American Outlaws (2001)
- Starring:
- Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Les Mayfield
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of American Outlaws
This loosely fact-based oater attempts to mimic the youthful heartthrobs in Western garb formula of Young Guns (1988), as well as the cheeky humor and some plot elements of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Colin Farrell stars as Jesse James, who returns home from the Civil War to his small hometown to find that a crooked railroad baron (Harris Yulin) has been illegally forcing the residents from the homesteads to make way for a new rail line. Enraged, James leads a band of outlaws including his brother Frank (Gabriel Macht), Cole Younger (Scott Caan), and Younger's brothers Bob (Will McCormack) and Jim (Gregory Smith) on a criminal spree of bank robbing. Although their Robin Hood-style tactics soon make them local heroes, the James-Younger gang members find themselves pursued by the dogged Allan Pinkerton (Timothy Dalton), the world's first "private eye." Along the way, Jesse also finds romance with Zee Mimms (Ali Larter), the daughter of a local doctor (Ronny Cox). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of American Outlaws
- Colin Farrell - Jesse James
- Ali Larter - Zee Mimms
- Gregory Smith - Jim Younger
- Will McCormack - Bob Younger
- Timothy Dalton - Allan Pinkerton
- Terry O'Quinn - Rollin Parker
- Ed Geldart - Old Man Tucker
- Scott Caan - Cole Younger
- Gabriel Macht - Frank James
- Harris Yulin - Thaddeus Rains
- Kathy Bates - Ma James
- Ronny Cox - Doc Mimms
- Nathaniel Arcand - Comanche Tom
- Muse Watson - Burly Detective
- Director(s):
- Les Mayfield
- Writer(s):
- Roderick Taylor, John Rogers
- Producer(s):
- Bill Gerber, James G. Robinson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Western Violence, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Westerns
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