
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995 • Adventure | Family
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Director
Steve Bloom
Writer
Robert Rodat
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
March 24, 1995
Duration
98 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.8572
Budget
$32,000,000
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast

Patrick Swayze

Oliver Platt

Roger Aaron Brown

Nick Stahl

Scott Glenn

Stephen Lang

Jared Harris

Catherine O'Hara

Burgess Meredith

Scott Wilson

William H. Macy

Moira Sinise