Kangaroo Jack (2003)

Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations

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Watch Kangaroo Jack Scene: Mirage

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Watch Kangaroo Jack Scene: He's Hoping Away With The Money

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Watch Kangaroo Jack Scene: Did You Get The Insurance

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Watch Kangaroo Jack Scene: Flying

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Watch Kangaroo Jack Scene: I Got The Money

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Watch Kangaroo Jack Scene: Boomerang

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Watch Kangaroo Jack Scene: Jack Checks The Pockets

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Watch Kangaroo Jack Scene: A Dream

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Watch Kangaroo Jack Scene: Photo Session

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Watch Kangaroo Jack: B-Roll

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Trivia
Inspired 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.

Goofs
Kangaroos 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 credits
During the Jerry Bruckheimer Films logo at the beginning of the movie, you can briefly see two kangaroos crossing the street.

Alternate versions
When 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.

Connections
Featured in 2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003)

Soundtracks
The Next Episode
Written by David Axelrod, Dr. Dre (as Andre Young), Mel-Man, Snoop Dogg (as Cordozar O. Broadus) & Brian Bailey
Produced by Trevor Rabin and Paul Linford
Performed by Trevor Rabin

entertaining in a silly sort of way

I was expecting this to be really bad. But, considering you knew this was a kid's PG movie going in, it wasn't that bad. I liked the kangaroo; it looked real throughout the film. And the 2 goofy characters were funny at times. Plus, the whole idea of putting a jacket on a "dead" kangaroo and then it waking up and hopping away with your mob money is amuzing. The airplane pilot was funny at times as well as what happened when he got shot with a dart in the neck. But, Estella Warren was awful. She has no screen presence and is just boring to watch.

FINAL VERDICT: I thought the plot was entertaining and there is enough to get some laughs out of this silly movie.