Howard, ABC-TV
"A hopping good time for the entire family." Anne Sutherland, The Montreal Gazette
Editor's Note
A lifelong friendship takes an unexpected turn when Charlie (Jerry O'Connell) and Louis (Anthony Anderson) attempt to off-load a truck full of stolen televisions into a New York City warehouse. On arrival they realize the warehouse belongs to Charlie's stepfather, the notorious crime boss Sal Maggio (Christopher Walken). To make matters worse, they've inadvertently lead the police there, and have to make a quick escape. Sal decides to punish them with a complicated assignment--he sends them to the Australian outback, where they must deliver $50,000 to a shady associate of Sal's called Mr. Smith. In the Australian desert, the adventure is brought to an abrupt halt when Charlie and Louis run over a kangaroo in their car. Thinking the unfortunate marsupial is dead, they dress him up in Louis's "lucky" jacket, and name him Jack. Jack doesn't remain dead for long however, and hops off into the outback with the $50,000 in his jacket pocket. Fearing for their lives, they enlist the help of various hapless locals in an attempt to track down Jack and their money, with only the beautiful Jessie (Estella Warren) providing any useful assistance. With Sal's henchmen and Mr. Smith hot on their trail, time is running out as they pursue Jack through the desert. KANGAROO JACK, a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film, is a fun-filled, action-packed adventure that is is perfect for kids of all ages.
| Features | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Gag Reel | | Sing Along Featurette | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Surround 5.1 | | Casting Sessions Uncut | | Behind The Gas Featurette | | Marsupial Magic Featurette | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | 2 Audio Commentaries |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 9/26/2006 |
| Running Time: 89 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 24542 | | UPC: 00085392454228 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Hollywood Reporter
"...There really is a nice core to the movie, and O'Connell and Anderson are equally adept at getting laughs..." 01/14/2000 p.24-142San Francisco Chronicle 4 of 10
O'Connell (TV's "Crossing Jordan") and Anderson (Barbershop) seem game enough, but their collective charisma isn't enough to carry a good-quality movie, much less a dud like this. Fish-out-of-water comedies work only when the fish are believable in their own pond. O'Connell and Anderson appear to have come not from Brooklyn but from a Hollywood sitcom factory that churns out genial, unthreatening actors devoid of regional traits. - Carla Meyer
Newsday 3 of 10
Reviving a dubious tradition of Hollywood mixed-race comedy teams of yore, the white guy gets the girl while the black guy is condemned to mug from here to eternity. From the evidence here, however, it is doubtful whether O'Connell or Anderson will fill either role for much longer. In Kangaroo Jack, they are mere pawns in the larcenous career of Bruckheimer, who will carry on making a plethora of movies that are anathema to anyone with half a brain. - Jan Stuart
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