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Garth: He's runnin' for it! Hub: I got 'im! Garth: Damn. Empty! Hub: Get ammo; I'll keep him covered! Mae: Yoo-hoo! Garth: Huh? 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! Garth: Relatives. Hub: [Groans] Damn.

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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. Garth: There he is. Hub: Lawyer! Stay in the car! Garth: Hub, come on. Hub: [hesitant] No, not me. You- Garth: Hub. Get out of the car. [Garth and Hub go over and sit beside Walter] Planning your next move? Where you goin'? Walter: Here. Area code 406, Montana. Garth: How come you're not headin' to Fort Worth, where your mum is? Walter: She's not there. She lied. Again. Garth: 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. Garth: We got better maps than that one at the house, right Hub? Hub: Yeah, man needs a good map, that's for sure. Walter: 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] Walter: I guess I should g

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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. Hood 1: Hey, who do you think you are, huh? Garth: Just a dumb kid, Hub. Don't kill him. Hub: [to Garth] 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.] Hood 1: Let's show this old bastard who's tough! Get out your knives! Garth: Now, boys, you're fixin' to let those teenag

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Salesman: Don't shoot! Don't shoot! Garth: He's been here before! This is no ordinary salesman. Salesman: Brothers McCann? Hub: Hell, I like me a challenge. Salesman: Can we talk? Hub: Come out where we can see you! Salesman: Put down your guns and I'll come out! Garth: [Grins] This guy is good. Hub: I'll cover him- you sneak around. [Walter tugs at his arm] What're you-what? What? Walter: Why not see what he's sellin'? Salesman: Let me just show it to you! Hub: What the hell for? Salesman: It's right behind my car! Walter: Well, what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it? Salesman: Trust me! Garth: Could be the kid has a point. Hub: Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. Then we'll shoot 'im. Garth: Good plan.

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Walter: 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. Garth: That's some lion you bought. Hub: That's some garden seeds you bought. Walter: Don't worry, they're not as bad as they seem right at first.

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Walter: What kind of greedy, no-good scum would turn in Uncle Hub for money? Garth: [Leans in and grins] Well, I would. Walter: [eyes widening with realization] Ah, it was a trick. Garth: Yeah, it was a trick.

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Garth: Looks like he's going to need stitches. Hub: Yeah, a lot of damn stitches. Walter: What happened to her? Garth: Looks like her heart gave out in all the excitement. Walter: Look. I think she's smiling. Garth: Yeah, I guess she died happy. Hub: She died with her boots on, that's the main thing. Garth: Protecting her cub. Walter: She was a real lion, wasn't she? There at the end. A real jungle lion. A real Africa lion.

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Garth: Howdy, Stan. Hub: You know, you're lucky, Stan. Lucky the lion got to you before *we* did.

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Hub: Damn. She doesn't deserve that kid. Maybe we'll get a lawyer. Garth: 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? Garth: Hub- there's nothin' we can do. He's gone.

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Walter: If I'm gonna live here, there's gonna be some conditions. Hub: Conditions? Walter: No more dangerous stuff. No more fighting teenagers. No airplanes. More vegetables, less meat. Hub: [Incredulous] What do you expect us to die of? Old age? Garth: Well... welcome home.

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Sheikh's great-grandson: So, the two men in Great-Grandfather's stories: they really lived?! Walter: Yeah. They really lived.