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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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
Burgess Meredith
Old Man (uncredited)
Scott Wilson
Zeb
Director
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Tagline
"A journey into a world where legends come to life. Dreams come true. And every boy is a hero."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$32,000,000
Production
Caravan Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
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