Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
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ID: tt0111359
Lang: en
Released 1995-03-24
Adult: No
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.
"A journey into a world where legends come to life. Dreams come true. And every boy is a hero."
Actors:

15440 | Jared Harris
Head Thug Pug

11514 | Catherine O'Hara
Calamity Jane

32747 | Stephen Lang
Jonas Hackett

723 | Patrick Swayze
Pecos Bill

17485 | Oliver Platt
Paul Bunyan

3905 | William H. Macy
Railroad Magnate

349 | Scott Glenn
J.P. Stiles

6408 | Nick Stahl
Daniel Hackett

6914 | Scott Wilson
Zeb

16523 | Burgess Meredith
Old Man (uncredited)

44054 | Roger Aaron Brown
John Henry

927959 | Moira Sinise
Mary Hackett
Director:
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genres:
- id: 12 & Adventure
- id: 10751 & Family
- id: 37 & Western
production-companies
- id: 175 | Caravan Pictures | US
- id: 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | US