Secondhand Lions


1h 51m 2003

Brief Synopsis

For 14-year old Walter, his great uncles' farm in rural Texas is the last place on earth he wants to spend the summer. Dumped off by his mother, Mae, in the middle of nowhere with two crazy old men and the promise that she'll come back for him, Walter doesn't know what to believe in. Eccentric and gruff, Hub and Garth McCaan are rumored to have been bank robbers, mafia hit men and/or war criminals in their younger days. The truth is elusive, although they do seem to have an endless supply of cash. But Walter begins to see a new side to his great uncles when he stumbles on an old photograph of a beautiful woman hidden away in a trunk and asks Garth who she is.

Film Details

Also Known As
Afrikas hemligheter, Second Hand Lions, secret des frères McCann
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Austin, Texas, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 51m

Synopsis

For 14-year old Walter, his great uncles' farm in rural Texas is the last place on earth he wants to spend the summer. Dumped off by his mother, Mae, in the middle of nowhere with two crazy old men and the promise that she'll come back for him, Walter doesn't know what to believe in. Eccentric and gruff, Hub and Garth McCaan are rumored to have been bank robbers, mafia hit men and/or war criminals in their younger days. The truth is elusive, although they do seem to have an endless supply of cash. But Walter begins to see a new side to his great uncles when he stumbles on an old photograph of a beautiful woman hidden away in a trunk and asks Garth who she is.

Crew

Dave Adams

3-D Models

Lee Adams

Song

Curtis E Akin

Animal Services

Monica Allen

Driver

Toni Allen

Negative Cutter

Dean Allison

Foreman

Paul Alvarado-dykstra

Assistant

Austin Anderson

Animal Wrangler

Austin Anderson

Stunt Performer

Gary Anderson

On-Set Dresser

Troy Anderson

Electrician

Natalie Angel

Assistant Production Coordinator

Ray Asgar

Helicopter Pilot

Rick Ash

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lawrence Ashmore

Original Music

Yvonne Baker

Song

Lyndsey Baldasare

Casting Assistant

Dawn Barkin

Animal Trainer

Mateo Barnstone

Assistant Location Manager

Chris Barrett

Music Engineer

W Basquette

Video Assist/Playback

Ralph Bass

Song

Ray Beal

Animal Trainer

Stephen F. Beasley

Electrician

Meg Beatty

Production Assistant

Ken Beggs

Animal Trainer

Amy Bell

Assistant Property Master

Beatrice Bellino

On-Set Dresser

Nancy Bernstein

Visual Effects Producer

Tammy Blackburn

Animal Trainer

Steve Bland

Wrangler

Arthur Blum

Dolly Grip

Tony Boggs

Stunt Performer

David Bomba

Production Designer

Armando Borbon

Driver

Richard Boris

Greensman

E W Bradford

Construction Coordinator

Berkeley Breathed

Illustrator

Mark Bristol

Storyboard Artist

Stacy Brownrigg

Sound Mixer

Joe Bucaro

Stunt Performer

Thomas Bunker

Driver

Payson Burt

Stunts

Jodi Campanaro

Digital Effects Artist

Colin Campbell

Chief Lighting Technician

Kristy Campbell

Animal Trainer

Robyn Campbell

Digital Effects Artist

John Campolongo

Animal Services

Chella Cardona

Office Production Assistant

Kerry Carmean

Sound Effects Editor

Laurie Cartwright

Finance Manager

Dwight Cary

Driver

Will Cascio

Stunt Performer

Frank Cassavetes

Assistant

Daniel Castanda

Driver

Kathryn Castellanos

Office Production Assistant

Monique Champagne

Production Assistant

Janis Chaskin

Executive Producer

Scott Childers

Foreman

Stephen M Chudej

Costume Supervisor

Matt Colleran

Sound Recordist

Jack Colmenero

On-Set Dresser

Bobbi Colorado

Animal Trainer

Kay Colvin

Sound

William M Connor

Assistant Director

Bridget M. Cook

Hair Stylist

Kevin Cooper

Executive Producer

Tom Core

Visual Effects

Pine Valley Cosmonauts

Song Performer

Charlie Coulter

Driver

Matthew Cowan

Rigging Grip

Sam Craytor

Driver

April Crump

On-Set Dresser

Charles Currier

Stunts

Carla Curry

Art Department

Marc Dabrusin

Props Assistant

Jeff Dashnaw

Stunt Performer

Jon Davidson

Production Accountant

Sammy Davis Jr.

Song Performer

Shad Davis

Visual Effects

Leo M Dawson

Accounting Assistant

Sonia Y Dawson

Accounting Assistant

Thadd Day

Boom Operator

Francisco De La Fuente

Driver

Victor De La Fuente

Driver

Rolando Dehoyos

Driver

Anthony Delongis

Stunts

Robert Deschane

Adr Mixer

Ivan Dewolf

Animator

Big Jim Dicuffa

Driver

Patricia Dillon

On-Set Dresser

Joe Dishner

Line Producer

Willie Dixon

Song

Greg Dolph

Stunts

Jason Doss

3-D Artist

Rick Downey

Negative Cutter

Patrick Doyle

Music

Patrick Doyle

Original Music

Scott Edelstein

3-D Artist

David Efron

Stunt Performer

Jeff Egan

Production

Toby Emmerich

Executive Producer

Peter Ettinger

Assistant Editor

Marcia Evers

Costume Supervisor

Crystal Falkner-paysse

Costumes

Gregory Faucett

Transportation Captain

Erin Ferguson

Production Secretary

James Ferrell

Set Decorator

Joe Fisk

Craft Service

Cliff Fleming

Helicopter Pilot

Jan Foster

Unit Production Manager

Will Foster

Stand-In

Ramon Frank

Stunt Performer

Robbie Friedmann

Location Manager

Karen M. Fuchs

Accountant

Peter Fuchs

Music Engineer

Steve Galich

Pyrotechnics

Tony Gardner

Animatronics

Nerses Gezalyan

Foley Mixer

Stanford S. Gilbert

Props

Shellie Gillespie

Art Department Coordinator

Sandy P Gilzow

Best Boy Grip

Stan Ginsel

Projectionist

Rick Glassey

Animal Trainer

Emily Glatter

Production Coordinator

Victoria Gonzales

Loader

Dwayne Grady

Property Master

Gina Grande

Script Supervisor

Daniel G Grant

Driver

Darin K Grant

Digital Effects

Jack N Green

Other

Jack N Green

Director Of Photography

Peter Green

Camera Assistant

Ryan Green

Camera Operator

Hal Groshon

Best Boy Electric

Stacy Gunderson

Animal Trainer

Stacy Gunderson

Animal Services

Joey Hamlin

Stunt Performer

Kelley Hankins

Scenic Artist

Philip Hardage

Assistant Director

Laura Harris

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Cody Haynes

Animal Wrangler

Jerry Henery

Foreman

Robert Hicks

Best Boy Grip

Mike Hitch

Driver

Timmy Hoffman

3-D Models

Craig Hosking

Aerial Unit

Alphonso Howell

Song

Cliff Hunt

Driver

Roy Huth

On-Set Dresser

Todd Isroelit

Visual Effects Producer

Ted Istratescu

Painter

Christopher Jackson

Assistant

Edison Jackson

Electrician

Edison Jackson

Best Boy Electric

Adam Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John R Jensen

Art Director

Michael Jerritt

Stand-In

Ed Johnston

Casting

Gary Jones

Costume Designer

Mary Jurey

Assistant

Tom Kalbfleisch

Electrician

Lawrence Karman

Camera Operator

Lawrence Karman

Steadicam Operator

John Karner

3-D Models

Mark S. Kaufman

Executive Producer

Kate Kelly

Production Coordinator

Nell Kennedy

Office Production Assistant

K J Kernan

Location Manager

June Kim

Post-Production Accountant

Amanda Kirchhoff

Post-Production Assistant

David M. Kirschner

Producer

Janice S Knox

Transportation Co-Captain

Peter Kolb

Rigging Grip

Kurt Kornemann

Best Boy Grip

Margo K Kornemann

Auditor

Jon Lewis

Gaffer

Jimmy W Lindsey

Camera Operator

Melody Lloyd

Medic

Sammy M Lockhart

Driver

Joseph Lockwood

Driver

Greg Lomas

Grip

Karen Loop

Executive Producer

Karl Luthin

Animal Wrangler

Jack Lynch

Special Effects Technician

April Mackin

Animal Trainer

Larry Madrid

Animal Trainer

William Marti

Camera Assistant

Pat Martine

Painter

Tim Mccanlies

Screenplay

Marc Mccord

Props

Tom Mcdaniel

Foreman

Jeffrey D Mcdonald

Assistant Art Director

Jonathan Mcgarry

Assistant Director

Jerry Mcknight

Driver

Mike Mcmahan

Driver

Brian Mcmillan

Animal Services

Kevin Mcmillian

Stunt Performer

Dennis Mcneill

Color Timer

Clare Merrick

Office Production Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
Afrikas hemligheter, Second Hand Lions, secret des frères McCann
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Austin, Texas, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 51m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 19, 2003

Released in United States on Video February 3, 2004

Previously in development at Warner Bros.

rt MPAA PG: thematic material, language, action violence

Released in United States on Video February 3, 2004

Released in United States Fall September 19, 2003