Product Details

• Actors: Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Nick Stahl, Scott Glenn
• Directors: Jeremiah S. Chechik
• Writers: Robert Rodat, Steve Bloom
• Producers: Bill Badalato, Joe Roth, Kirsten W. Welles, Roger Birnbaum
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: February 20, 1996
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303929575
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,060 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Screen favorite Patrick Swayze (GHOST, DIRTY DANCING, POINT BREAK) stars in the fun-filled, action-packed hit TALL TALE: THE UNBELIEVABLE ADVENTURE. There's rousing, rollicking adventure as the dynamic Pecos Bill (Swayze) teams with larger-than-life heroes Paul Bunyan and John Henry to help a brave young man in the fight against a greedy land-grabber (Scott Glenn -- BACKDRAFT, HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER) who'll stop at nothing to get his hands on the deed to the youngster's family farm. Together, they set out on the incredible journey of a lifetime, where there's action, excitement -- and danger -- around every turn! Packed with fun and adventure in legendary proportion, TALL TALE is a rip-roaring good time that's sure to entertain everyone!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great family entertainment!, January 8, 2000

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Patti Myers (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tall Tale: Unbelievable Adventure [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Lot's of action to keep my husband awake. A wonderful excursion through several legendary names ie:Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, John Henry ect. This movie does a great job of presenting solid values like Honor, Trust, Doing the right thing, and commitment. I also found that this movie did an excellent job of avoiding the traps of foul language and sex. There is fighting and shooting, old west style. It doesn't get gorey or out of proportion to the storyline. All around as a conservative Christian mother I must say that this is a wonderful movie for the whole family.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Code of the West, October 26, 2002

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OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tall Tale: Unbelievable Adventure [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie grows on me more and more each time I watch it. It would be worth watching just for spectacular scenes like John Henry holding back a locomotive single-handed, or Pecos Bill lassoeing and riding a twister. It has more, though. It has the Code of the West ( Respect the land, defend the defenseless, and never spit in front of women or children.) It also has the message to never let "progress" bulldoze the dream of what is right, and good, and true.

It used to confuse me that the West was embodied in Pecos Bill, the North in Paul Bunyan, and the South in John Henry, while the East was unrepresented. Then it hit me. The East is represented by the villains, the frock-coated, carpet-bagging, Yankee reptiles that are out to destroy the land. After all, as the chief villain points out, there is no Code of the East- only Profit at any cost....

Alot of this film isn't exactly "politically correct." It actually shows, fighting, gun-toting, drinking, and cigar smoking. Why, if a youngster was to watch it, there is some small chance that he might actually grow up to be a ...MAN!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it and I am 55, November 10, 2003

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Linda S. Wetherell (Paducah, Ky. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tall Tale: Unbelievable Adventure [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Great for all ages, more movies like this one need to be made. I enjoyed the old stories so well, I am buying it for my grandkids. Also getting them the books, these stories need to be kept alive.