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Secondhand Lions Quotes

"The McCann brothers have finally met their match."

PG 2003 · 1h 51m
72
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72
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14 quotes
A Challenge in Unexpected Encounters
Salesman Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
Garth He's been here before! This is no ordinary salesman.
Salesman Brothers McCann?
Hub Hell, I like me a challenge.
Salesman Can we talk?
Hub Come out where we can see you!
Salesman Put down your guns and I'll come out!
Garth This guy is good.
[''Grins'']
Hub I'll cover him- you sneak around. What're you-what? What?
[Walter tugs at his arm]
Walter Why not see what he's sellin'?
Salesman Let me just show it to you!
Hub What the hell for?
Salesman It's right behind my car!
Walter Well, what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it?
Salesman Trust me!
Garth Could be the kid has a point.
Hub Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. Then we'll shoot im.
Garth Good plan.
The Importance of Belief and Values
Hub McCann Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things that a man needs to believe in the most: that people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love, true love, never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. No matter if they're true or not, a man should believe in those things because those are the things worth believing in.
Urgent Call for Action in Pursuit
Garth He's runnin for it!
Hub I got im!
Garth Damn. Empty!
Hub Get ammo; I'll keep him covered!
Mae Yoo-hoo!
Garth Huh?
Hub You send for a hooker?
Mae Uncle Hub, Uncle Garth- it's me, Mae!
Mae Mae! Pearl's daughter! And I brought Walter, your nephew!
Garth Relatives.
Hub Damn.
[Groans]
A Lucky Encounter with a Lion
Garth Howdy, Stan.
Hub You know, you're lucky, Stan. Lucky the lion got to you before *we* did.
Debating the Fate of a Child
Hub Damn. She doesn't deserve that kid. Maybe we'll get a lawyer.
Garth No judge is gonna take a kid away from his mother, give im to two old bachelor uncles.
Hub Well, maybe she'll sell im to us. How much money we got?
Garth Hub- there's nothin we can do. He's gone.
A Unique Aviation Incident Involving Elderly Pilots
Sheriff Brady Best I can figure, they were trying to fly through that barn, upside down. Had a bunch of reporters out here earlier; CNN. I guess it is news, when you got a tiny World War I biplane bein flown by two 90-year-old men, neither one of em with pilot's licenses... Well, they had a good, long run, the both of em. And they went out with their boots on!
Conflict Over Car and Responsibility
Ralph Hub, I don't see why you have to drive, it's my car!
Hub Quit whinin'.
Ralph We find that kid he's gonna get a piece of my mind.
Garth There he is.
Hub Lawyer! Stay in the car!
Garth Hub, come on.
Hub No, not me. You-
[hesitant]
Garth Hub. Get out of the car. Planning your next move? Where you goin'?
[Garth and Hub go over and sit beside Walter]
Walter Here. Area code 406, Montana.
Garth How come you're not headin to Fort Worth, where your mum is?
Walter She's not there. She lied. Again.
Garth Listen, kid, we know you got your heart set on goin to Montana, but... it's late. Hub, help me out here.
Hub Why? Sounds like his mind's made up. Good luck in Montana, kid.
Garth We got better maps than that one at the house, right Hub?
Hub Yeah, man needs a good map, that's for sure.
Walter I've been to the orphan home before. I don't wanna go back.
Hub Damn it, kid. It ain't our fault you got a lousy damn mother.
[Garth gives him another look]
Walter I guess I should get going. Which way is North?
Hub I'll say one thing for this kid, he sure pisses off the relatives!
Garth Listen, kid, do us a favor. If you come back to the house and stay awhile... Why, our relatives are going to hate it. I bet they hate it so much, they go away and leave us all the hell alone.
Hub It's crazy enough, it just might work.
Garth Come on, kid. Help us out here.
Heartbreak Amidst Excitement
Garth Looks like he's going to need stitches.
Hub Yeah, a lot of damn stitches.
Walter What happened to her?
Garth Looks like her heart gave out in all the excitement.
Walter Look. I think she's smiling.
Garth Yeah, I guess she died happy.
Hub She died with her boots on, that's the main thing.
Garth Protecting her cub.
Walter She was a real lion, wasn't she? There at the end. A real jungle lion. A real Africa lion.
Setting Conditions for a New Living Arrangement
Walter If I'm gonna live here, there's gonna be some conditions.
Hub Conditions?
Walter No more dangerous stuff. No more fighting teenagers. No airplanes. More vegetables, less meat.
Hub What do you expect us to die of? Old age?
[''Incredulous'']
Garth Well... welcome home.
Unexpected Pet Ownership Discussion
Walter So can I keep him? I'll look after him and take care of him and feed him and everything! I never had a pet of my very own before.
Hub So kid, you want to take care of it, nurse it back to health?
Hub Good. Then we shoot it.
Garth That's some lion you bought.
Hub That's some garden seeds you bought.
Walter Don't worry, they're not as bad as they seem right at first.
Betrayal and Deception Among Family Ties
Walter What kind of greedy, no-good scum would turn in Uncle Hub for money?
Garth Well, I would.
[''Leans in and grins'']
Walter Ah, it was a trick.
[''eyes widening with realization'']
Garth Yeah, it was a trick.
Discipline and Courage in Youth
Hub See, this here is exactly what I've been talkin bout. Ever since this kid was suckin on his momma's titty he's been shown everything but discipline. And now his idea of courage is ridin around botherin folks too good-natured to put a stop to it.
Hood 1 Hey, who do you think you are, huh?
Garth Just a dumb kid, Hub. Don't kill him.
Hub Right.
[''to Garth'']
Hub I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and TANKS! I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN! And loved only one woman, with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY!
[''Throws Hood 1 at the other teenagers.'']
Hood 1 Let's show this old bastard who's tough! Get out your knives!
Garth Now, boys, you're fixin to let those teenage hormones get you into a world of trouble.
[the thugs immediately drop their switchblades]
Hub Damn it, Garth, did I ask you to butt in?
Garth Hub, you've just come out the hospital.
Hub There's only four of em.
Garth Well, look, look. You fight this one first, then I'll let you fight the other three after, okay?
Hub Yeah! Watch this, kid.
[''To Walter'']
Garth Now, you- you better pick that knife up. Cause, son, you're gonna need all the help you can get.
[''To Hood 1'']
Confirmation of Historical Figures in Family Tales
Sheikh's great-grandson So, the two men in Great-Grandfather's stories: they really lived?!
Walter Yeah. They really lived.
Embracing Old Age and Independence
Hub McCann We're old, dammit! Leave us alone!