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Summary

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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Cast

  • Patrick Swayze

    Patrick Swayze

    Pecos Bill

  • Oliver Platt

    Oliver Platt

    Paul Bunyan

  • Roger Aaron Brown

    Roger Aaron Brown

    John Henry

  • Nick Stahl

    Nick Stahl

    Daniel Hackett

  • Scott Glenn

    Scott Glenn

    J.P. Stiles

  • Stephen Lang

    Stephen Lang

    Jonas Hackett

  • Jared Harris

    Jared Harris

    Head Thug Pug

  • Catherine O'Hara

    Catherine O'Hara

    Calamity Jane

  • Burgess Meredith

    Burgess Meredith

    Old Man (uncredited)

  • Scott Wilson

    Scott Wilson

    Zeb

  • William H. Macy

    William H. Macy

    Railroad Magnate

  • Moira Sinise

    Moira Sinise

    Mary Hackett