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Release Date:
March 24, 1995
Original Title:
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Alternate Titles:
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure Of Pecos Bill
Οι Θρύλοι της Άγριας Δύσης
Genres:
Adventure | Family | Western
Production Companies:
Caravan Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG
Runtime: 98
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.
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Art Direction:
Rick Heinrichs
Jim Dultz
Associate Producer:
Kirsten W. Welles
Casting:
Jackie Burch
Characters:
Tex O'Reilly
Costume Design:
Wayne A. Finkelman
Director:
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Director of Photography:
Janusz Kamiński
Editor:
Richard Chew
Executive Producer:
Bill Badalato
Original Music Composer:
Randy Edelman
Producer:
Roger Birnbaum
Joe Roth
Production Design:
Eugenio Zanetti
Second Unit Director:
Ernie F. Orsatti
Set Decoration:
Jerie Kelter
Stunt Coordinator:
Ernie F. Orsatti
Stunts:
Jimmy Ortega
Andy Gill
Writer:
Steve Bloom
Robert Rodat
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