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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Pecos Bill:
Harm one hair on that boy's head and you're a dead man, Stiles.

J.P. Stiles:
I got no quarrel with you, cowboy, or your friends.

Pecos Bill:
You sure got a peculiar way of showing it.

J.P. Stiles:
[to Daniel] The deed.

Pecos Bill:
You can't have the -

Daniel Hackett:
[pulls the deed from his jacket] We don't have a prayer. We never did.

Pecos Bill:
If that's your way of thinking, I reckon we don't.

J.P. Stiles:
You don't stop progress, cowboy. That's the difference between me and you. I can adjust to the times. You can't.

Paul Bunyan:
Don't listen to him, Daniel.

John Henry:
We can beat this thing yet.

Pecos Bill:
You've just got to believe, boy.

Daniel Hackett:
[hesitates, turns to Pecos, John and Paul] Where do you get off telling me what to do? Where do any of you get off telling people how to live?!

J.P. Stiles:
That's it, boy. That's the spirit!

Pecos Bill:
Don't lose the dream, Daniel.

John Henry:
You don't know what you can do until you try.

Paul Bunyan:
Don't give up on yourself, kid.

Daniel Hackett:
You all are nothing! Just a bunch of tall tales that my pa made up! [turns to Pecos Bill] And you are nothing but hot air.

J.P. Stiles:
I ain't got all day, boy. Time is money.

Pecos Bill:
Don't do it, Daniel.

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