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The way Uncle Frank treats Kevin...

posted 8 years ago by evguenimlodik
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Re-watching these movies as an adult, I have to say I'm completely dumbfounded at the amount of abuse Uncle Frank is allowed to hurl towards Kevin. If someone treated my child that way, he would've gotten his teeth knocked down into his throat, relative or no relative.

[–] NobodymournstheWicked 8 years ago

Yeah but it seems like every family is different

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[–] mikeyg24 8 years ago

Kevin is a despicable brat and if he were my nephew I'd knock my brother's teeth down his neck!

Hey! You're not old enough to drink! Now go and die for your country!!!

[–] Nikostratos 8 years ago

"Kevin is a despicable brat and if he were my nephew I'd knock my brother's teeth down his neck!"

Which is why you're probably old, unmarried and childless. If not, please don't reproduce.

[–] jsn_hylnd 8 years ago

He's worse than that, he conspired to have the Wet Bandits burglarize the house.

[–] evguenimlodik 8 years ago

That subplot was deleted in pre-production. Probably felt to be too contrived and/or convoluted.

[–] raymond-lg 8 years ago

when he compared his glasses with a kid, I always want to drag him out of the TV and beat him to death.

[–] PhineasAppleby 8 years ago

Uncle Frank is jealous of his brother Peter. He takes it out on Kevin because he's a jerk and Kevin reminds Frank of a young Peter.