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| caption = Promotional poster
|director =[[Emory Myrick]]<br>[[Jeffrey Gatrall]]
| director = Ron Myrick<br>Jeffrey Gatrall
|producer =[[Emory Myrick]]
| producer = Ron Myrick
|writer =[[Adam Scheinman]]<br>[[Andrew Scheinman]]
| screenplay = [[Adam Scheinman]]<br>[[Andrew Scheinman]]
| based_on = {{Based on|Characters|[[Steve Bing]]<br>[[Barry O'Brien]]}}
|starring =[[Jeff Bennett]]<br>[[Josh Keaton]]<br>[[Keith Diamond]]<br>[[Phil LaMarr]]<br>[[Kath Soucie]]<br>[[Ahmed Best]]<br>[[Steven Miller]] |
| starring = [[Jeff Bennett]]<br>[[Josh Keaton]]<br>[[Keith Diamond (actor)|Keith Diamond]]<br>[[Phil LaMarr]]<br>[[Kath Soucie]]<br>[[Ahmed Best]]<br>Steven Miller<br>
|music =[[Randall Crissman]] |
| music = Randall Crissman
|cinematography = |
| cinematography =
|editing =[[Susan Edmunson]] |
| editing = Susan Edmunson
|distributor =[[Warner Bros.]]
| studio = [[Warner Bros. Animation]]<br>[[Castle Rock Entertainment]]
|released =[[2004]] |
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]]
|runtime =75 minutes
| released = {{Film date|2004|11|16}}
|country={{USA}}
| runtime = 77 minutes
|language =[[English language|English]] |
| country = United States<br>Australia
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| language = English
|imdb_id =0459425
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|preceded_by =''[[Kangaroo Jack]]'' (2003) |
}}
|followed_by =''[[Kangaroo Jack 2]]'' (2009)
'''''Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!''''' (also known as '''''Kangaroo Jack 2''''' or '''''Kangaroo Jack 2: G'Day U.S.A.!''''') is a 2004 [[animation|animated]] [[Action comedy film|action comedy]] film. It is a [[sequel]] to 2003's ''[[Kangaroo Jack]]'' that is directed by Ron Myrick and Jeffrey Gatrall. Released [[direct-to-video]] in 2004, it was produced by [[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] and was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]].
|website = http://www2.warnerbros.com/warnervideo/kangaroojackdvd/ |
|}}


== Plot ==
'''''Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!''''' is an [[animated]] [[sequel]] to [[2003 in film|2003]]'s ''[[Kangaroo Jack]]'' that is directed by [[Emory Myrick]] and [[Jeffrey Gatrall]] (time director). It was distributed by [[Warner Bros.]] and released [[direct-to-video]] in [[2004 in film|2004]].
Two years after the events of the first movie, Charlie Carbone and Louis Booker find themselves back in [[Australia]], filming a commercial for their successful shampoo company with various animals. The director of the commercial, Kangaroo "Jackie Legs" Jack, isn't satisfied with the results, which in turn causes the animals starring in the commercial to turn against him.


After finding out that it was a dream, Louis wakes up, claiming that Jackie Legs is in trouble. He, Charlie, and Jessie Carbone are back in Australia searching for the variety of their new shampoo. Jessie brings up Chief Ankamuti, the leader of the local Aboriginal tribe, who claims to have an idea of their new shampoo. Claiming that Charlie and Louis are the chosen ones, Ankamuti then tells the three to return a set of ancient gems in exchange for the new shampoo.
==Plot==
The movie takes place some time after the original film. The sequel's [[protagonist]]s - Charlie Carbone, his wife Jessie and best friend Louis Booker - travel to Australia once again and it is up to them to save the animals of the outback from danger by poachers along with the help of their old friend Jackie Legs, the kangaroo character from the original film.


While searching for the gems, the three stop and find their old friend, Jackie Legs, along with his family. He recognizes Charlie by kicking him a second time, giving a nod to the gag in the first film. The six reunite for the first time in two years.
==Main characters==
===Jackie Legs===
The main protagonist. He is a fictional [[kangaroo]] who is captured by [[poachers]] and taken from his wife and child. His friends find him in a crate, only to find him knocked out and has a strange collar on him. He wakes up and goes on a wild journey through [[Las Vegas]] in [[Nevada]]. He is often seen wearing Louis' red jacket. He is recaptured by Outback Ollie who takes his collar and takes to his zoo. He escapes, defeats Ollie and his friends take him and the other animals back to Australia. His favorite food is [[licorice]]. Jackie only spoke at the end of the film when Charlie, Louis and Jessie became "one with nature". He is voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]].


After a brief reunion with their old friend, a group of illegal animal smugglers raid the area, causing Jackie Legs to be separated from his family. After getting captured by the poachers, Jackie Legs was hauled away in one of the poachers' trucks. Jackie's family was seen worried, scared, and heartbroken. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie plan to rescue Jackie Legs and the rest of the animals held captive by the poachers.
===Louis Booker===
Another protagonist. He is slightly chubby, slow-witted and is the closest one to Jackie. He is the one who got them into the U.S. from Australia by farting loudly six times to make people think a camel was in the crate. He is the best friend of Charlie Carbone. He often says "We are the chosen ones." because he and Charlie were chosen for a quest. He likes getting rewards. Louis often has dreams about himself, Charlie and Jackie. He is voiced by [[Ahmed Best]].


The three sneak into the back of a truck, where they found Jackie Legs wearing a suspicious collar. Once a group of smugglers brings in one more animal, Charlie, Louis, and Jessie hide in a crate with an [[emu]]. When one of the smugglers attempt to find out what is hiding in the crate, Louis lures the smugglers out and the three get hauled away.
===Charlie Carbone===
Louis' best friend. He's the leader of the trio and often takes things seriously. Charlie was looking with his group for a new [[shampoo]] product. He has a sister named Jessie. He sometimes has bad luck. When he was hiding in a crate with his group, he was pecked three times(the first one in the neck) by an emu. He is voiced by [[ Josh Keaton]].


The next day, Charlie, Louis, and Jessie get shipped away on an airplane from [[Sydney]] to [[Las Vegas]], where Jackie Legs and the other animals are headed to. The animals are being sent to Outback Ollie, a television show host and zookeeper. The three end up in a warehouse in Las Vegas with the animals. While a group of criminals are spying on them, Charlie, Louis, and Jessie break out Jackie Legs, who is seen tranquilized. The four find a golf cart and drive out of the warehouse.
===Jessie Carbone===
Charlie's little sister. She is not in Louis' dreams, but helps him and Charlie on their quest to find Jackie and four stolen gems. Jessie is the first to find Jackie at the airport. She acts as the brain of the group. She seems to be the only one who can remember Chief Ankamuti's name. When Louis says the chief's name incorrectly, Jessie often corrects him. She is voiced by [[Kath Soucie]].


The four run into limousine driver and exterminator Ronald Booker, Louis's rowdy cousin. They get in his limo in an attempt to avoid further attention. Jackie Legs wakes up, finding himself in the limo. He hops out of the limo and heads towards other vehicles on the highway, causing a major traffic jam. When they found out he was going to a casino, Charlie, Louis, and Jessie search the casino in an attempt to find Jackie Legs.
===Outback Ollie===
The antagonist of the film. He acts as an innocent park owner with many Australian animals. He can disguise his voice with an Australian accent although he really has an American accent. He is defeated when Jackie stuns him and kicks him into the river with crocodiles. he manages to escape and climbs up a tree but the crocodiles surround the bottom of the tree. His fate remains unknown. He is voiced by [[Jim Ward]].


Jackie Legs is seen for a while at the singing lounge, missing his family. After their search turned up nothing, the three find him at the salad bar where they chase after him. A chase ensues, causing chaos to erupt in the casino. They lose Jackie Legs again, causing Charlie and Louis to meet at the janitor's closet, where they find a [[black panther]]. The two suddenly avoid the panther and both men escape. Ronald and Jessie return with the limo, and the four drive away.
===Rico and Mikey===
Outback Ollie's henchmen. Rico and Mikey are the men who stole the sacred stones from Chief Ankamuti and his tribe. They dressed up as cops in one scene to take the stones from Charlie, Louis and Jessie because they thought they had them but Louis knocked them out. The trio then discovered the thieves were the pair because Rico was the one with a smiling forehead(it was really red marker) and Mikey was the one who carried a snake on his left arm(it was really a tatto). They are arrested at the end. Both of them are voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]].


Louis dreams about Jackie Legs against Killer Putulski in a boxing match. Jackie sings a rendition of the [[LL Cool J]] song, "[[Mama Said Knock You Out]]" while fighting him. Jackie Legs wins the fight and is declared the champion. After waking up, Louis ends up in an apartment building with Charlie and Jessie. They turn on the news, seeing that they are wanted for jewel theft and animal smuggling. Two cops enter the apartment, looking for Charlie. After the conversation between the group, Louis attacks and knocks out both cops, revealing that the cops were fake. Ronald leaves the crew on their own. The three use his limo to follow Ronald, damaging his vehicle in the process. They end up in Mrs. Sperling's backyard, where the crew find Jackie Legs. He then escapes and goes to the boating resort and the three catch up with him, with the help of Outback Ollie.
===Ronald Booker===
Louis' cousin. He acts slightly dumb but is able to trick the police to rescue his cousin and friends from [[jail]] when they were framed. He has two jobs, exteriminator and limo driver. He lives in Nevada, is crazy about gems and is voiced by [[Keith Diamond]].


Outback Ollie promises that he'll return Jackie Legs back to Australia, but later betrays the three. After dropping the crew off at the boating resort, Ollie returns to his station, revealing that the henchmen are working for Outback Ollie. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie chase after Jackie Legs at the boating resort. After Ronald interrupted the chase, Jackie Legs got away and was captured again by Outback Ollie's henchmen. With the fake gems planted in his jacket, it was returned to Louis, along with Charlie and Jessie, who were all arrested. While at the police station, the three have enough evidence to determine that the real enemy is Outback Ollie. Ronald comes into the police station and lures the guards away, breaking out the three.
===Chief Ankamuti===
The leader and medicine man of the [[Aborigines]]. Louis can't say his name correctly, but Jessie can. He and his people worship the legendary [[rainbow serpent]] with four sacred stones which he described as "one as red as fire, one as blue as the sky, one as green as the ocean and one as black as night". The stones go by these names of the gods when Ankamuti used his magic, the red one was "Kakuru", the blue one was "Kalseru", the green one was "Langal" and the black one was "Galeru". He gave Charlie's group two gifts for returning their stones - pango pangoes for their shampoo and the gift of being "one with nature" so they can talk to Jackie and the other animals. He has great hearing and is voiced by [[Obba Babatunde]].


The crew then head over to Outback Ollie's zoo, where he is about to demonstrate the extermination of the captured animals. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie, along with the help of Ronald and the FBI, expose the truth about Outback Ollie. Jessie was then being held hostage by Ollie, threatening her to get eaten by the crocodiles. Once he sees this, Jackie Legs jumps into the air and attacks Ollie, then kicks him into the river. As a result of this bust, Ollie and his henchmen were arrested. The real gems were returned to Charlie, Louis, and Jessie.
===Agent Jackson===
The [[FBI]] agent and policeman who thought Charlie and his friends were stealing Jackie from Outback Ollie and lost them when Jackie caused a large traffic jam. Like Charlie, he often takes things seriously. He arrests Charlie, Louis and Jessie but later realizes Outback Oliie and his two henchmen were behind the crime.


A few days later, Jackie Legs and the rest of the animals are all returned to Australia. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie return to Chief Ankamuti to give him the ancient gems. The power of the gems gives all three of them to be "one with nature." The three were unsatisfied with this result at first. The three find Jackie Legs with his family, where they hear him speak for the first time. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie then appreciate the gift of being "one with nature."
==Minor characters==


===Mrs. Sperling===
==Voice Cast ==
* [[Jeff Bennett]] as Kangaroo "Jackie Legs" Jack, a rapping [[red kangaroo]]. He was previously voiced by [[Adam Garcia]] in the first film.
A crazy woman who is one of Ronald's coustomers. Her house is loaded with [[booby traps]] to capture aliens, She has a dog named Neil as an assistant. She thinks Jackie is a "six-foot red possom that stands on it's hind legs". Like Jessie, she is voiced by [[Kath Soucie]].
** Jeff Bennett also voices Larry, an [[echidna]] on Outback Ollie's show.
** Jeff Bennett also voices a lounge singer.
* [[Josh Keaton]] as Charlie Carbone, the owner of a shampoo company and stepson of Salvatore Maggio. Unlike the previous film where he had black hair, Charlie has light brown hair. He was previously portrayed by [[Jerry O'Connell]] in the first film.
* [[Ahmed Best]] as Louis Booker, Charlie's slow-witted, but good-hearted best friend. He was previously portrayed by [[Anthony Anderson]] in the first film.
* [[Kath Soucie]] as Jessie Carbone, Charlie's wife and former wildlife preserve worker. Unlike the previous film where she was blonde, Jessie has red hair. She was previously portrayed by [[Estella Warren]] in the first film.
** Kath Soucie also voices Mrs. Sperling, a crazy elderly woman who is one of Ronald's customers.
* [[Keith Diamond (actor)|Keith Diamond]] as Ronald Booker, Louis' selfish and unintelligent cousin who works as an [[Pest control|exterminator]] by day and a limousine driver by night.
** Keith Diamond also voices Killer Putulski, a heavyweight boxing champion that appears in Louis' dream of being defeated by Jackie.
* [[Jim Ward (voice actor)|Jim Ward]] as Outback Ollie, a park owner and TV show host who covers up his illegal smuggling activities.
* [[Phil LaMarr]] as Rico and Mikey, the henchmen of Outback Ollie. Rico has a scar that looks like a smile on his forehead while Mikey has a snake tattoo on his left arm.
* [[Obba Babatundé]] as Chief Ankamuti, the leader and medicine man of the [[Australian Aborigines|Aborigines]].
* [[Dorian Harewood]] as Agent Jackson, an [[FBI]] agent who thought Charlie and his friends were behind the gem smuggling.
* [[Carlos Alazraqui]] as Dude #1
* [[Jess Harnell]] as [[Chlamydosaurus|Frilled Lizard]], an unnamed frilled lizard who appears in Louis' first dream and the film's epilogue.
** Jess Harnell also voices Dude #2.
* Jeannie Elias as Elderly Woman
* [[Wendee Lee]] as Limousine Girl
* Steve Miller as the [[Emu]], an emu that was caught by Rico and Mikey.


===Jackie's family===
== Crew ==
* [[Jamie Simone]] - Casting and Voice Director
Jackie's wife and child. According to Louis, they are "Mrs. Legs and "Jackie Jr." They don't talk in the film.


===Killer Putulski===
== Songs ==
The film featured a rendition of [[LL Cool J]]'s single "[[Mama Said Knock You Out]]" during the dream boxing scene. The film also featured a few lines from "[[I Only Have Eyes for You]]" when Jackie is in the lounge. Jeff Bennett performed both songs, and the song that plays when Jackie is causing havoc is [[The Ohio Players]] song "Fire".
A [[boxing]] champion. He first appeared on a poster. His final appearance was in Louis' dream where he is defeated by Jackie. Like Ronald, he is voiced by [[Keith Diamond]].


===The emu===
== Reception ==
''Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!'' was met with mostly negative reviews from critics and audiences, but received a much better score than the first film, including a 40% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]. Most consider it an improvement over the original.<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kangaroo_jack__gday_usa |title=Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! |access-date=May 25, 2022 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
An [[emu]] that was captured by the poachers. When Charlie, Louis and Jessie were hiding in his crate, the emu kept pecking Charlie in the head. He escapes the airport (because the trio left his crate open) and is seen on TV, seemed to be missing. He reappears at Outback Ollie's Animal Park where he pecks Charlie again. At the end of the film, he apologizes for pecking Charlie's head and explains that he loves hollow sounds "rather like an empty coconut". His actor is uncredited.


== Songs ==
==See also==
* [[List of films set in Las Vegas]]
The film featured a rendition of [[LL Cool J]]'s single [[Mama Said Knock You Out]] during the dream boxing scene.


==External links==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:32, 9 November 2024

Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!
Promotional poster
Directed byRon Myrick
Jeffrey Gatrall
Screenplay byAdam Scheinman
Andrew Scheinman
Based onCharacters
by Steve Bing
Barry O'Brien
Produced byRon Myrick
StarringJeff Bennett
Josh Keaton
Keith Diamond
Phil LaMarr
Kath Soucie
Ahmed Best
Steven Miller
Edited bySusan Edmunson
Music byRandall Crissman
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Home Video
Release date
  • November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)
Running time
77 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Australia
LanguageEnglish

Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! (also known as Kangaroo Jack 2 or Kangaroo Jack 2: G'Day U.S.A.!) is a 2004 animated action comedy film. It is a sequel to 2003's Kangaroo Jack that is directed by Ron Myrick and Jeffrey Gatrall. Released direct-to-video in 2004, it was produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and was distributed by Warner Home Video.

Plot

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Two years after the events of the first movie, Charlie Carbone and Louis Booker find themselves back in Australia, filming a commercial for their successful shampoo company with various animals. The director of the commercial, Kangaroo "Jackie Legs" Jack, isn't satisfied with the results, which in turn causes the animals starring in the commercial to turn against him.

After finding out that it was a dream, Louis wakes up, claiming that Jackie Legs is in trouble. He, Charlie, and Jessie Carbone are back in Australia searching for the variety of their new shampoo. Jessie brings up Chief Ankamuti, the leader of the local Aboriginal tribe, who claims to have an idea of their new shampoo. Claiming that Charlie and Louis are the chosen ones, Ankamuti then tells the three to return a set of ancient gems in exchange for the new shampoo.

While searching for the gems, the three stop and find their old friend, Jackie Legs, along with his family. He recognizes Charlie by kicking him a second time, giving a nod to the gag in the first film. The six reunite for the first time in two years.

After a brief reunion with their old friend, a group of illegal animal smugglers raid the area, causing Jackie Legs to be separated from his family. After getting captured by the poachers, Jackie Legs was hauled away in one of the poachers' trucks. Jackie's family was seen worried, scared, and heartbroken. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie plan to rescue Jackie Legs and the rest of the animals held captive by the poachers.

The three sneak into the back of a truck, where they found Jackie Legs wearing a suspicious collar. Once a group of smugglers brings in one more animal, Charlie, Louis, and Jessie hide in a crate with an emu. When one of the smugglers attempt to find out what is hiding in the crate, Louis lures the smugglers out and the three get hauled away.

The next day, Charlie, Louis, and Jessie get shipped away on an airplane from Sydney to Las Vegas, where Jackie Legs and the other animals are headed to. The animals are being sent to Outback Ollie, a television show host and zookeeper. The three end up in a warehouse in Las Vegas with the animals. While a group of criminals are spying on them, Charlie, Louis, and Jessie break out Jackie Legs, who is seen tranquilized. The four find a golf cart and drive out of the warehouse.

The four run into limousine driver and exterminator Ronald Booker, Louis's rowdy cousin. They get in his limo in an attempt to avoid further attention. Jackie Legs wakes up, finding himself in the limo. He hops out of the limo and heads towards other vehicles on the highway, causing a major traffic jam. When they found out he was going to a casino, Charlie, Louis, and Jessie search the casino in an attempt to find Jackie Legs.

Jackie Legs is seen for a while at the singing lounge, missing his family. After their search turned up nothing, the three find him at the salad bar where they chase after him. A chase ensues, causing chaos to erupt in the casino. They lose Jackie Legs again, causing Charlie and Louis to meet at the janitor's closet, where they find a black panther. The two suddenly avoid the panther and both men escape. Ronald and Jessie return with the limo, and the four drive away.

Louis dreams about Jackie Legs against Killer Putulski in a boxing match. Jackie sings a rendition of the LL Cool J song, "Mama Said Knock You Out" while fighting him. Jackie Legs wins the fight and is declared the champion. After waking up, Louis ends up in an apartment building with Charlie and Jessie. They turn on the news, seeing that they are wanted for jewel theft and animal smuggling. Two cops enter the apartment, looking for Charlie. After the conversation between the group, Louis attacks and knocks out both cops, revealing that the cops were fake. Ronald leaves the crew on their own. The three use his limo to follow Ronald, damaging his vehicle in the process. They end up in Mrs. Sperling's backyard, where the crew find Jackie Legs. He then escapes and goes to the boating resort and the three catch up with him, with the help of Outback Ollie.

Outback Ollie promises that he'll return Jackie Legs back to Australia, but later betrays the three. After dropping the crew off at the boating resort, Ollie returns to his station, revealing that the henchmen are working for Outback Ollie. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie chase after Jackie Legs at the boating resort. After Ronald interrupted the chase, Jackie Legs got away and was captured again by Outback Ollie's henchmen. With the fake gems planted in his jacket, it was returned to Louis, along with Charlie and Jessie, who were all arrested. While at the police station, the three have enough evidence to determine that the real enemy is Outback Ollie. Ronald comes into the police station and lures the guards away, breaking out the three.

The crew then head over to Outback Ollie's zoo, where he is about to demonstrate the extermination of the captured animals. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie, along with the help of Ronald and the FBI, expose the truth about Outback Ollie. Jessie was then being held hostage by Ollie, threatening her to get eaten by the crocodiles. Once he sees this, Jackie Legs jumps into the air and attacks Ollie, then kicks him into the river. As a result of this bust, Ollie and his henchmen were arrested. The real gems were returned to Charlie, Louis, and Jessie.

A few days later, Jackie Legs and the rest of the animals are all returned to Australia. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie return to Chief Ankamuti to give him the ancient gems. The power of the gems gives all three of them to be "one with nature." The three were unsatisfied with this result at first. The three find Jackie Legs with his family, where they hear him speak for the first time. Charlie, Louis, and Jessie then appreciate the gift of being "one with nature."

Voice Cast

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  • Jeff Bennett as Kangaroo "Jackie Legs" Jack, a rapping red kangaroo. He was previously voiced by Adam Garcia in the first film.
    • Jeff Bennett also voices Larry, an echidna on Outback Ollie's show.
    • Jeff Bennett also voices a lounge singer.
  • Josh Keaton as Charlie Carbone, the owner of a shampoo company and stepson of Salvatore Maggio. Unlike the previous film where he had black hair, Charlie has light brown hair. He was previously portrayed by Jerry O'Connell in the first film.
  • Ahmed Best as Louis Booker, Charlie's slow-witted, but good-hearted best friend. He was previously portrayed by Anthony Anderson in the first film.
  • Kath Soucie as Jessie Carbone, Charlie's wife and former wildlife preserve worker. Unlike the previous film where she was blonde, Jessie has red hair. She was previously portrayed by Estella Warren in the first film.
    • Kath Soucie also voices Mrs. Sperling, a crazy elderly woman who is one of Ronald's customers.
  • Keith Diamond as Ronald Booker, Louis' selfish and unintelligent cousin who works as an exterminator by day and a limousine driver by night.
    • Keith Diamond also voices Killer Putulski, a heavyweight boxing champion that appears in Louis' dream of being defeated by Jackie.
  • Jim Ward as Outback Ollie, a park owner and TV show host who covers up his illegal smuggling activities.
  • Phil LaMarr as Rico and Mikey, the henchmen of Outback Ollie. Rico has a scar that looks like a smile on his forehead while Mikey has a snake tattoo on his left arm.
  • Obba Babatundé as Chief Ankamuti, the leader and medicine man of the Aborigines.
  • Dorian Harewood as Agent Jackson, an FBI agent who thought Charlie and his friends were behind the gem smuggling.
  • Carlos Alazraqui as Dude #1
  • Jess Harnell as Frilled Lizard, an unnamed frilled lizard who appears in Louis' first dream and the film's epilogue.
    • Jess Harnell also voices Dude #2.
  • Jeannie Elias as Elderly Woman
  • Wendee Lee as Limousine Girl
  • Steve Miller as the Emu, an emu that was caught by Rico and Mikey.

Crew

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Songs

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The film featured a rendition of LL Cool J's single "Mama Said Knock You Out" during the dream boxing scene. The film also featured a few lines from "I Only Have Eyes for You" when Jackie is in the lounge. Jeff Bennett performed both songs, and the song that plays when Jackie is causing havoc is The Ohio Players song "Fire".

Reception

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Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! was met with mostly negative reviews from critics and audiences, but received a much better score than the first film, including a 40% on Rotten Tomatoes. Most consider it an improvement over the original.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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