Oliver platt lisa niemi patrick wayne tall tales event photos great movies picture photo my hero movies and tv shows. Don swayze was born on august 10, 1958 in houston, texas, usa as donald carl swayze. I am sad that patrick swayze passed away because he was an amazing actor. The unbelievable adventures of pecos bill is a warmblooded, highspirited family adventure film about a 12yearold boy who saves his familys farm from an evil villain with the help of pecos bill, paul bunyan and john henry the steeldrivin man, plus a walkon by calamity jane. Patrick swayze gives an amazing performance as pecos bill. Scott glenn and stephen lang in tall tale 1995 patrick swayze and nick stahl in tall. Patrick swayze stars as gunslinging, tornadoriding cowboy legend pecos bill in disneys rousing western adventure. Swayze s film work has included an appearance as a dancer in the 1980 film urban cowboy, as ruben in the film father for charlie, and as mark in the film shy people, along with a role alongside corey feldman in a movie called edge of honor where he played the part of a homicidal lumberjack. Nick stahl plays a kid with a bad attitude who gets some life lessons from the tall tale characters. For disney, in 1995, he played the role of pecos bill in disneys tall tale.
Apr 22, 2018 pecos bill and the kid eat with paul bunyan. Daniels father constantly tried to keep up his boys spirit with tall tales of frontier characters like paul bunyan oliver platt and pecos bill patrick swayze, and daniel, amazingly, finds those mythic icons in the flesh, interacting with him along with john henry roger aaron brown and calamity jane catherine ohara. Tall tale is a 1995 western fantasy film starring patrick swayze as pecos bill, nick stahl as daniel hackett, scott glenn as j. Released in 1995, tall tale is a movie where legendary american folk heroes come to life. Patrick swayzes dry humor is perfect for the role, as are the roles of paul bunyan and john henry equally well played. It has many adventures, and a damn fine blue ox to boot. Jan 12, 2012 patrick swayze stars as gunslinging, tornadoriding cowboy legend pecos bill in disneys rousing western adventure. It features nick stahl as a young boy in the late 1800s who meets folk heroes pecos bill, paul bunyan, and john henry after his father is shot for refusing to sell the deed to his land in paradise valley to an evil coalmining magnate, daniel hackett stahl goes on the run trying to. Together, they battle the same villains daniel is facing in his real world. 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. Jul 31, 2018 tall tale 1995 best clips spoilers patrick swayze.
Tall tale john henry was as big as a mountain, with arms as big as oak trees, and could do the work of 10 men in a single day. Disney tall tale vhs 1995 demo screener tape patrick swayze. So this week, we have a really overlooked movie tall tale. In a masterful performance, danny glover plays john henry, a former. Hed rather get away to see the wonders of the world and hes fascinated by the tall tales his dad tells him about the famous mythical characters of the west. The delivery date is not guaranteed until you have checked out using an instant payment method. If you love hearing the tall tales from your childhood, your gonna love this movie. Daniels father would tell him tales of heroic deeds and daringdo by pecos and his buddies, paul bunyan and john henry. Then there was his role as pecos bill in tall tales, the walt disney movie about mythical american folk heroes. The film stars nick stahl, patrick swayze, scott glenn, roger aaron brown and oliver platt. Stiles, oliver platt as paul bunyan, roger aaron brown as john henry, stephen lang as jonas hackett, and catherine ohara as calamity jane. Daniel hackett, catherine ohara calamity jane, patrick swayze pecos bill.
Swayzes film work has included an appearance as a dancer in the 1980 film urban cowboy, as ruben in the film father for charlie, and as mark in the film shy people, along with a role alongside corey feldman in a movie called edge of honor where he played the part of a homicidal lumberjack. Jul 14, 2012 still of patrick swayze and oliver platt in tall tale. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. After a brief encounter with some thieves, daniel is rescued by legendary cowboy pecos bill patrick swayze. 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 familys farm and destroy their idyllic community. Tall tale 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Part of our language arts curriculum is to study tall tales, and so, after learning all about tall tales. Tall tale film a strongwilled boy conjures up a trio of legendary old west.
Checkik, written by steve bloom and robert rodat, produced by caravan pictures, and distributed by walt disney pictures. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the tall tale movie on. Daniel looks longingly at postcards of new york city while growing increasingly skeptical of his fathers tales of legendary folk heroes. Patrick swayze pecos bill, oliver platt paul bunyan, roger aaron brown john henry, nick stahl daniel hackett patrick is pecos bill a ringtailed roar. The unbelievable adventures of pecos bill is a 1995 american western adventure fantasy film directed by jeremiah s. If your guaranteed delivery item isnt on time, you can 1 return the item, for a refund of the full price and return shipping costs. Patrick swayze, scott glenn, oliver platt, nick stahl, stephen lang, roger aaron brown. This poignant retelling of the legendary steel driver of the 1860s is part of the american tall tales and legends series, executive produced by shelley duvall.
It features nick stahl as a young boy in the late 1800s who meets folk heroes pecos bill, paul bunyan, and john henry. The unbelievable avdentures of pecos bill, is a 1995 family western movie starring patrick swayze, nick stahl, oliver platt, roger aaron brown, scott glenn, catherine ohara, and jared harris. Story of pacos bill in this very imaginative, entertaining fantasy, 12yearold daniel hackett nick stahl isnt at all happy with his hard life on a remote farm in the west in 1905. The young kid did a great job too it must have been awesome to ride that horse if someone is looking for a lighthearted adventure, tall tale is the movie for you.
Still of patrick swayze and oliver platt in tall tale. Tall tale is a 1995 american western adventure fantasy film directed by jeremiah s. He was named by people magazine as its sexiest man alive in 1991. Gaining fame with appearances in films during the 1980s, he became popular for playing tough and romantic male leads, giving him a wide fan base with female audiences and a status as a sex symbol. Patrick swayze, oliver platt, roger aaron brown, nick stahl, scott glenn, jared harris, catherine ohara. With patrick swayze, oliver platt, roger aaron brown, nick stahl. Now seeing it as an adult brings back so many memories. Loved this ed with my son over n over back in the day. Patrick swayze, scott glenn, oliver platt, nick stahl, stephen lang, roger aaron brown, catherine ohara, jared.
It stars scott glenn, oliver platt, nick stahl, stephen lang, roger aaron brown, jared harris, with catherine ohara as calamity jane and patrick swayze as pecos bill. Its a great kids adventure film, and patrick swayze is fantastic as pecos bill. Sherman rutherford in a westernnoir hybrid titled heathens and. The unbelievable adventures of pecos bill is a movie produced by disney in the early nineties. Patrick swayze dvd movies for sale shop with afterpay ebay. Tall tale is a terrific film with a great story and a good cast of actors. Disney tall tale demo vhs rare patrick swayze ebay. Scott glenn plays a greedy and ruthless developer who calls for daniels death if thats what it takes to get the deed to the farm. Summoned by the imagination of a young boy, pecos sets out to help the lad save. This is a definitive list of his appearances on the big screen. Superstar patrick swayze ghost stars as gunslinging, tornadoriding cowboy legend pecos bill in disneys most rousing western adventure yet. Two things i would think about before watching the movie though. August 18, 1952 september 14, 2009 was an american actor, dancer, singer, and songwriter.
The unbelievable adventures of pecos bill is a 1995 american family western film released by walt disney pictures. Daniels father constantly tried to keep up his boys spirit with tall tales of frontier characters like paul bunyan oliver platt and pecos bill patrick swayze, and daniel, amazingly, finds those mythic icons in the flesh. Bloom and robert rodat and was produced by walt disney pictures and caravan pictures. I grew up watching this film, and its actually one of the better live action disney films of the 90s. Screen favorite patrick swayze ghost, dirty dancing, point break stars in the funfilled, actionpacked hit tall tale. Patrick swayze s dry humor is perfect for the role, as are the roles of paul bunyan and john henry equally well played. Patrick swayze, oliver platt, roger aaron brown see full cast and crew. Storyline a young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western. Disney tall tale vhs 1995 demo screener tape patrick. Patrick swayze and oliver platt in tall tale 1995 oliver platt lisa niemi patrick wayne tall tales event photos great movies picture photo my hero movies and tv shows more information. The unbelievable adventures of pecos bill stars patrick swayze, oliver platt, roger aaron brown, nick stahl the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min. My top 25 favorite patrick swayze movies a list of 21.
Tall tale 1995 patrick swayze dvd rating required select rating 1 star worst 2 stars 3 stars average 4 stars 5 stars best name. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Patrick swayze plays a caricature of a wild west gunman, a shootin, drinkin, spitin man. Tall tale 1995 ending pecos bill rides up in a twister. Patrick swayzes character is much better here than he is in ghost a great tribute to the late actor. The following weapons were used in the movie tall tale. However, guys like terry funk wwf wrestler was in the movie which is why patrick swayze would look small in comparison. Details about tall tale ds rolled orig 1sh movie poster patrick swayze scott glenn 1995. I mean its just a good film that will take your breath away and it took my breath away. Tall tale internet movie firearms database guns in.
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