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{{quote|''"Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage and virtue mean everything...that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love...true love never dies."''|'''Hub''' (Robert Duvall)}}
In this film set in the 1960s, Walter, played by [[Haley Joel Osment]], is dropped off with his great uncles by his ditzy mom, who says she needs some time to herself so she can go to court reporting school. The uncles Hub ([[Robert Duvall]]) and Garth ([[Michael Caine]]) don't like having a 'kid' around cramping their style, but eventually warm to him, and he to them. The uncles are a little...eccentric (they go fishing by shooting bass with their shotguns, and spend their days chasing off traveling salesmen...with shotguns), but they prove themselves to be surprisingly capable foster dads. Walter is awed by Hub's crazy ways, while Garth spins tales of their adventuring days of yore. [[Needs More Love]].
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* [[Arabian Nights Days]]: The mundane version.
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: The brothers McCann are able to assume control of any situation by being armed, assertive, and [[Badass]].
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* [[Delinquents]]: A handful get their backsides handed to them by the [[Retired Badass]].
* [[Diner Brawl]]: The incident with the aforementioned delinquents.
* [[Dual
* [[Dramatic Gun Cock]]: A couple times. With [[Shotguns Are Just Better|shotguns, as it should be]].
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: The Sheik.
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* [[Great Way to Go]]: "Going out with your boots on."
* [[Groin Attack]]: ''Defend yourself!''
* [[Hey,
** [[Anime]] fans might recognize one of the thugs Robert Duval beats up as [[Travis Willingham]].
*** This is especially funny knowing that Travis will be playing Cell on Dragonball Z Kai, and the previous Cell, Dameon Clarke, is also in this movie, as the animal truck driver.
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** Stan is [[Knights of the Old Republic|Atton.]]
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Jasmine the Lion, in her [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. Poor thing had too much excitement}}.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: The final act of the film heavily implies that Mae does show some concern for her son, as shown when he asks her to leave him in the custody of his uncles. It is also likely that when Stan went to interrogate Walter, she went back into the house to get Hub and Garth for help.
* [[The Ishmael]]: ''Squared.'' The film is told from Walter's point of view as an adult looking back, and Garth narrates the flashbacks to their adventures in the same way.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: The Sheik. A lampshade is hung on this by Walter.
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* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]: {{spoiler|The Sheik}} of course.
* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Those teenagers ''really'' should learn to respect their elders.
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* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Walter's mother abandons him in pretty much every way possible. First with his uncles, then to a man she knows is likely to interrogate and beat him. {{spoiler|He ultimately ''begs her to leave forever'', and this time she does so for his own good.}}
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* [[Quirky Household]]
* [[A Real Man Is a Killer]]: Played with. The uncles are "real men" because they've fought through lots of difficult situations for something that they love and believe in. The fact that they [[Unreliable Narrator|might have]] killed some people along the way is not the main point. The movie also shows the kind of [[Glory Days|issues with retirement]] that men typically portrayed in this fashion would have to deal with once they got older.
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