Tall Tale (film)
- Patrick Swayze: Pecos Bill
- Oliver Platt as 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 with hat
- Scott Wilson: Zeb
- John P. Ryan: Grub
- William H. Macy: Railroad magnate
- Burgess Meredith: Old Man
Pecos Bill - An incredible adventure in the Wild West ( Original Title: Tall Tale ) is an American fantasy adventure film from 1995 directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, the screenplay by Steve Bloom and Robert Rodat. . The feature film produced Caravan Pictures for Walt Disney Pictures.
Action
The farm of Jonas Hackett is in financial difficulties; the railway entrepreneur J. P. Stiles wants to take over. The twelve year old son of Jonas, Daniel frequently dreams. He is placed suddenly in a desert during one of his dreams, where he met the well-known Western legends of Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and John Henry know. They help him to J. P. Stiles and proceed to save the farm.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times March 24, 1995, the film is a heartwarming adventure film for the whole family. He was visually " gorgeous ". The villains are people with names and with a story.
The lexicon of international film ruled: "A especially in the adventurous dream sequences consuming and succeeded tricky staged Western. The kindertümlichen possibilities of the fantastic -ecological subjects, however, remain largely untapped due to excessive shooting and scenes of violence. ".
Background
The film was shot in California, Colorado and Utah. His cost of production was estimated at 32 million U.S. dollars. The film played in theaters worldwide approximately 11 million U.S. dollars, including about 8.25 million U.S. dollars in the cinema of the United States.