Poster for Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)

Movie Age rating in United States of America: PG

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)

Mar 24, 1995 · 1h 38m

6.2/10 TMDB user score
91 votes on TMDB

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

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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Top 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
  • William H. Macy William H. Macy Railroad Magnate
  • Moira Sinise Moira Sinise Mary Hackett

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