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* EditedForSyndication: On cable airings on this movie, after the hallucination scene, Jessie's hilariously perfect, straight, deadpan delivery of telling Charlie the medicine she gave him will, "Unfortunately also make your testicles fall off" is dubbed with a much less effective and enthusiastic, "Unfortunately, it'll also make your private parts fall off!"
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* FakeNationality: Canadian model Estelle Warren as an American woman who moved to Australia for a semester abroad and decided to not return to the States.

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'''''Kangaroo Jack''''' (2003) is a buddy-{{action|adventure tropes}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by Creator/JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Creator/ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Creator/MichaelShannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.

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'''''Kangaroo Jack''''' (2003) is a buddy-{{action|adventure tropes}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by Creator/JerryBruckheimer, and starring [[Creator/JerryOConnell Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, O'Connell]], Creator/AnthonyAnderson, Creator/ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Creator/EstellaWarren, Creator/MichaelShannon, Marton Csokas Creator/MartonCsokas and Adam Garcia Creator/AdamGarcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.
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-->'''Louis''': Not now. [[HeterosexualLifePartners We're]] having a very intimate, [[InsistentTerminology non]]-[[HoYay gay]] [[NotWhatItLooksLife moment]].

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-->'''Louis''': Not now. [[HeterosexualLifePartners We're]] having a very intimate, [[InsistentTerminology non]]-[[HoYay gay]] [[NotWhatItLooksLife [[NotWhatItLooksLike moment]].
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-->'''Louis''': Not now. We're having a very intimate, non-gay moment.

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-->'''Louis''': Not now. We're [[HeterosexualLifePartners We're]] having a very intimate, non-gay moment.[[InsistentTerminology non]]-[[HoYay gay]] [[NotWhatItLooksLife moment]].
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* MomentKiller: Louis.
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* DisneyDeath: Kangaroo Jack. This proves unfortunate when he runs away after Louis gives him his lucky jacket.
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* BiTheWay: Louis is a subtle example of this.
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'''''Kangaroo Jack''''' (2003) is a buddy-{{action|adventure tropes}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.

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'''''Kangaroo Jack''''' (2003) is a buddy-{{action|adventure tropes}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by JerryBruckheimer, Creator/JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, ChristopherWalken, Creator/ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Creator/MichaelShannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.



After Charlie and his best friend Louis Booker (Anderson) botch their first job delivering stolen televisions (bringing the police down on Maggio's people), Sal's apprentice Frankie (MichaelShannon) decides to give them one more chance to redeem themselves, by delivering $50,000 to a Mr. Smith (Csokas) in Australia, and if they have any trouble, just call Mr. Smith and he will take care of everything. Too bad Sal has given Smith special instructions to "take care of" Charlie and Louis. And things go from bad to worse when a kangaroo runs off with the money they are supposed to deliver...

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After Charlie and his best friend Louis Booker (Anderson) botch their first job delivering stolen televisions (bringing the police down on Maggio's people), Sal's apprentice Frankie (MichaelShannon) (Shannon) decides to give them one more chance to redeem themselves, by delivering $50,000 to a Mr. Smith (Csokas) in Australia, and if they have any trouble, just call Mr. Smith and he will take care of everything. Too bad Sal has given Smith special instructions to "take care of" Charlie and Louis. And things go from bad to worse when a kangaroo runs off with the money they are supposed to deliver...



* OldShame: MichaelShannon wished he'd never be in this movie as he finds the rapping kangaroo "very disconcerting".

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* OldShame: MichaelShannon Creator/MichaelShannon wished he'd never be in this movie as he finds the rapping kangaroo "very disconcerting".
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* MsFanservice: Estella Warren as Jessie.
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* OldShame: MichaelShannon wished he never be in this movie as he finds the kangaroo rapping at the end "very disconcerting".

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* OldShame: MichaelShannon wished he he'd never be in this movie as he finds the rapping kangaroo rapping at the end "very disconcerting".

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After Charlie and his best friend Louis Booker (Anderson) botch their first job delivering stolen televisions (bringing the police down on Maggio's people), Sal's apprentice Frankie (Michael Shannon) decides to give them one more chance to redeem themselves, by delivering $50,000 to a Mr. Smith (Csokas) in Australia, and if they have any trouble, just call Mr. Smith and he will take care of everything. Too bad Sal has given Smith special instructions to "take care of" Charlie and Louis. And things go from bad to worse when a kangaroo runs off with the money they are supposed to deliver...

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After Charlie and his best friend Louis Booker (Anderson) botch their first job delivering stolen televisions (bringing the police down on Maggio's people), Sal's apprentice Frankie (Michael Shannon) (MichaelShannon) decides to give them one more chance to redeem themselves, by delivering $50,000 to a Mr. Smith (Csokas) in Australia, and if they have any trouble, just call Mr. Smith and he will take care of everything. Too bad Sal has given Smith special instructions to "take care of" Charlie and Louis. And things go from bad to worse when a kangaroo runs off with the money they are supposed to deliver...


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* OldShame: MichaelShannon wished he never be in this movie as he finds the kangaroo rapping at the end "very disconcerting".
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** It says a lot about the representation that most Australians, who [[CrocodileDundee don't mind]] [[CrocodileHunter playing up]] [[KathAndKim the stereotypical idea]] of their country, were more than a little insulted by how the country was presented.

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** It says a lot about the representation that most Australians, who [[CrocodileDundee [[Film/CrocodileDundee don't mind]] [[CrocodileHunter [[Series/CrocodileHunter playing up]] [[KathAndKim the stereotypical idea]] of their country, were more than a little insulted by how the country was presented.
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* OhCrap: Louis gets a big one when he [[spoiler: accidentally shoots Blue with the tranquilizer gun while he's flying the plane]]
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* UncleTomFoolery:Louis
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'''''Kangaroo Jack''''' (2003) is a buddy-{{action|adventures tropes}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.

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'''''Kangaroo Jack''''' (2003) is a buddy-{{action|adventures buddy-{{action|adventure tropes}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.
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'''''Kangaroo Jack''''' (2003) is a buddy-{{action}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.

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'''''Kangaroo Jack''''' (2003) is a buddy-{{action}} buddy-{{action|adventures tropes}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.
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--> '''Blue:''' Assume crash positions!
--> '''Louis:''' Blue... We already crashed.
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* LandDownUnder: To a ridiculous extent. All there is in Australia is desert, according to this film.

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* LandDownUnder: To a ridiculous extent. All there is in Australia is desert, according to this film. And everyone is drunk, all the time.

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* LandDownUnderLandDownUnder: To a ridiculous extent. All there is in Australia is desert, according to this film.
** It says a lot about the representation that most Australians, who [[CrocodileDundee don't mind]] [[CrocodileHunter playing up]] [[KathAndKim the stereotypical idea]] of their country, were more than a little insulted by how the country was presented.
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* FridgeBrilliance: Addressed by Charlie, who tells Louis that if he never put the money in his jacket, and put the jacket on the kangaroo, they would have delivered the money to Smith right away, and he would've killed them.

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* FridgeBrilliance: FridgeBrilliance:[[invoked]] Addressed by Charlie, who tells Louis that if he never put the money in his jacket, and put the jacket on the kangaroo, they would have delivered the money to Smith right away, and he would've killed them.



* {{Leitmotif}}: The kangaroo has a brief, [[TheJimmyHartVersion Dr. Dre-esque]] hip-hop tune that plays whenever he appears. Yes it's bouncy, why do you ask?

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* {{Leitmotif}}: The kangaroo has a brief, [[TheJimmyHartVersion [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong Dr. Dre-esque]] hip-hop tune that plays whenever he appears. Yes it's bouncy, why do you ask?
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** WordOfGod has it that this movie was intended to be an adult comedy, with the kangaroo's appearance being limited, however, test audiences were only interested in the kangaroo, so most kangaroo scenes were made and weaved into the movie, then passed off as a kid's comedy about the kangaroo.

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* CloudCuckoolander: The crazy old lady in the animated sequel.



* DeusExMachina: Type 2, when [[spoiler: Mr. Jimmy is revealed to be a undercover cop and saves them in a helicopter out of nowhere]]

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* DeusExMachina: Type 2, when [[spoiler: Mr. [[spoiler:Mr. Jimmy is revealed to be a undercover cop and saves them in a helicopter out of nowhere]]nowhere]].



* RedheadedHero: Jessie in the animated sequel.

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* RedheadedHero: RedHeadedHero: Jessie in the animated sequel.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Charlie wished he said something to his mother about marrying Sal Maggio.


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* RedheadedHero: Jessie in the animated sequel.


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* ThreeAmigos: Charlie, Louise, and Jessie. Especially in the animated sequel.


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* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:The reason Charlie and Louis were given the job to deliver the money.]]

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* EverythingsBetterWithKangaroos: Most certainly an aversion.


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* KangaroosRepresentAustralia
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* BigBad: Sal


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* TheDragon: Frankie


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* FridgeBrilliance: Addressed by Charlie, who tells Louis that if he never put the money in his jacket, and put the jacket on the kangaroo, they would have delivered the money to Smith right away, and he would've killed them.
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* CriticProof: A disaster with critics, it still did rather well with audiences and grossed $70 million domestically.
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* CriticProof: A disaster with critics, it still did rather well with audiences and grossed $70 million domestically.
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''KangarooJack'' (2003) is a buddy-{{action}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.

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''KangarooJack'' '''''Kangaroo Jack''''' (2003) is a buddy-{{action}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.



An animated children's sequel, titled ''KangarooJack: G'Day U.S.A.!'', was produced and released on video in 2004.

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An animated children's sequel, titled ''KangarooJack: ''Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!'', was produced and released on video in 2004.
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''KangarooJack'' (2003) is a buddy-{{action}} movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer disguised as a talking-kangaroo comedy aimed at kids]], from WarnerBros Pictures, produced by JerryBruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, ChristopherWalken, Estella Warren, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas and Adam Garcia as the voice of Kangaroo Jack.

Charlie Carbone (O'Connell) wants to make his stepfather (Walken) happy. He has his own beauty salon, and he does well, but certain complications keep him from turning more than a bare profit--complications like mob payments. Oh, and by the way, this local mob is controlled by Salvatore "Sal" Maggio. Who happens to be Charlie's stepdad. So, obviously, Charlie wants to make his stepdad happy, because when Sal is unhappy, people tend to disappear.

After Charlie and his best friend Louis Booker (Anderson) botch their first job delivering stolen televisions (bringing the police down on Maggio's people), Sal's apprentice Frankie (Michael Shannon) decides to give them one more chance to redeem themselves, by delivering $50,000 to a Mr. Smith (Csokas) in Australia, and if they have any trouble, just call Mr. Smith and he will take care of everything. Too bad Sal has given Smith special instructions to "take care of" Charlie and Louis. And things go from bad to worse when a kangaroo runs off with the money they are supposed to deliver...

An animated children's sequel, titled ''KangarooJack: G'Day U.S.A.!'', was produced and released on video in 2004.
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* BlackBestFriend: Louis
* BoxingKangaroo: Marsupial pwnage ensues.
* DeathGlare: Sal gives Louis a very effective one after the latter says something stupid.
* DeusExMachina: Type 2, when [[spoiler: Mr. Jimmy is revealed to be a undercover cop and saves them in a helicopter out of nowhere]]
* EverythingsBetterWithKangaroos: Most certainly an aversion.
* FourIsDeath: Guess the fate of the bush plane ''Flying Dingo IV''. Go on, guess.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Eventually [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] with Charlie and Louis.
* ImpededMessenger: The whole plot, which turns out to be fortunate for our intrepid heroes.
* InnocentInnuendo: We see some guys looking at an envelope full of money in an airplane toilet, and cut to outside the toilet where we hear them saying something about scooping up brown and green stuff. ''Ewwwww...''
* LandDownUnder
* {{Leitmotif}}: The kangaroo has a brief, [[TheJimmyHartVersion Dr. Dre-esque]] hip-hop tune that plays whenever he appears. Yes it's bouncy, why do you ask?
* ManHug
-->'''Louis''': Not now. We're having a very intimate, non-gay moment.
* MoneyDearBoy: ChristopherWalken as Sal Maggio.
* NeverTrustATrailer: This movie is not about a wise-cracking, talking kangaroo, and it is not kid-friendly despite the PG rating. He ''does'' talk in the animated sequel, [[AWizardDidIt thanks to a magic spell]].
* NoodleIncident: "How was I supposed to know those Greyhounds were being used to smuggle diamonds?"
* OnePhoneCall: In the animated sequel, Louis and Charlie got arrested. Louis used his phone call to call Charlie.
* SerkisFolk: The kangaroo.
* ShortDistancePhoneCall
* TranquillizerDart: Discussed when the protagonists accidentally shoot a dart to their airplane pilot while they are airborne; the pilot experiences the effects in stages as noted by one of them.
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