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Kangaroo Jack

2003 · 89 min

A silly, fast-paced buddy comedy with slapstick animal antics and a sunny Outback adventure, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
David McNally
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Tagline
He stole the money... and he's not giving it back.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
David McNally
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • crime
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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  2. Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!Movie · 2004

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Genres
adventure, comedy, crime
Directed by
David McNally
Written by
Scott Rosenberg, Steve Bing
Starring
Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren, Christopher Walken, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas, Dyan Cannon, Frank Welker
Music
Trevor Rabin
Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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