History Film / LightningJack

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/CubaGoodingJr, a man known for his distinctive voice, plays [[TheSpeechless mute Ben Doyle]].

** Played straight by the outlaw Jack mentions, known as "Bad Eyes" McBain, who apparently ''really'' needed glasses.

* ChasedByAngryNatives: A group of Commanche briefly persue the pair, but their leader rapidly calls a halt when he realizes they're only chasing because the outlaws are running (and something Jack said was misinterpreted as calling one of the warriors "coyote droppings").

** An outlaw by the name of "Bad Eyes" McBain is mentioned by Lightning Jack as a fella who really needed glasses. He got around this issue by using a special SawedOffShotgun, which Ben got from Lightning Jack.

* BerserkButton: Lighting Jack Kane dislikes it when folks drop the "Lightning" from his name, and claiming that he ain't "No Jesse James", or calling him British, when he's actually Australian. In once case, he shot a newspaper for these three things. Ben Doyle also has a minor issue about folks thinking him to be stupid, just because he was mute, even writing out that the one person was an asshole for this belief - ironically, the person didn't know how to read.

** Ben is a mute, but this doesn't stop him from busting Lightning Jack out of jail, nor from setting up a rival group of outlaws to be captured by the townsfolk - sometimes the written word works.

** In a case of FridgeBrilliance, this might also be a self-preservation tactic - it is one thing to rob a bank, and piss people off, but if you kill them, or their friends, then expect to be at the wrong end of a gunfight.

* SuckOutThePoison: During one scary moment, Jack receives some sharp pain in his backside while climbing down a hillside, and sees a rattler nearby. Fearing for his life, he asks Ben to suck out the venom. Turns out to be a cactus thorn, and Jack has a laugh over it. Ben writes that he won't tell anyone, causing Jack to laugh even more. That being said, Jack later claims the he was the one to suck the venom out of Ben, but that isn't something to exactly talk about.

* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: After being chased by Comanches, and getting away, Ben mimes shooting them to Lightning Jack, who explains the reason about why it would be a bad idea to do so - an owl would keep shouting out "Who?" until he spat out the person's name.

** To be fair, depending on when the film is set, Australia was a British colony up until 1901, when it federated. See the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} article on Australia for more details there.

* CasualKink: The prostitute Ben visits gets very excited when she learns he won't be able to spread word of what they specifically get up to. No specifics are given but she immediately pulls out horse tack and Ben is into it.

Lightning Jack is a 1994 American-Australian Western comedy starring Paul Hogan and Creator/CubaGoodingJr.

* PragmaticVillainy: Lightning Jack doesn't kill anyone. In one case, after outrunning a bunch of Comanche warriors, Ben asks him why didn't the outlaw shoot any of their pursuers. Lightning Jack responds that, if he shot and killed a Comanche, and didn't know the fella's name, their spirit would go into an owl, and follow him around, calling out "Who?" until he said the warrior's name.

* VillainProtagonist: Played with. Lightning Jack Kane is an outlaw, but he's not too evil.

** To be fair, depending on when the film is set, Australia was a British colony up until 1901, when it federated. See the [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}]] article on Australia for more details there.

** To be fair, depending on when the film is set, Australia was a British colony up until 1901, when it federated. See the Wiki/Wikipedia article on Australia for more details there.

* BerserkButton: Lighting Jack Kane dislikes it when folks drop the "Lightning" from his name, and claiming that he ain't "No Jesse James." In once case, he shot a newspaper for these two things. Ben Doyle also has a minor issue about folks thinking him to be stupid, just because he was mute, even writing out that the one person was an asshole for this belief - ironically, the person didn't know how to read.

* DoYouWantToHaggle: Lightning Jack Kane seems o be fairly bad at this. Soon after Ben joins him, Lightning Jack decides to get him a horse, buying it from some Plain Folk, claiming to be able to get it for $5, tops. It costs $30, causing him to remark that he should have shot the fella.

* MagicFeather: Lightning Jack has a number of amulets that supposedly help him out, which include an eagle that keeps him from missing his target (he never misses), one that keeps him from getting bit by snakes (he doesn't get bit but he does get a cactus thorn in the backside of his leg), one that keeps grizzly bears away (Ben has a close encounter with one), and a fertility charm (which he gives to Ben as a "tongue necklace" to help him intimidate would-be challengers). All together, they cost over $200!

Lightning Jack is a 1994 American-Australian Western comedy starring Paul Hogan and Cuba Gooding Jr..

* GangstaStyle: Lightning Jack will sometimes shoot his revolvers sideways.
* GunsAkimbo: Lightning Jack tends to use two revolvers, one being a .50 caliber, and the other being a .45.

* ShortRangeShotgun: Lightning Jack tells Ben that a shotgun can blow a man clean out of his boots at 6-7 paces, and has him shoot a barrel, blasting it into splinters. However, he then has him shoot at a barn wall that's somewhat further away, and informs Ben that at thirty paces, the target would be pissed off.

* ShotInTheAss: This happens to two townsfolk near the end of the film, when Ben accidentally fires his sawn-off shotgun in their direction. He's quick to point at someone else standing by him who also has a shotgun.

* ShortRangeShotgun: Lightning Jack tells Ben that a shotgun can blow a man clean out of his boots at 6-7 paces, and has him shoot a barrel, blasting it into splinters. However, at thirty paces, he has Ben shoot at a barn wall, which does little damage, and informs Ben that the target would be pissed off.

Their paths cross when Lightning Jack takes Ben hostage during yet another botched robbery. However, when Jack eventually lets him go, Ben decides to stay with the outlaw. Thus, Lightning Jack decides to teach him how to be an outlaw.