Tall Tale

Tall Tale1995

Director: Jeremiah Chechik
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Scott Glenn, Oliver Platt, Nick Stahl, Stephen Lang
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 97 minutes

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Paul Bunyan:
Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but in my day, we didn't steal from the land, we just borrowed from it.

Pecos Bill:
Well, now what in tarnation are you going to do about it?

Paul Bunyan:
I'm going to do as I darn well please and the rest of the world can go to the blazes!

Pecos Bill:
And would that be includin' Paradise Valley?

Paul Bunyan:
Paradise Valley is no concern of mine.

Daniel Hackett:
You're not Paul Bunyan.

Paul Bunyan:
Who says I ain't?

Daniel Hackett:
My pa used to tell me stories about Paul Bunyan. He said that Paul Bunyan was a giant of a man, a man who could tame a continent, a man who could look danger in the eyes and laugh in its face.

Paul Bunyan:
Well, he did get those parts right.

Daniel Hackett:
Well, not from where I'm sitting! Seems to me you're just hiding out, feeling sorry for yourself.

Paul Bunyan:
Pecos, who is this kid?

Daniel Hackett:
Seems to me that you're just plain scared. You are not the Paul Bunyan my pa was telling me about.

Paul Bunyan:
How old are you, kid?

Daniel Hackett:
Twelve.

Paul Bunyan:
Do me a Sequoia-sized favor - Stay out of my way if you want to be thirteen.

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