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1995

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
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.

Duration

1h 38m

Released

March 24, 1995

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6.2

Rating80

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Cast12

  • Patrick Swayze
  • Oliver Platt
  • Roger Aaron Brown
  • Nick Stahl
  • Scott Glenn
  • Stephen Lang
  • Jared Harris
  • Catherine O'Hara
  • Burgess Meredith

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