The lion had numerous trainers and handlers, but no one thought the pig might be a menace. Trivia. It’s from Allan Hubbard of Paris, Texas, who has an interesting connection to the actor: “I couldn’t wait to see Secondhand Lions … got there on opening weekend. Walter then asks Hub to promise to be around to give him the rest of the speech when he's old enough and Hub grudgingly agrees. We universally loved it. Instead of going to Fort Worth, however, she went to Las Vegas. Despite living on a ramshackle Texan farm, they are said to have a secret fortune and are made the target of every traveling salesman.

Hub responds with a piece of his "What Every Boy Needs to Know..." speech, that the actual truth is not as important as belief in ideals. Walter was surprised that Hub and Garth had bought a "used lion". When he finds out they don't have a telephone, he asks if it's ok if he goes inside and watches television. Maybe adults don’t identify with kids these days because they listen to that ‘silly rap music’ and they dress with pants on backwards.”. The movie has touches of Don Juan de Marco and Princess Bride, and it is certainly as good as those films.”, Tom Snyder (Movieguide) is bothered by “light obscenities” and what he perceives as the film’s philosophy. “In the context of the movie, the statement takes on an entirely different meaning: ‘Believe the things that are important to believe, even if “facts,” experience and the opinions of others contradict what you believe: because the appearance of things is only an illusion.’ Secondhand Lions delivers much the same message. Walter asks Hub for confirmation, since his mother always lies to him. She says she's going to Fort Worth, although she actually goes to Las Vegas. Sep 22, 2018 - Explore Mary E.'s board "Secondhand Lions", followed by 676 people on Pinterest. Mitchell Musso, who was another cousin, played Oliver in Hannah Montana (2006) with Emily Osment, Haley's sister. Once on the road, Mae explains that Stan will be staying with them to recuperate, but Walter asks her instead to "do something that's best for me for once" and abandons her. If you drive by the Baptist Church in the area where I live … on Sundays, [you’ll see] all of the pickups out there—which is every car in the parking lot—they all have a gun rack. At the end of the movie, the grandson of the Sheik visited Hub and Garth's house after he heard that they had died. Secondhand Lions was produced in part by the well-respected visual effects house Digital Domain, who also helped create the imagery for the film's flashback sequences. Even so, filming locations included Coupland, Texas, which is just northeast of Austin, Texas and is an acceptable place for growing corn - as shown in in the film. The bridge in the film is just to the northeast of town. Arriving at the farm, he is given his uncles' will, declaring "The kid gets it all. And since Christianity Today‘s film coverage was drawing the attention of a large audience, they were seeking to engage that audience by giving CT’s reviewers special privileges. American sailors were protected from this, beginning with the Bryan Conciliation Treaty of 1914 (an agreement between 29 nations) and the Seamen's Act of 1915. Secondhand Lions (2003) Trivia. Jasmine (the lion), sensing Walter in danger, emerges from the cornfield and attacks Stan. Walter asks Hub for confirmation, since his mother always lies to him.

Originally the house was white with a silver-painted corrugated metal roof. "Secondhand Lions" is a coming-of-age movie where a boy's mother sends him to live with his great-uncles for a summer. But the flow of the script? Late one evening, Walter trails Garth and discovers they have a room filled with money underneath the barn. Even if you’re in an amoral world. The shoulder patch on the uniform of the Sheriff, who meets with adult Walter shows Copeland, Texas, (not Comal County, Texas). Average score for this quiz is 7 / 10. Finally, I asked McCanlies what he would say to those more conservative parents who would be offended by the film’s harsher elements. You should set your own moral code. While Hub and Garth are delighted to see him back, Walter insists there have to be changes: His uncles must involve themselves in his education and live carefully, as he wants them to die of old age.

While the uncles sleep, Stan and Mae demand that Walter reveal the location of his uncles' fortune, claiming they were actually bank robbers. Finally Hub won a duel against the Sheik but spared his life, warning him to cease the manhunt. Where does Walter's mother tell him she is going, when she leaves him with his uncles' at the beginning of the movie? Showing all 27 items. [3], The film currently has a 60% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes based on 137 reviews and the sites consensus reads: "A wholesome but schmaltzy movie. Played 1,641 times. The name of the company, "ACME Animal Movers", was seen on the door of the truck as the movers got ready to unload the lion. 163 of 163 found this interesting Interesting? Instead of a variety of vegetables, they had a mini-cornfield. According to the postmark on the envelope of the letter Walter (Haley Joel Osment) gets from Mae (Kyra Sedgwick), the movie takes place during the summer of 1962. It also has memorable performances, an unpredictable script, and a lot of heart. A film-review assignment can change your life. Awakened by the ruckus, Hub and Garth find the old lioness has died of heart failure defending her “cub”. It tells the story of an introverted young boy (Haley Joel Osment) who is sent to live with his eccentric great-uncles (Robert Duvall and Michael Caine) on a farm in Texas. ", Director Tim McCanlies, who was an admirer of cartoonist Berkeley Breathed, wrote requesting work of his to feature in the film. Secondhand Lions: One Screenplay's Wild Ride in Hollywood is a 26-minute documentary on the difficulty in getting this movie made. Walter then asks Hub to promise to be around to give him the rest of the speech when he's old enough and Hub grudgingly agrees. No wonder… the invitations eventually slowed to a standstill. When Walter is sitting by the balcony he asks if his mom calls, will they hear the telephone. My formal review of the film was published in Paste Magazine. A young boy is sent by his free-spirited and greedy mother to live with his eccentric uncles in the middle of Texas who apparently are hiding their fortune. McCanlies sighed, shrugged, and said, “Well, it took me a long time to write that first half of the speech. EASTER EGG: On the special features side of the DVD, go to the deleted scenes section.

Apr 9, 2020 - Explore Debora Browning's board "Secondhand Lions", followed by 1628 people on Pinterest. Then he finds out they don't have one of those either. The Sheik's grandson commented about how "wisely" Hub and Garth had used his grandfather's gold when he saw a yacht sitting in the small pond. When Walter was wrestling with Jasmine, a female stunt double named Marie played Walter, with her hair cut really short when shooting the scenes with the real lion. It is without a doubt the pride of the fall movie season.”, Michael Medved (Crosswalk) says, “The film’s fairy-tale atmosphere and sentimental soul never detract from its earthy, irresistible humor or off-kilter wisdom.”, John Thompson (Relevant) calls it “surprisingly satisfying. FunTrivia is a collaborative community effort, where we are constantly updating questions to keep them accurate. Once on the road, Mae explains that Stan will be staying with them to recuperate, but Walter asks her instead to "do something that's best for me for once" and abandons her. This was intended, I’m sure, to encourage positive press. In Something To Talk About (1995), they were father and daughter. What two items did the uncles not have at their house? David Kirschner, Scott Ross and Corey Sienega were all producers of the movie. When Hub bought an airplane, Walter worried that Hub may not be around when he got older. Haley Joel Osment, Robert Duvall, and Michael Caine are impressing parents with their roles in director Tim McCanlies’s whimsical story about a boy who finds much-needed father figures in his two eccentric uncles. Press the "Okay" button and a clip of outtakes will come on showing all of the filmmakers' attempts at trying to put the rooster on the pig. At the time, Hollywood was increasingly interested in Christian moviegoers. At one stage, this movie was going to be a vehicle for Paul Newman and Robert Redford, and it would have been their third pairing after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973). But surely there will be a few parents who complain about their liberal use of shotguns and rough language. Now I’m 31 and still love to watch his very subtle yet amazingly gripping choices. Although Jasmine the Lion is frequently said to be old and weary, Taureg, who played Jasmine, was a young lioness, less than two years old (lions in captivity can live up to 20 to 22 years). Before the teenagers left, Hub gave them a speech.

Garth is played by Michael Caine and Hub by Robert Duvall. Being shanghaied, or conscripted, was a reference to an abandoned practice of forcing a person into involuntary service, such as by the Royal Navy up through the 19th century. It’s easy for a kid to believe that people are no good, but you should still act as if they are, and you should believe that they are.”, An interesting, if frustrating, philosophy. He had recognized the names as the two Americans in tales told to him in his youth by his grandfather, "a very wealthy sheik". I absolutely loved Haley in the "Sixth Sense" and in "Pay it Forward" and I loved it when he squeaked when he spoke throughout the movie! On leaving, they encounter four greasers at a roadside store who draw switchblade knives on Hub, but are easily beaten by him in a fight.

Hub said to Walter, "The cornfield's the closest thing to a jungle she's ever seen.