Tall Tale
(1995)

A journey into a world where legends come to life. Dreams come true. And every boy is a hero.

Released: 1995-03-24

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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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Patrick Swayze

as Pecos Bill

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Oliver Platt

as Paul Bunyan

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Nick Stahl

as Daniel Hackett

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Scott Glenn

as J.P. Stiles

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Stephen Lang

as Jonas Hackett

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Jared Harris

as Head Thug Pug

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Catherine O'Hara

as Calamity Jane

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Burgess Meredith

as Old Man (uncredited)

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William H. Macy

as Railroad Magnate

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Moira Sinise

as Mary Hackett

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Jim Dultz

Art Direction

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Joe Roth

Producer

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Kirsten W. Welles

Associate Producer

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Janusz Kamiński

Director of Photography

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Eugenio Zanetti

Production Design

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Randy Edelman

Original Music Composer

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Bill Badalato

Executive Producer

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Ernie F. Orsatti

Stunt Coordinator

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Ernie F. Orsatti

Second Unit Director

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