Pecos Bill - An incredible adventure in the Wild West
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German title | Pecos Bill - An incredible adventure in the Wild West |
Original title | Tall Tale |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1995 |
length | 91 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 6 |
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Director | Jeremiah S. Chechik |
script |
Steve Bloom Robert Rodat |
production |
Roger Birnbaum Joe Roth |
music | Randy Edelman |
camera | Janusz Kamiński |
cut | Richard Chew |
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Pecos Bill - An Incredible Adventure in the Wild West (Original Title: Tall Tale ) is an American fantasy adventure film from 1995. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik , the screenplay was written by Steve Bloom and Robert Rodat . Caravan Pictures produced the feature film for Walt Disney Pictures .
action
Jonas Hackett's farm is in financial trouble; the railway company JP Stiles wants to take it over. Jonas' twelve-year-old son, Daniel, often dreams. During one of his reveries, he is suddenly transported to a desert and there he meets the Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and John Henry, known from western legends. You help him take action against JP Stiles and save the farm.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 24, 1995 that the film was a heartwarming adventure film for the whole family. He is visually "adorable" . The bad guys are people by name and with a story.
The lexicon of the international film judged: “A western, especially in the adventurous dream sequences, elaborately and successfully staged in a clever way. However, the possibilities of kindertümlichen fantastic ecological subjects remain largely untapped by exaggerated shooting and violent scenes. " .
backgrounds
The film was shot in California , Colorado and Utah . Its production amounted to an estimated 32 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 11 million in cinemas worldwide, including approximately $ 8.25 million in US cinemas.
Web links
- Pecos Bill - An incredible adventure in the Wild West in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pecos Bill - An incredible adventure in the Wild West at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by Roger Ebert , accessed on August 7, 2008
- ↑ Pecos Bill - An incredible adventure in the Wild West. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Filming locations for Tall Tale , accessed August 7, 2008
- ^ Box office / business for Tall Tale , accessed August 7, 2008