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Lightning Jack

Play trailer Poster for Lightning Jack PG-13,  1994,  1h 33m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 7% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
7% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
After being taken hostage in a botched bank robbery, the mute Ben Doyle (Cuba Gooding Jr.) has inadvertently become Sancho Panza to the quixotic Lightning Jack Kane (Paul Hogan), who fancies himself a legendary Wild West outlaw. While Jack teaches Ben how to shoot, ride a horse and perform a successful heist, he's also being pursued by a posse of vigilantes. Finally seeing the writing on the wall, Lightning Jack wants to make one last score and retire, but a rival gang isn't making it easy.

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Leonard Klady Variety Aug 25, 2008
A good-natured, if laconic, oater that rides along nicely on the screen persona of writer/actor Paul Hogan. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times May 20, 2003
1/5
The film has no internal comic rhythm to match its faltering sense of humor. Much of the time, it plods along like a mediocre conventional western. Go to Full Review
Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Jan 1, 2000
1/5
A Western for people that hate Westerns. Go to Full Review
Jeff Simon Buffalo News Feb 29, 2024
1.5/5
It isn't Paul Hogan's sad showing a writer/star of this feeble Western spoof about a gunfighter and his pupil that ought to worry us, it's the career of fine young actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Mar 14, 2009
2/5
Politically incorrect jokes (endlessly) about hearing impaired (Gooding) make for tasteless flick. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Apr 4, 2006
1/5
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Cast & Crew

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Simon Wincer

Director

Paul Hogan

Lightning Jack Kane

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Ben Doyle

Beverly D'Angelo

Lana Castel

Kamala Lopez

Pilar

Pat Hingle

U.S. Marshal Dan Kurtz

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Lightning Jack

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Movie Info

Synopsis After being taken hostage in a botched bank robbery, the mute Ben Doyle (Cuba Gooding Jr.) has inadvertently become Sancho Panza to the quixotic Lightning Jack Kane (Paul Hogan), who fancies himself a legendary Wild West outlaw. While Jack teaches Ben how to shoot, ride a horse and perform a successful heist, he's also being pursued by a posse of vigilantes. Finally seeing the writing on the wall, Lightning Jack wants to make one last score and retire, but a rival gang isn't making it easy.
Director
Simon Wincer
Producer
Paul Hogan, Greg Coote, Simon Wincer
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.3M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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