| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | SECONDHAND LIONS (2003) |
| Director | Tim McCanlies |
| Writer | Tim McCanlies |
| Lead Actor | Haley Joel Osment |
| Cast | Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky Katt, Josh Lucas |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Family |
| Release Date | September 19, 2003 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 51m (111 min) |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 7.5/10 |
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SECONDHAND LIONS
Mae (Kyra Sedgwick) needs to spend the summer studying court reporting, so she deposits her 14 year old son, Walter (Haley Joel Osment), at the farm of his great-uncles in rural Texas. She tells Walter to find out where the uncles hid the money people believe they stole: The men had been missing for 40 years.
The two uncles, Hub (Robert Duvall) and Garth (Michael Caine), know nothing about raising kids. They sit on the front porch and exude eccentricity. They fire their shotguns at anyone who dares to visit them. They send off for a retired lion so they can keep up their big-game hunting skills. Hub sleepwalks down to the pond and dreams of the past. Both men have marvelous stories of great adventures and lost loves. But are they criminals or heroes? Lions is about two aging, tough and tender brothers who take in a young boy. In their own way, they give him love and caring.
In addition, they provide him with a much-needed male presence in his life. Their masculinity involves the elements we see all too much in contemporary entertainment. They shoot rifles, drink alcohol, chew tobacco and use their fists to solve problems.
But the uncles also show Walter that men can live and love deeply. “They really lived,” says Walter at the end, after his own life is transformed. Fans of Duvall and Caine should enjoy this entertaining and imaginative tale. Some violence and problem language.
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