Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer(s): Steve Bloom, Robert Rodat
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Nick Stahl, Scott Glenn, Stephen Lang, Jared Harris, Catherine O’Hara, Moira Sinise, Joe Grifasi, John P. Ryan, Scott Wilson, Bert Kramer, Eric Lawson, Bill Rodgers, Susan Barnes, John Nance, Mike Moroff, Richard Zobel, Michael J. Kosta, Timothy G. Riley, Darwyn Swalve, Jay S. York, Kevin Brown, E.B. Myers, James Oscar Lee, Sal Jenco, Michael, Ronnie, Niko, Luke, Bell, Kit, Kaye, Violet, Dudley, Sampson, Manny, Moe, Nick, William H. Macy, Burgess Meredith, Bruce Nahin, Sean O’Kane, Kenneth Swartz, Tony Teebo
Synopsis: 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.
Release Date: March 24, 1995 (USA) | Length: 96 min | Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Western | Certificate: PG
Note: Also known as “Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill”.