Secondhand Lions (2003)
Coming Out at 19 September 2003 in theaters.
Comedy, Drama, Family
Secondhand Lions is comedy-drama film written and directed by Tim McCanlies. 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.
14-year-old Walter is left by his irresponsible mother, Mae, to live for the summer with his reclusive, bachelor great-uncles, Hub and Garth. Despite living on a ramshackle Texan farm, they are said to have a secret fortune and are made the target of every traveling salesman. They, in turn, sit on their porch with shotguns, shooting at the salesmen.
Walter is given a room in the attic and is not welcomed at first, until they realize he annoys other gold-digging relatives who visit with their children. For his part, Walter persuades his uncles to try spending some of their money, generally with disastrous results. Packets of seeds to plant a vegetable garden turn out all to be corn. Then they order a lion for an animal target and end up with an aging, tame, retired circus lioness, which they turn over to Walter as a pet. Later, she is released by accident and takes to the cornfield, which becomes her new “jungle” home. While loading 50-pound bags of Lion Chow, Hub passes out and is taken to the hospital. 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.
Director: Tim McCanlies
Writer: Tim McCanlies
Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky Katt, Josh Lucas, Michael O’Neill
Cast:
| Michael Caine | … | Garth |
| Robert Duvall | … | Hub |
| Haley Joel Osment | … | Walter |
| Kyra Sedgwick | … | Mae |
| Nicky Katt | … | Stan |
| Josh Lucas | … | Adult Walter |
| Michael O’Neill | … | Ralph |
| Deirdre O’Connell | … | Helen |
| Eric Balfour | … | Sheik’s Grandson |
| Christian Kane | … | Young Hub |
| Kevin Haberer | … | Young Garth |
| Emmanuelle Vaugier | … | Jasmine |
| Adam Ozturk | … | The Sheik |
| Jennifer Stone | … | Martha |
| Mitchel Musso | … | Boy |
| Marc Musso | … | Boy |
| Joe Stevens | … | Insurance Salesman |
| Charles Sanders | … | Gold Salesman |
| Morgana Shaw | … | Receptionist |
| Adrian Pasdar | … | Skeet Machine Salesman |
| Dameon Clarke | … | Animal Truck Driver |
| Jason Douglas | … | Helper |
| Rick Dial | … | Feed Store Owner |
| George Haynes | … | Farmer |
| Jo Harvey Allen | … | Woman in Hospital |
| Nadia Shihab | … | Handmaiden |
| Eugene Osment | … | Doctor |
| Jace Pitre | … | Frankie |
| Travis Willingham | … | Hood |
| Brian Decaro | … | Hood |
| Kanin Howell | … | Hood |
| Billy Joe Shaver | … | Biplane Truck Driver |
| Dennis Letts | … | Sheriff |
| Daniel Brooks | … | Sheik’s Great Grandson |
| Linus | … | The Dog Pack |
| Baron | … | The Dog Pack |
| Nicki | … | The Dog Pack |
| Rusty | … | The Dog Pack |
| Tyler | … | The Dog Pack |
| Taureg | … | Jasmine the Lion |
| Kelsey | … | The Giraffe |
| Charles E. Gray | … | Turkish Soldier |
| Nick Price | … | Walt’s Son #1 |
| Rory Charles Thost | … | Walt’s Son #2 |
| Elizabeth Gast | … | Walter’s Wife |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia