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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780780646391
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780646398
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 03, 2004
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 415
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 19, 2003
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Product Description:
This comedic and touching family film follows the adventures of a shy young boy (Haley Joel Osment) who is sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncles (Michael Caine Robert Duvall). At first shocked by his uncles' unconventional behavior that includes ordering African lions through the mail the boy soon becomes enthralled with unraveling the mystery that has followed the uncles for years. Hearing tales of their exotic adventures involving kidnapped princesses Arabian sheiks and lost treasure not only brings him closer to his uncles but also teaches him what it means to believe in something... whether it's true or not.Running Time: 109 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 794043690426
Amazon.com:
If you can get past its thick layer of syrup and molasses, Secondhand Lions reveals itself as a thoroughly decent family film that anyone can enjoy. It gets a little sappy sometimes, but there's something to be said for a movie in which Michael Caine and Robert Duvall play eccentric old brothers who take the easy approach to fishing: instead of a peaceful rod and reel, they use 12-gauge shotguns. When 14-year-old Walter (Haley Joel Osment, teetering on puberty) spends an eventful summer with his great-uncles on their vast Texas farmland (he's been dumped there by his delinquent mom, played by Kyra Sedgwick), he soon discovers they've lived lives full of adventure, excitement, passion, and mystery. Either that or they're old-time bank robbers with a long criminal record, and writer-director Tim McCanlies (who invested similar warmth into The Iron Giant) does a nice job of concealing the truth until the very end. Full of enriching lessons and homespun humor, Secondhand Lions has more substance than most family films. If you enjoyed Holes, you'll probably enjoy this movie, too. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Utterly Brilliant, Suibtle Detail, Heartwarming
I have watched this DVD several times, and each time I find new details that enthrall.
This is a truly heartwarming movie that I used to push back against the crushing weight of reality, a reality I do not control.
The two super-actors are at their best, but the young man who stars as the son of the gad-about lady is the real star. His smile, his behavior, are Oscar material.
Don't mis the dogs, the pig, and the lion. This is a "top ten" movie.
Rating: - Secondhand Lions
i found this to be a refreshing family type movie. no high speed chases with sirens screeming in this movie. a period movie about non-existant fathers and wayward mothers.
Rating: - Great film- a rarity
In a world where so many films about sex and violence, this movie is the colored diamond amidst a sea of colorless ones. This is a film that you will remember. The actors are excellent, and the significance is very real- broken families, mothers who aren't really there, ostracism, finding a family, growing up, respecting and revering older ones, and you may find more themes. As a Language Arts teacher, and one that understands most of my students don't come from the conventional family, I plan on perhaps sharing this film with them.
Rating: - Good family film
Secondhand Lions (New Line Platinum Series) I have really injoyed this movie. It has joy, laughter, and also sadness. But, it is well worth owning as is one of those you can watch time and time again without getting tired of it. I highly recomend it to all ages... The story line is wonderful and Michael Caine and Robert Duvall do a fantastic job of playing two Uncles that seem a little harsh at first but warm up quickly to their grand Nephew...
Rating: - A fairy-tale for adults and children alike
The atmosphere of the movie changes from horror portending weirdness in the beginning ten minutes or so into a fairy-tale style romantic fantasy. Executed with good taste and enticing people to appreciate good and important things in life. Wouldn't mind viewing it again.
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