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.
Acting
Christopher Walken delivers unhinged mob energy no one asked for.
Visual Effects
The kangaroo looks like a fever dream from 1998.
Writing
Somehow spawned an animated sequel nobody remembers.
Director
David McNally
Jerry O'Connell
Charlie Carbone
Anthony Anderson
Louis Booker
Estella Warren
Jessie
Christopher Walken
Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
Michael Shannon
Frankie Lombardo
Marton Csokas
Mr. Smith
Dyan Cannon
Anna Carbone
Frank Welker
Jack's Vocal Effects
John McNeill
Customs Officer
Bill Hunter
Blue
Tony Nikolakopoulos
Sal's Capo
David Ngoombujarra
Mr Jimmy
Denise Roberts
Tansy
Lara Cox
Cute Girl on Plane
Damien Fotiou
Baby J
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original cut was a dark R-rated mob comedy; test audiences hated it, so they CGI'd a talking kangaroo into reshoots.
This film briefly convinced American children that kangaroos steal money and wear tiny sunglasses.
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