At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to the Union. Feeling oppressed by Chicago railroad investors, the James and Younger brothers, Bob and Charlie Ford, Clell Miller and Arch Clements take to robbing banks, trains and coaches, with Pinkerton sworn to bringing them to justice.
Acting
Bill Paxton's simmering Frank vs. Rob Lowe's smoldering Jesse
Production
Surprisingly authentic Missouri locations for its budget
Costume
Those scruffy Confederate looks absolutely deliver
Director
Robert Boris
Rob Lowe
Jesse James
Bill Paxton
Frank James
Randy Travis
Cole Younger
William Atherton
Allan Pinkerton
Todd Field
Bob Younger
Cole S. McKay
Sheriff Baylor
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Annie
Maria Pitillo
Zee
Luke Askew
Lone Rider
Sean Patrick Flanery
Zack Murphy
Alexis Arquette
Charlie Ford
John Pyper-Ferguson
Clell Miller
Nicholas Sadler
Arch Clements (as Nick Sadler)
David Arquette
(uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Randy Travis was cast as Cole Younger after director Robert Boris saw him in a music video; this was his dramatic acting debut.
Released the same year as 'Wyatt Earp' and 'Maverick,' this got buried in 1994's Western revival—despite being more historically grounded than most.
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