Secondhand Lions [Blu-ray]

Director: Tim McCanlies Tim McCanlies

Overview

In this family-friendly comedy drama, Walter (Haley Joel Osment) is a shy and bookish boy just short of his teens whose mother impulsively decides to leave him for the summer with his eccentric grand-uncles, Hub (Robert Duvall) and Garth (Michael Caine). Walter isn't especially happy about being left in the middle of Texas with two old men, while Hub and Garth aren't too pleased to be stuck minding a boy, especially one who isn't accustomed to hunting, fishing, or firearms. When Walter starts hearing local gossip about his uncles' wild and wooly pasts, he begins asking a few questions, and while Hub and Garth don't enjoy having the boy poking into their pasts, as they start telling tales of their youthful adventures, they find themselves itching for some new adventures in their lives. Soon Walter is a semi-willing accomplice as his elderly guardians rediscover the wild, impulsive spirit of youth. 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.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/2009
UPC:	0794043132919
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	PG
Source:	New Line Home Video
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:49:00
Sales rank:	8,732

Special Features

Commentary by director Tim McCanlies; Additional/alternate scenes; 3 fun feaurettes: Secondhand Lions - One screenplay's wild ride in hollywood; On the set with Secondhand Lions; Haley Joel Osment: an actor comes of age; Visual effects comparisons; Theatrical trailer & tv spots

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Caine	Garth
Robert Duvall	Hub
Haley Joel Osment	Walter,Doctor
Kyra Sedgwick	Mae
Nicky Katt	Stan
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,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
Jace Pitre	Frankie
Travis Willingham	Hood
Brian Stanton	Hood
Kanin Howell	Hood
Billy Joe Shaver	Biplane Truck Driver
Dennis Letts	Sheriff
Daniel Brooks	Sheik's Great-Grandson
Josh Lucas	Adult Walter
Kevin Michael Haberer	Young Garth
Patrick Doyle	Composer

Technical Credits

Tim McCanlies

Tim McCanlies	Screenwriter,Director
Janis Rothbard Chaskin	Executive Producer
Kevin Cooper	Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich	Executive Producer
Ed Johnston	Casting
Mark Kaufman	Executive Producer
David Kirschner	Producer
Karen Loop	Executive Producer
Erik Nash	Special Effects
Scott Ross	Producer
Emily Schweber	Casting
Corey Sienega	Producer
R. Bruce Steinheimer	Special Effects
Digital Domain	Special Effects
Cale Boyter	Executive Producer
Scott Wolf	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

"I've fought in two world wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I've led thousands of men into battle…. I've seen the headwaters of the Nile and tribes no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, and loved only one woman." What a treat it is to hear Robert Duvall roar in this heartwarming coming-of-age saga (reportedly based on Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson's childhood). Shy and sheltered Walter (Haley Joel Osment) has one of those fabled, only-in-the-movies summers spent in the nurturing company of his two uncles. Duvall and Michael Caine star as Hub and Garth, cantankerous old coots who live out in the sticks with no phone or television and delight in taking potshots at a parade of traveling salesmen. They reluctantly agree to take the boy in after his irresponsible mother deposits him on their doorstep. Walter is regaled by incredible tales of the brothers' rollicking exploits, in particular Hub's adventures in the Foreign Legion and his love of a desert princess. As in Big Fish, Walter will learn how much of these tales is tall and how much is true. Less interesting is the hubbub concerning the ill-gotten millions the brothers supposedly have stashed around their farm. At the heart of Secondhand Lions is the wisdom the indefatigable Hub imparts to Walter in his signature "What Every Boy Needs to Know About Being a Man" speech. Fair warning that tears will be jerked by film's end, but with its simple-life nostalgia, colorful characters, and crowd-pleasing scenes (as when Hub dispatches a quartet of taunting, leather-jacketed hooligans), Secondhand Lions soars as one of the year's very best family films.

Barnes & Noble - Donald Liebenson