History Film / KangarooJack

[[caption-width-right:350:[[CoversAlwaysLie This kangaroo isn't the main character.]]]]

* TitleDrop: The Kangaroo is named Jacky Legs by Louis after the main characters hit him with their car, but only one line actually calls him Kangaroo Jack.

[[CriticProof The film was panned by critics]], [[CriticalDissonance but it became a modest hit at the box-office]] (grossing over USD 150 million worldwide). An animated children's sequel, titled ''Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!'', was produced and released DirectToVideo in 2004.

-->'''Frankie:''' You don't get it, do you, Charlie? Sal's not disappointed because he cares about the money, [[spoiler:he's disappointed because you two aren't dead!]]

* ForWantOfANail: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.

* UriahGambit: [[spoiler:The reason Charlie and Louis were given the job to deliver the money and what Mr Smith was going to do to them.]]

--->'''Frankie:''' You don't get it, do you, Charlie? Sal's not disappointed because he cares about the money, [[spoiler:he's disappointed because you two aren't dead!]]

* WickedStepmother: Sal is A GenderFlipped example to Charlie. Though he helps his stepson set up his own beauty salon per the wishes of his wife and Charlie's mother, he has his men take eighty percent of the profits Charlie makes each week, frustrating Charlie that he doesn't have enough funds to help improve his business. [[spoiler: It turns out that he has no affection for Charlie whatsoever when Frankie tells him and Louis that the entire point of them going to Australia to deliver the fifty grand to Smith in the first place was so Sal could pay Smith for executing them.]]

%%* BadassBolas: Jessie helps Charlie and Louis construct their own aboriginal-style bolas and then trains them to throw and catch things with them. They fail to catch the kangaroo with the bolas, but in the end, Charlie uses his bolas to snag his nemesis, Frankie, and successfully foils his escape from Australian authorities.

* BadassBolas: Jessie helps Charlie and Louis construct their own aboriginal-style bolas and then trains them to throw and catch things with them. They fail to catch the kangaroo with the bolas, but in the end, Charlie uses his bolas to snag his nemesis, Frankie, and successfully foils his escape from Australian authorities.

* ManChild: Louis pretty much hasn't matured a day since he saved Charlie's life at 8 years old.

* {{Irony}}: In the beginning Charlie says that Louis's "Lucky Jacket" has never gave him luck. [[spoiler: But from the moment Louis takes it off and puts it on the kangaroo, not only do things keep going FromBadToWorse for them, [[HopeSpot but whenever it seems like things are finally starting to go their way, something happens that makes the situation even worse]]. For example:]]

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

* TheDragon: Frankie

* 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.

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

* MisplacedWildlife: The dromedary camels Charlie, Louis and Jessie ride to catch the kangaroo are not native to Australia.

* BlackBestFriend: Louis

*** [[spoiler: Then later when they do find Jack and try to tranquilize him, a sudden shift causes Louis to accidentally tranq the pilot instead, causing them to crash and have to walk through the desert.]]

* [[IWarnedYou I Told You So]]: While Charlie makes light of Louis's "Lucky Jacket" [[spoiler: putting the money in the jacket and the jacket on Jack was the luckiest thing that could have happened. Furthermore, all the trouble Louis got Charlie into while wearing that jacket brought them to a point where they become rich and happy.]] Louis takes a moment to say it out loud once Charlie just how lucky it turned out to be.

* BiTheWay: Louis is a subtle example of this.

* OverlyLongGag: The entire bathroom chat between Charlie and Louis, rife with ToiletHumor and a hurricane of DoubleEntendres.

** Though upset with Charlie and Louis for leading the NYPD to

* PetTheDog:

* WickedStepmother: Sal is A GenderFlipped example to Charlie. Though he helps his stepson set up his own beauty salon per the wishes of his wife and Charlie's mother, he has his men take eighty percent of the profits Charlie makes each week, frustrating Charlie that he doesn't have enough funds to help improve his business.