Tall Tale

Tall Tale

"Tall Tale", also known as "Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill" is a 1995 family Western movie starring Patrick Swayze, Nick Stahl, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Scott Glenn, Catherine O'Hara, and Jared Harris.

Filming locations include Barstow, California, Carbondale, Colorado, and Monument Valley, Utah, USA.

"Tall Tale" was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, and written by Steven Bloom and Robert Rodat. It was produced by Caravan Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures.

Plot

The movie tells a story about a boy who must save his father's farm. In the movie he teams up with Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, and John Henry.

Cast

*Patrick Swayze .... Pecos Bill
*Oliver Platt .... Paul Bunyan
*Roger Aaron Brown .... John Henry
*Nick Stahl .... Daniel Hackett
*Scott Glenn .... J.P. Stiles
*Stephen Lang .... Jonas Hackett
*Jared Harris .... Head Thug Pug
*Catherine O'Hara .... Calamity Jane
*Moira Harris .... Sarah Hackett
*Joe Grifasi .... Man in Top Hat (as Joseph Grifasi)
*John P. Ryan .... Grub
*Scott Wilson .... Zeb
*Bert Kramer .... Bronson
*Eric Lawson .... Sheriff
*Bill Rodgers .... Captain of Industry

Quotes

:Stiles: We're comin'!:Daniel: Not through our land!!!

External links

*imdb title|id=0111359|title=Tall Tale


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