Summaries

Fourteen-year-old Walter Caldwell's irresponsible mother Mae sends him to live with his bachelor uncles, Hub and Garth, so that she can go on yet another husband-hunting trip.

A young male spends the summer with his two great-uncles on their farm. While there, he gets to know them and learns about their past. He learns that they fought together. Along the way, they understand the meaning of family and sticking together.—RECB3

A boy named Walter is dropped by his mother Mae at his great-uncles' house. Later, Walter will find out his great-uncles' big secret, and rumors say that Hub and Garth, Walter's great-uncles, have stolen a lot of gold and money. (some say they stole it from Al Capone) Did they really steal that money or not?—Christina ^_^

Thirteen-year-old Walter has had a hard life, with his no good floozy of a mother getting together with many equally despicable men. Before going on yet another husband-hunting trip, she drops him off at the house of his great-uncles Hub and Garth. They disappeared for quite a while in their youth, and are rumored to have acquired a great fortune, which Walter's mother hopes to get her hands on if he can ingratiate himself enough to the two cantankerous men. Though reluctant to put up with him at first, Hub and Garth grow to accept Walter, and even tell him fantastic stories of what they were up to while they went missing. When his mother returns, Walter must take charge of his own life, and decide what he's going to do with it.—rmlohner

Details

Keywords
  • male protagonist
  • held at swordpoint
  • foreign legion
  • foreign legionaire
  • jarhead
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Family
Release date Sep 18, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom Slovakia
Language English
Filming locations Lockhart, Texas, USA
Production companies New Line Cinema David Kirschner Productions Digital Domain

Box office

Budget $30000000
Gross US & Canada $42070939
Opening weekend US & Canada $12900000
Gross worldwide $48260279

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 51m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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