Where to watch Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure(1995)

Where to stream Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure plot summary

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.

Details

Release date

March 24, 1995

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Adventure, Family, Western

Directed by

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Country

United States

TMDB rating

6.2 / 10 · 91 votes

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure trailer

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Cast

• Patrick SwayzePecos Bill
• Oliver PlattPaul Bunyan
• Roger Aaron BrownJohn Henry
• Nick StahlDaniel Hackett
• Scott GlennJ.P. Stiles
• Stephen LangJonas Hackett
• Jared HarrisHead Thug Pug
• Catherine O'HaraCalamity Jane
• Burgess MeredithOld Man (uncredited)
• Scott WilsonZeb

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