Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
“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.
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Cast
12 people
Patrick Swayze
Pecos Bill
Known for
Ghost
Point Break
Oliver Platt
Paul Bunyan
Known for
The Bear
Chicago Med
Roger Aaron Brown
John Henry
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Nick Stahl
Daniel Hackett
Known for
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Carnivàle
Scott Glenn
J.P. Stiles
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Stephen Lang
Jonas Hackett
Known for
Avatar
Don't Breathe
Jared Harris
Head Thug Pug
Known for
Chernobyl
Foundation
Catherine O'Hara
Calamity Jane
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Burgess Meredith
Old Man (uncredited)
Known for
Rocky
Clash of the Titans
Scott Wilson
Zeb
Known for
The Walking Dead
The OA
William H. Macy
Railroad Magnate
Known for
Shameless
Fargo
Moira Sinise
Mary Hackett
Known for
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Breakdown
Jeremiah S. Chechik Director · Robert Rodat Writer Steve Bloom Writer
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $32M · United States release March 24, 1995
Box office
Budget
$32,000,000
Worldwide gross
$11,047,627
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Caravan Pictures
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · March 24, 1995
TV
United States · March 24, 1995
Theatrical
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