
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 a... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
Leave your thoughts about Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure.
| San Francisco ExaminerWalter V. AddiegoThe story, told with energy and humor, is aimed at family audiences, and should appeal to all but the smallest of children. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatProves that allies are always available to those who yearn to do the right thing. |
| Entertainment WeeklyEd HulseThe exquisitely photographed landscapes pull you out of your living room and into the grandeur of the West. |
| Baltimore SunStephen HunterExcuse me, is this any lesson for kids? Hey, kids, if you dream hard enough, mythical heroes will step out of your fantasies and help defeat your enemies with fancy gunplay. |
| User ReviewJ LSaw it in sixth grade. Remains to be one of my all-time favorites |
| User ReviewDavid TThis one I like cause they say that legons are not true, but what if they are and with pecos bill, I always wanted to chase twisters and to see old cowboy roping one and riding it, makes you think, what if? |
| User ReviewJoshua NGreat movie. i luv how they stop the train at the end. all the characters were awesome. To The Code!!! |
| User ReviewJason MI fegot about this movie it was one of my fav back in the day! They did 2 good when they made this! Now Im going to have to buy this one 2! |
| User ReviewCharlie MNow, I saw part of this at school when I was a child (I'm now in my mid-twenties) and I really love action-adventure and or certain fantasy films (whether it's Disney or non-Disney). Patrick Swayze gives an amazing performance as Pecos Bill. I mean it's just a good film that will take your breath away and it took my breath away. If you enjoy films like this, you are in for a HIGH FLYING treat. I know I was (and always am when I watch this). |
| User ReviewGod's CA very good and humorus movie yet sad at times too |