Tall Tale (film)

Tall Tale
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed by	Jeremiah Chechik
Written by	Steven L. Bloom Robert Rodat
Produced by	Joe Roth Roger Birnbaum
Starring	Scott Glenn Oliver Platt Nick Stahl Stephen Lang Roger Aaron Brown Catherine O'Hara Patrick Swayze
Cinematography	Janusz Kamiński
Edited by	Richard Chew
Music by	Randy Edelman
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Caravan Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	March 24, 1995 (1995-03-24)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$32 million (estimated)[1]
Box office	$8.2 million[1]

Tall Tale (also known as Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill) is a 1995 American Western adventure fantasy film directed by Jeremiah Chechik, written by Steven L. Bloom and Robert Rodat, produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Caravan Pictures and starring Scott Glenn, Oliver Platt, Nick Stahl, Stephen Lang, Roger Aaron Brown, Catherine O'Hara, and Patrick Swayze. It tells the story of a young farm boy who receives aid from tall tale figures in saving his town from a greedy developer.

Though shooting of the film was completed in 1993, it did not get a theatrical release until March 1995. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $8.2 million on an estimated $32 million budget.