Most-quoted character in Secondhand Lions (2003): in 13 of its 18 quotes
Most scenes with: Garth (8), Walter (4)
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; that love, true love, never dies... No matter if they're true or not, a man should believe in those things because those are the things worth believing in.
Part of Hub's famous 'what every boy needs to know about being a man 'speech.
Hub McCann I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two world wars, and countless smaller ones on three continents. I've 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 men 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.
Hub McCann Twice I've held your life in my hands, and twice I have given it back to you; the next time, your life is mine.
To the Sheik whom Hub has defeated in a duel.
Hub McCann What do you want us to die of... old age?
Hub McCann We're old, dammit! Leave us alone!
He's runnin' for it!
Hub I got 'im!
Damn. Empty!
Hub Get ammo; I'll keep him covered!
Mae Yoo-hoo!
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!
Relatives.
Hub Damn.
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.
There he is.
Hub Lawyer! Stay in the car!
Hub, come on.
Hub No, not me. You-
Hub. Get out of the car. [Garth and Hub go over and sit beside Walter] Planning your next move? Where you goin'?
Here. Area code 406, Montana.
How come you're not headin' to Fort Worth, where your mum is?
She's not there. She lied. Again.
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.
We got better maps than that one at the house, right Hub?
Hub Yeah, man needs a good map, that's for sure.
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]
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!
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.
Come on, kid. Help us out here.
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.
Hey, who do you think you are, huh?
Just a dumb kid, Hub. Don't kill him.
Hub Right.
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.]
Let's show this old bastard who's tough! Get out your knives!
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?
Hub, you've just come out the hospital.
Hub There's only four of 'em.
Well, look, look. You fight this one first, then I'll let you fight the other three after, okay?
Hub Yeah! [To Walter] Watch this, kid.
Now, you- you better pick that knife up. 'Cause, son, you're gonna need all the help you can get.
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
He's been here before! This is no ordinary salesman.
Brothers McCann?
Hub Hell, I like me a challenge.
Can we talk?
Hub Come out where we can see you!
Put down your guns and I'll come out!
Hub I'll cover him- you sneak around. [Walter tugs at his arm] What're you-what? What?
Why not see what he's sellin'?
Let me just show it to you!
Hub What the hell for?
It's right behind my car!
Well, what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it?
Trust me!
Could be the kid has a point.
Hub Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. Then we'll shoot 'im.
Good plan.
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.
Hub That's some garden seeds you bought.
Don't worry, they're not as bad as they seem right at first.
Howdy, Stan.
Hub You know, you're lucky, Stan. Lucky the lion got to you before *we* did.
Hub Damn. She doesn't deserve that kid. Maybe we'll get a lawyer.
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?
Hub- there's nothin' we can do. He's gone.
If I'm gonna live here, there's gonna be some conditions.
Hub Conditions?
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?
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