Secondhand Lions

2003
12
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

64K

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Coming-of-Age Comedy Drama Family

Fourteen-year-old Walter Caldwell's irresponsible mother Mae sends him to live with his bachelor uncles, Hub and Garth, so that she can go on yet another husband-hunting trip.Fourteen-year-old Walter Caldwell's irresponsible mother Mae sends him to live with his bachelor uncles, Hub and Garth, so that she can go on yet another husband-hunting trip.Fourteen-year-old Walter Caldwell's irresponsible mother Mae sends him to live with his bachelor uncles, Hub and Garth, so that she can go on yet another husband-hunting trip.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

64K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,390

489

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
Haley Joel Osment was attacked by the pig during filming. The lion had numerous trainers and handlers, but no one thought the pig might be a menace.

Goofs
When Walter is running away down the lane, there is a pan of the field across from the house that shows large round bales of hay. The large round baler wasn't invented until the mid-1970s.

Quotes
Frankie: Hey, who do you think you are, huh?
Garth: Just a dumb kid, Hub. Don't kill him.
Hub: [to Garth] Right.
[grabs Frankie by the throat]
Hub: I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and tanks. I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN and loved only one woman with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY!

Crazy credits
During the end credits, the adult Walter's cartoons depict a variety of adventures.

Alternate versions
For the UK cinema release, the distributors requested a PG certificate from the British Board Film Commission, and one-and-twenty seconds of footage were cut to remove shots of flick knives and violence. DVD releases were upgraded to a twelve certificate (equivalent to a PG-13 in the United States), and the cuts were reinstated.

Connections
Edited into Secondhand Lions: Deleted/Alternate Scenes (2004)

Soundtracks
A Lot of Livin' To Do
Written by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams
Performed by Sammy Davis Jr.
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

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Featured review

10/10

A Perfect Family Film

A classic. This is one of those male bonding movies one tends to cringe at nowadays, but there's no cringing here. Due to the wonderful script, direction and acting by all the principals, this one unfolds like a rose in bloom. Before you know it the movie has you in its grasp and the characters become 3-dimensional and their battles become yours as well. The plot is simple...a teenager is dumped on his great-uncles by his scheming mother who wants the kid to find where the uncles have hidden their fortune. The uncles, played by Michael Caine, sans British accent, and Robert Duvall, work well together as brothers slow to warm to the boy, played by Haley Joel Osment. Eventually the layers peel away and the boy learns about the earlier thrilling adventures of the uncles and begins to see them as role models. But then, are the stories true? Should the boy return to his mother? Should the uncles fight to keep him around? The ending had me in tears. Tears of happiness. A perfect film for the entire family.