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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Adventure, Family, Western

1h 38m

March 24, 1995 (30 years ago)

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

Pecos Bill

Birthday: August 18, 1952

42 September 14, 2009 (57)
Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Paul Bunyan

Birthday: January 12, 1960

3565
Roger Aaron Brown

Roger Aaron Brown

John Henry

Birthday: June 12, 1949

4576
Nick Stahl

Nick Stahl

Daniel Hackett

Birthday: December 5, 1979

1545
Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

J.P. Stiles

Birthday: January 26, 1939

5686
Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang

Jonas Hackett

Birthday: July 11, 1952

4273
Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Head Thug Pug

Birthday: August 24, 1961

3364
Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Calamity Jane

Birthday: March 4, 1954

4171
Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Zeb

Birthday: March 29, 1942

52 October 6, 2018 (76)
William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Railroad Magnate

Birthday: March 13, 1950

4575