Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)

  • PG
  • 03/24/1995 (US)
  • Adventure, Family, Western
  • 1h 38m

A journey into a world where legends come to life. Dreams come true. And every boy is a hero.

Overview

A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When Daniel Hackett sees his father Jonas gravely wounded by the villainous Stiles, his first urge is for his family to flee the danger, and give up their life on a farm which Daniel has come to despise anyway. Going alone to a lake to try to decide what to do, he falls asleep on a boat and wakes to find himself in the wild west, in the company of such "tall tale" legends as Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Calamity Jane. Together, they battle the same villains Daniel is facing in his "real" world, ending with a heroic confrontation in which the boy stands up to Stiles and his henchmen, and rallies his neighbors to fight back against land grabbers who want to destroy their town.

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Director

Steve Bloom

Writer

Robert Rodat

Writer

Tex O'Reilly

Characters

Cast

Patrick Swayze's headshot

Patrick Swayze

Pecos Bill
Oliver Platt's headshot

Oliver Platt

Paul Bunyan
Roger Aaron Brown's headshot

Roger Aaron Brown

John Henry
Nick Stahl's headshot

Nick Stahl

Daniel Hackett
Scott Glenn's headshot

Scott Glenn

J.P. Stiles
Stephen Lang's headshot

Stephen Lang

Jonas Hackett
Jared Harris's headshot

Jared Harris

Head Thug Pug
Catherine O'Hara's headshot

Catherine O'Hara

Calamity Jane

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