Tall Tale 29 years old
Sometime the hero ends up being you!
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.
Credits
Tall Tale Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jared Harris He was 33, now 62 years old | as Head Thug Pug |
| Catherine O'Hara She was 41, now 70 years old | as Calamity Jane |
| Patrick Swayze He was 42, 57 years old when he died | as Pecos Bill |
| Scott Glenn He was 54, now 83 years old | as J.P. Stiles |
| Oliver Platt He was 35, now 64 years old | as Paul Bunyan |
| Nick Stahl He was 15, now 44 years old | as Daniel Hackett |
| Stephen Lang He was 42, now 71 years old | as Jonas Hackett |
| Burgess Meredith He was 87, 89 years old when he died | as Old Man (uncredited) |
| Roger Aaron Brown He was 45, now 74 years old | as John Henry |
Tall Tale Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Roger Birnbaum as Producer. He was 45 (now 74) years old | Production |
| Robert Rodat as Writer. He was 42 (now 71) years old | Writing |
| Jerie Kelter as Set Decoration. | Art |
| Jeremiah S. Chechik as Director. He was 40 (now 69) years old | Directing |
| Bill Badalato as Executive Producer. He was 55 (now 84) years old | Production |
| Steve Bloom as Writer. He was 42 (now 71) years old | Writing |
| Janusz Kamiński as Director of Photography. He was 35 (now 64) years old | Camera |
| Richard Chew as Editor. He was 54 (now 83) years old | Editing |
| Randy Edelman as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (now 76) years old | Sound |
| Joe Roth as Producer. He was 47 (now 76) years old | Production |
| Eugenio Zanetti as Production Design. He was 46 (now 75) years old | Art |
| Jim Dultz as Art Direction. | Art |
Tall Tale (29 years)
Sometime the hero ends up being you!
- Release day: Friday, March 24, 1995
- Runtime: 98 minutes
- Budget: 32000000.00