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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

"A journey into a world where legends come to life. Dreams come true. And every boy is a hero."

PG 1995 · 1h 38m · Adventure, Western, Family
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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, 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.

Theatrical
Mar 24, 1995
Budget
$32.0M
Director
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Producers
Joe Roth, Kirsten W. Welles, Roger Birnbaum
Music
Randy Edelman
Studio
Caravan Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
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Living by the Code vs. Knowing It
John Henry Knowing the code ain't the same as living by it.
The Luster of the Twenty-Pound Hammer
John Henry Twenty-pound hammer, shines like silver.
Confidence in Skill and Accuracy
John Henry I never miss. Least-wise, I haven't yet.
The Power of Trying New Things
John Henry You don't know what you can do until you try.

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