Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
movie

A journey into a world where legends come to life. Dreams come true. And every boy is a hero.
Released March 24, 1995
Overview
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.
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

Burgess Meredith
as
Old Man (uncredited)

Scott Wilson
as
Zeb

William H. Macy
as
Railroad Magnate

Moira Sinise
as
Mary Hackett
Crew

Jeremiah S. Chechik
as
Director
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Steve Bloom
as
Writer

Robert Rodat
as
Writer

Randy Edelman
as
Original Music Composer

Janusz Kamiński
as
Director of Photography
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Richard Chew
as
Editor
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Jackie Burch
as
Casting
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Eugenio Zanetti
as
Production Design

Rick Heinrichs
as
Art Direction
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Jim Dultz
as
Art Direction
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Bill Badalato
as
Executive Producer

Roger Birnbaum
as
Producer