Kangaroo Jack

Movie
German title	Kangaroo Jack
Original title	Kangaroo Jack
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2003
length	89 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6 ; JMK 0
Rod
Director	David McNally
script	Steve Bing , ; Scott Rosenberg
production	Jerry Bruckheimer
music	Trevor Rabin
camera	Peter Menzies Jr.
cut	William Goldenberg , ; Jim May , ; John Murray
occupation
	Jerry O'Connell : Charlie Carbone; Anthony Anderson : Louis Booker; Estella Warren : Jessie; Christopher Walken : Salvatore Maggio; Marton Csokas : Mr. Smith; Dyan Cannon : Anna Carbone; Michael Shannon : Frankie Lombardo; Bill Hunter : Blue; David Ngoombujarra : Sgt. Inkamala of the Australian Police; Mark Sellito : Blasta; Damien Fotiou : Baby J.; Christopher Baker : Crumble; Ryan Gibson : Hoon; Denise Roberts : Tansy; Antonio Vitiello : Toot;

Kangaroo Jack is an American adventure comedy by David McNally from the year 2003 .

action

New York hairdresser Charlie Carbone and the unsuccessful musician Louis Booker have been friends for 20 years. Both work for the Mafia organization led by Salvatore Maggio. They fail in completing their first task for Maggio.

Maggio hires Booker and Carbone to deliver $ 50,000 to Australia to be given to Mr. Smith. The friends drive into a kangaroo in Australia and want to take a photo of it, dressed in a jacket. The kangaroo flees with the jacket that contains the money to be delivered.

The friends chase the animal and get to know the animal rights activist Jessie. The attempt to pursue the kangaroo with an airplane and to catch it with a tranquilizer rifle fails. Booker accidentally meets the pilot, which almost causes a plane disaster.

Mr. Smith shows up; he turns out to be a professional killer who was supposed to kill Booker and Carbone on behalf of Maggio. You should bring payment for your own execution. Mr. Smith and some of his accomplices are arrested. Carbone and Jessie get married.

Reviews

Carla Meyer described the comedy in the San Francisco Chronicle of January 17, 2003 as "lame", the plot as "uncomfortable". Christopher Walken proves that he is ready to take on any role.

Peter Travers described the lines of dialogue in Rolling Stone magazine on January 24, 2003 as "smarmy idiocies". The film is a "fiasco".

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "a slippery comedy that can hardly be beaten in terms of level."

Awards

The film for Best Comedy and Anthony Anderson were nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2003 . The figure of Kangaroo Jack was nominated for the 2003 MTV Movie Award . The film won the Kids' Choice Award in 2004 .

Anthony Anderson and Christopher Walken were nominated for the Golden Raspberry in 2004.

background

The film was shot in Los Angeles and Australia . Its production amounted to an estimated 60 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 66.7 million in cinemas in the United States and approximately $ 21.9 million in other countries.

Web links

Kangaroo Jack in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Kangaroo Jack at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Kangaroo Jack at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

[JMK-1] Age rating for Kangaroo Jack . Youth Media Commission .

[2] Review by Carla Meyer, accessed on July 17, 2007

[3] Review by Peter Travers, accessed July 17, 2007

[4] Kangaroo Jack in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed July 17, 2007

[5] Filming locations for Kangaroo Jack, accessed July 17, 2007

[6] Box office / business for Kangaroo Jack, accessed July 17, 2007