Product Details

• Actors: Anthony Anderson, Jerry O'Connell, Estella Warren, Christopher Walken, Marton Csokas
• Directors: David McNally
• Writers: Barry O'Brien, Scott Rosenberg, Steve Bing
• Producers: Andrew Mason, Barry H. Waldman, Chad Oman, Jerry Bruckheimer
• Format: PAL
• Language: English
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000CGCX1
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #663,051 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome back, zany adventure!, May 6, 2003

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Hepta Hooty (Noel, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kangaroo Jack (Widescreen Edition) (DVD)

Here's one of those special movies that remind us of the better old-time adventure films, where everything fits together to give us just the right level of enjoyment, suspense, and humor. Many a modern "action" film depends on pushing the action to ever more extreme levels to entertain us with something new. But all too often that is symptomatic of a void in what else the movie has to offer. But this movie doesn't need that. It keeps us entertained because the protagonists are likeable, never boring, and they have adventures that are funny to boot. A stepson of a mob figure is sent with his buddy to Australia, to deliver a payment for a routine mob transaction, or, so he and his buddy think. But there are surprises awaiting them there, and the plot will keep you wondering as it plays out, as they encounter one misadventure after another, from a kangaroo they run over and presume to have killed, to a plane ride they won't soon forget. But I'll say no more. See and enjoy to find out how it all plays out in the land down under.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute, and ultimately good fun, January 25, 2003

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Alex Weinbach (Middleburg, Va United States) - See all my reviews

The Kangaroo sold me in the commercials. So did Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson, so I gave the movie a chance. It payed off. This movie was adorable, good clean fun. Besides the camel flatulence and one other racy joke, the PG rating is totally appropriate. Kids should really enjoy this, and for adults, the two stars should hold their attention. And the Kangaroo... well he's fun for everybody to look at.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lowbrow comedy, sometimes funny, January 28, 2005

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Staci L. Wilson "Author: Animal Movies Guide ... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kangaroo Jack (Widescreen Edition) (DVD)

When lifelong friends Charlie Carbone (Jerry O'Connell) and Louis Booker (Anthony Anderson) accidentally get mixed up in the mob, they are forced to deliver a large sum of money to some shady characters in Australia. When a wild kangaroo "steals" the money before it can be delivered, it's an all-out race to catch him to get the loot back before the mobsters find out it's missing. Silly slapstick ensues, but Anderson and O'Connell make a good comedy team.

A mix of real and animatronic kangaroos were used.

Staci Layne Wilson