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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

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.
1995
98 min
6.2
Adventure / Family / Western
Genres
Adventure / Family / Western
Runtime
98 min
Year
1995
Director
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writers
Robert Rodat, Steve Bloom
Studio
Caravan Pictures

Top Billed Cast

Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze
Pecos Bill
Oliver Platt
Oliver Platt
Paul Bunyan
Roger Aaron Brown
Roger Aaron Brown
John Henry
Nick Stahl
Nick Stahl
Daniel Hackett
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
J.P. Stiles
Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang
Jonas Hackett
Jared Harris
Jared Harris
Head Thug Pug
Catherine O'Hara
Catherine O'Hara
Calamity Jane
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Old Man (uncredited)
Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson
Zeb

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