Тақсырған Аңыз

1995 film by Jeremiah Chechik

In August 1993, Patrick Swayze and Scott Glenn both joined the film. Principal photography began on September 12, 1993. and Barstow, as well as Vasquez Rocks State Park near Agua Dulce. Other locations included Roaring Fork Valley in Colorado, Utah's Monument Valley and San Juan River, and Lake Powell and Glen Canyon in Arizona. Filming was completed two months later on December 16.

A promotional tie in for the film was arranged with Subway.

Tall Tale was released in theaters on March 24, 1995. The film flopped domestically and worldwide, and did not make back its $32,000,000 budget. It made $3,046,181 in its opening weekend in the United States, ranking fifth at the US box office, behind other openers Major Payne and Dolores Claiborne. It eventually grossed $8,247,627 in the United States and Canada.

Tall Tale has a 48% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 5.9/10 based on 21 reviews. The critics' consensus reads: "Tall Tale draws on American folk legends for a family friendly adventure with disappointingly little appeal". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. Ed Hulse of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B+, writing: "The exquisitely photographed landscapes pull you out of your living room and into the grandeur of the West". Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun Times gave the film a 3 out of 4 stars and described it as "a warm blooded, high spirited family adventure film". Joe Leydon of Variety also gave a positive review, stating the "pic is impressively larger than life, both in physical scale and heroic action. And while the pacing could be brisker during its slightly flabby midsection, it works its way up to a dandy crowd pleasing climax". Leydon praised Swayze's performance as Pecos Bill and said Glenn "makes a splendidly wicked villain".

Disney released Tall Tale on DVD on August 26, 2008. It is also included on Disney's streaming service, Disney+.