The read
A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 48%. Streaming on Disney+.
Synopsis
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 family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When Daniel Hackett sees his father Jonas gravely wounded by the villainous Stiles, his first urge is for his family to flee the danger, and give up their life on a farm which Daniel has come to despise anyway. 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. Together, they battle the same villains Daniel is facing in his "real" world, ending with a heroic confrontation in which the boy stands up to Stiles and his henchmen, and rallies his neighbors to fight back against land grabbers who want to destroy their town.
Ratings
91 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert RodatWriter
- Steve BloomWriter
- Jeremiah S. ChechikDirector
- Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Patrick SwayzePecos Bill
- Oliver PlattPaul Bunyan
- Roger Aaron BrownJohn Henry
- Nick StahlDaniel Hackett
- Scott GlennJ.P. Stiles
- Stephen LangJonas Hackett
- Jared HarrisHead Thug Pug
- Catherine O'HaraCalamity Jane
- Burgess MeredithOld Man (uncredited)
- Scott WilsonZeb
- William H. MacyRailroad Magnate
- Moira SiniseMary Hackett
