Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)

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

  • Genre: Adventure, Family, Western
  • Release Date: 1995-03-24
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 76 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Caravan Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
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Summary

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.

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  • Patrick Swayze

    as Pecos Bill
  • Oliver Platt

    as Paul Bunyan
  • Roger Aaron Brown

    as John Henry
  • Nick Stahl

    as Daniel Hackett
  • Scott Glenn

    as J.P. Stiles
  • Stephen Lang

    as Jonas Hackett
  • Jared Harris

    as Head Thug Pug
  • Catherine O'Hara

    as Calamity Jane
  • Burgess Meredith

    as Old Man (uncredited)
  • Scott Wilson

    as Zeb
  • William H. Macy

    as Railroad Magnate
  • Moira Sinise

    as Mary Hackett
Directing Jeremiah S. Chechik Director
Writing Steve Bloom Writer
Writing Robert Rodat Writer
Production Jackie Burch Casting
Production Joe Roth Producer
Costume & Make-Up Wayne A. Finkelman Costume Design
Editing Richard Chew Editor
Art Rick Heinrichs Art Direction
Art Jim Dultz Art Direction
Sound Randy Edelman Original Music Composer
Art Eugenio Zanetti Production Design
Camera Janusz Kamiński Director of Photography
Production Kirsten W. Welles Associate Producer
Production Roger Birnbaum Producer
Art Jerie Kelter Set Decoration
Production Bill Badalato Executive Producer
Crew Jimmy Ortega Stunts
Crew Andy Gill Stunts
Crew Ernie F. Orsatti Stunt Coordinator
Directing Ernie F. Orsatti Second Unit Director
Writing Tex O'Reilly Characters
Camera Melinda Sue Gordon Still Photographer

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