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Secondhand Lions / The Goonies
Actors: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall
Directors: Richard Donner, Tim McCanlies
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family

PG 2005

If you can get past its thick layer of syrup and molasses, Secondhand Lions reveals itself as a thoroughly decent family film that anyone can enjoy. It gets a little sappy sometimes, but there's something to be said for a ... more »movie in which Michael Caine and Robert Duvall play eccentric old brothers who take the easy approach to fishing: instead of a peaceful rod and reel, they use 12-gauge shotguns. When 14-year-old Walter (Haley Joel Osment, teetering on puberty) spends an eventful summer with his great-uncles on their vast Texas farmland (he's been dumped there by his delinquent mom, played by Kyra Sedgwick), he soon discovers they've lived lives full of adventure, excitement, passion, and mystery. Either that or they're old-time bank robbers with a long criminal record, and writer-director Tim McCanlies (who invested similar warmth into The Iron Giant) does a nice job of concealing the truth until the very end. Full of enriching lessons and homespun humor, Secondhand Lions has more substance than most family films. If you enjoyed Holes, you'll probably enjoy this movie, too. --Jeff Shannon You may be surprised to discover that the director of the Lethal Weapon movies and scary horror flick The Omen, Richard Donner, also produced and directed this classic children's adventure (which, by the way, was written by Donner's screen-wizard friend Steven Spielberg). Then again you may not. The Goonies, like Donner's other movies, is the same story of good versus evil. It has its share of bad guys (the Fratelli brothers and their villainous mother), reluctant-hero good guys (the Walsh bothers and their gang of friends), and lots of corny one-liners. Like in an old-fashioned Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew plot, the Goonies need to solve a problem: a corrupt corporate developer has bought out their neighborhood and plans to flatten all their homes. Luckily, the beloved gang stumbles on a treasure map. In the hopes of finding the treasure to buy back their houses, the Goonies embark on their quest through underground passages, aboard pirate ships, and behind waterfalls. This swashbuckling and rollicking ride was also a great breeding ground for a couple of child actors who went on to enjoy numerous successes in adulthood: Sean Astin (Rudy, Encino Man) and Martha Plimpton (Pecker, 200 Cigarettes). --Samantha Allen Storey

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Actors: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall
Directors: Richard Donner, Tim McCanlies
Creators: Tim McCanlies, Amy Sayres, Corey Sienega, David Kirschner, Chris Columbus, Steven Spielberg
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family Films
Studio: Warner Home Video
Format: DVD - Color - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 04/05/2005
Original Release Date: 09/19/2003
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2003
Release Year: 2005
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish

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K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 4/14/2023...

The Goonies - A classic that the masses love! Never really understood that other than many well known actors are in this since it was slow and drawn out. Keep moving, keep walking...