Synopsis :
In the 1960s, Walter Coleman (Haley Joel Osment) is sent to live with his uncles
by his mother (who claims she is going to go to court reporting school, so that
he can find the fortune they have supposedly accumulated). When they first arrive,
Hub and Garth McCann (Robert Duvall, Michael Caine) are knee-deep in their pond,
shooting at bass with shotguns. His cousins, also strong believers in the fortune,
arrive a day after his mother leaves to ingratiate themselves into the good
graces of Hub and Garth. They scare Walter away, and he runs to telephone his
mother. He discovers that she is not actually enrolled at the school, but has
lied — again.
With no recourse but to return to his uncles' farm, Walter eventually becomes
used to their quirky, socially atypical mannerisms and they become used to him
and his shyness. While encouraging them to eat vegetables and stop shooting
at visiting salesmen, he becomes aware of his uncles' mysterious past. Garth
reveals to him that he and Hub were adventurers beginning in World War I.
Hub and Garth arrived in France the day that Germany invaded the country. Garth
believed they should return home, but Hub proposed that they tour Europe just
ahead of the invading armies. On their last night in France, after enjoying
the local nightlife in Marseilles with two French soldiers, they find themselves
shanghaied on a ship, conscripted into the French Foreign Legion. The two brothers
fought in many battles, and Hub saved Garth's life several times, in many different
battles.
- Cast : Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall,
Kyra Sedgwick
- Studio/Banner : Eagle
- Format : DVD
- Language : English
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