Tall Tale (1995)
A journey into a world where legends come to life. Dreams come true. And every boy is a hero.
96 min
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.
- Release date
- March 24, 1995
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $32,000,000
Trailer
Cast
- 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
- Moira Sinise as Sarah Hackett
- Joe Grifasi as Man in Top Hat
Crew
- Jeremiah S. Chechik · Director
- Steve Bloom · Writer
- Robert Rodat · Writer
- Roger Birnbaum · Producer
- Joe Roth · Producer
- Randy Edelman · Composer
- Janusz Kaminski · Cinematographer
- Richard Chew · Editor
- Jackie Burch · Casting director
- Eugenio Zanetti · Production designer