Kangaroo Jack is a 2003 American comedy film directed by David McNally, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Christopher Walken, Estella Warren and Adam Garcia. An animated sequel, Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!, was produced and released direct-to-video on November 16, 2004. In the summer of 1982, a boy named Charlie Carbone is about to become the stepson of a mobster named Salvatore Maggio . On that same day, he meets his new best friend, Louis Booker , who saves him from drowning. The mobster's apprentice, a recently released ex-con named Frankie... Lombardo , had tried to drown Charlie intentionally by throwing a football deep into the surf, which would make it look like he wasn't responsible. Twenty years later, in 2002, Charlie has his own beauty salon. Yet, Sal's goons arrive every week and take at least 80% of the profits, barely letting Charlie keep enough money for future improvements. Louis is still Charlie's best friend.
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| Release date: | January 11, 2003 |
| Directed by: | David McNally |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 89 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Editor: | William Goldenberg, John Murray, Jim May |
| Music by: | Trevor Rabin |
| Cinematography: | Peter Menzies Jr. |
| Screenplay by: | Steve Bing, Scott Rosenberg |
| Estimated budget: | $60,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Adventure |