Tall Tale (1995)

Original title

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Directed by

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Genre

fantasy film, Western film, adventure film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young farm boy teams up with legendary folk heroes like Pecos Bill to protect his town from a greedy land developer. The story blends fantasy with frontier adventure as the boy learns about courage and community.

whimsicaladventurousnostalgiclightheartedinspirationalfolkloricplucky

What happens

Tall Tale (also known as Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill) is a 1995 American Western adventure fantasy film directed by Jeremiah Chechik, written by Steven L. Bloom and Robert Rodat, produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Caravan Pictures and starring Scott Glenn, Oliver Platt, Nick Stahl, Stephen Lang, Roger Aaron Brown, Catherine O'Hara, and Patrick Swayze. It tells the story of a young farm boy who receives aid from tall tale figures in saving his town from a greedy developer. Though shooting of the film was completed in 1993, it did not get a theatrical release until March 24, 1995 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure, grossing only $8.2 million on an estimated $32 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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