Kangaroo Jack
He stole the money... and he's not giving it back.
2003 | 89m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | David McNally |
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| Writer: | Steve Bing, Scott Rosenberg, Barry O'Brien |
| Staring: |
| Two childhood friends — a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician — get mixed-up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go all wrong when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 17, 2003 |
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| Director: | David McNally |
| Writer: | Steve Bing, Scott Rosenberg, Barry O'Brien |
| Genres: | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family |
| Keywords | money delivery, fool, australia, hoodlum, kangaroo, live action and animation, alice springs |
| Production Companies | Castle Rock Entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $88,900,000
Budget: $60,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jerry O'Connell | Charlie Carbone |
| Anthony Anderson | Louis Booker |
| Estella Warren | Jessie |
| Christopher Walken | Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio |
| Michael Shannon | Frankie Lombardo |
| Marton Csokas | Mr. Smith |
| Dyan Cannon | Anna Carbone |
| Frank Welker | Jack's Vocal Effects |
| John McNeill | Customs Officer |
| Bill Hunter | Blue |
| Tony Nikolakopoulos | Sal's Capo |
| David Ngoombujarra | Mr Jimmy |
| Denise Roberts | Tansy |
| Lara Cox | Cute Girl on Plane |
| Damien Fotiou | Baby J |
| Helen Thomson | TV Announcer |
| Christopher James Baker | Crumble |
| Antonio Vitiello | Toot |
| Marco Sellitto | Blasta |
| Ryan Gibson | Hoon |
| Adam Garcia | Kangaroo Jack/"Jackie Legs" (Uncredited0 |
| Robert Reid | Young Charlie Carbone |
| Shawn H. Smith | Young Louis Booker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steve Bing | Story, Screenplay |
| Peter Menzies Jr. | Director of Photography |
| William Goldenberg | Editor |
| Jim May | Editor |
| John Murray | Editor |
| Lisa Milgate | Set Decoration |
| Ronna Kress | Casting |
| Richard Hobbs | Art Direction |
| George Liddle | Costume Design, Production Design |
| Jon Boyden | Costume Design |
| Eliza Godman | Costume Design |
| Chris Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Keith Heygate | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Julian Ryan | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Scott Lovelock | Third Assistant Director |
| Peter Bloomfield | Second Unit Director |
| Ruby Stillwater | Second Assistant Director |
| Sally Eccleston | First Assistant Camera |
| John Platt | Camera Operator |
| David McNally | Director |
| Scott Rosenberg | Screenplay |
| Trevor Rabin | Original Music Composer |
| Guy Hendrix Dyas | Art Direction |
| Daniel Orlandi | Costume Design |
| Manny Perry | Stunt Coordinator |
| Barry O'Brien | Story |
| Toni Ffrench | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Ketty Gonzalez | Hairstylist |
| Kimberly Kimble | Hairstylist |
| Ray Anthony | Stunts |
| Keir Beck | Stunts |
| Shea Adams | Stunts |
| Nash Edgerton | Stunt Double |
| Raelene Chapman | Stunts |
| Lou Horváth | Stunt Double |
| Nigel Harbach | Stunt Double |
| Mick Corrigan | Stunt Double |
| Brett Sheerin | Stunts |
| Annette van Moorsel | Stunts |
| Warwick Sadler | Stunts |
| Brit Sooby | Stunts |
| Andrea Berchtold | Stunts |
| Luke Quinton | Stunts |
| Mick Van Moorsel | Stunts |
| Philip Partridge | Stunts |
| Darrell Walshe | Stunts |
| Michael Adcock | Gaffer |
| Simon Cassels | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jerry Bruckheimer | Producer |
| Chad Oman | Executive Producer |
| Mike Stenson | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Mason | Executive Producer |
| Barry H. Waldman | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 41 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 31 | 44 | 19 |
| 2024 | 6 | 27 | 37 | 18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 26 | 52 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 40 | 101 | 17 |
| 2024 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 15 |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | 37 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 10 | 902 | 921 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 824 | 889 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 540 | 734 |
**_Fun adventure in the Outback_** Two Brooklyn friends (Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson) are commissioned by a mob boss (Christopher Walken) to deliver $50,000 to a shady character in the Outback. The operation goes awry when a kangaroo inadvertently runs off with one of the guys’ jacket… a ... nd the money. Michael Shannon is on hand as a mob heavy. "Kangaroo Jack" (2003) is a likable family-friendly adventure/comedy with the typical eye-rolling kid humor (e.g. fart jokes). It’s fun, harmless hokum highlighted by spectacular Australian cinematography and the beautiful Estella Warren as an Outback preservationist. The humorous camaraderie of the protagonists is another highpoint. But the story isn’t as compelling as I hoped it would be and the camera never really captures Estella’s beauty beyond her lovely face and bosom. It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes and was shot in Australia and Brooklyn with reshoots done in Los Angeles. GRADE: C+