Matthew mcconaughey and reese witherspoon star in this movie about teenagers who befriend a fugitive living along the arkansas river. Rob lowe as jesse james is also excellent, playing him as the ontheedge dangerous one who has a softer, human side. I watched the movie the last days of frank and jesse james and it was really fun to see all the recognizable locations in the film. It is a sequel to henry kings 1939 film jesse james. But in 1939, 20th centuryfox wasnt about to build an expensive technicolor feature around the exploits of a couple of lowlives, thus jesse james upholds the mythos, offering us the standard. Hollywood has yet to produce a film about frank and jesse james that is. It was director fritz langs first picture to be shot in color, and it served as the setting for the debut of one of hollywoods most beloved actresses, gene tierney. Dont rent this dvd unless you just want to throw your money away. American bandits, frank and jesse james with a picture of peter fonda holding a side arm printed on the label. The movie was filmed at wupatki national monument just outside of flagstaff on route 89. The citizens of van buren claim that the producers of frank. Complete working guide to movies about jesse james, frank james and the jamesyounger gang. At the end of the civil war, frank and jesse james and other former guerillas who rode with quantrill and bill anderson take the. Watch the latest frank and jesse trailer on video detective.
I give this movie a 5 just because it is a western and it could be a serviceable story if. Nobody is going to be shabbily treated, its coproducer says. Tyrone power makes a perfect jesse james along with henry fonda playing frank james. The sequel to the previous years jesse james 1939, the return of frank james is a perfectly entertaining, fastmoving western that is historically important for two reasons. Acting isnt the high point of the film, and further evidence of this is country music star randy travis playing a.
The citizens of van buren claim that the producers of frank and jesse stiffed them. The last days of frank and jesse james tv movie 1986 imdb. Based on the story of jesse james, the film focuses more on the myth of the james brothers than the real history. Rob lowe and bill paxton star as frank and jesse james, who seek their own brand of justice after the pointless murder of their younger brother. The many saints of newark the movie prequel to the hbo mob series the sopranos, filmed at the fairchild sons funeral home in garden city. Even common knowledge facts such as the man who shot jesse james, twas bob not charlie so why does this film change it show more. Buck observes that movie making is still a novelty in arkansas, film. Brothers frank and jesse james want to put their criminal pasts behind them. It is a story that has been told a number of times throughout the years, but this story is one that is told without a great deal of historical.
I think that its only redemption would be for a group to drink adult beverages and just make fun of the movie while it is playing. The most successful film came in 1939 with jesse james, the first western filmed in technicolor, and starring tyrone power as jesse and henry fondahollywoods best tobacco cheweras brother frank. Frank is shown to be a bookloving and familyoriented man, while brother jesse is a moneyhungry womanizer. 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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The film opens in 1877 with the brothers trying to settle down after 15 years of thievery. A horse was killed, and henceforth humane societies would insist on supervising the use of animals on film sets. Films are listed in chronological order and new items are added when we discover them. The reel, not real, jesse james in film true west magazine. The best jesse james movie is 2000s ride with the devil, which isnt about jesse. The real frank and jesse james were murderous thugs, light years away from the robin hood image imposed on them by revisionist dime novelists.
This movie looks at the last years not days, as implied in the title of famous outlaws, frank and jesse james. Mark mckenzie there have been countless films inspired by the james family of outlaw fame, going all the way back to 1939. Thats okay because the best george custer movie is fort apache, which isnt about the boy general if you want to get down to real jesse movies, the sad state of affairs is that for one of the most successful outlaws in old west history, jesses film career has been a mixed bag. Frank and jesse, 1995, cast and crew, internet movie database accessed april 30, 2011. Robert boris frank and jesse comes to dvd with a standard fullframe transfer. The movie stars bill paxton as frank james and he does a wonderful job being the moody but sensible one. Learn all about hallmarks christmas movie, christmas town, including where it was filmed, the cast, and see behindthescenes photos.
The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby watch frank and jesse now on your favorite device. Frank and jesse 1995 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Written by sam hellman, the film loosely follows the life of frank james following the death of his outlaw brother, jesse james, at the hands of the ford brothers. Cowritten by sopranos creator david chase and directed. The return of frank james is a 1940 western film directed by fritz lang and starring henry fonda and gene tierney. This may have played well in the drivein movie theatres of the 1950s, but it makes the film. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web.
He was the older brother of outlaw jesse james and was also part of the jamesyounger gang. Much of the filming for jesse james took place around the town of pineville, missouri in mcdonald county, missouri, because at the time the town and surrounding area looked much the same as it would have in the 1880s and 1890s. Frank and jesse 1995 cast and crew a pinkerton agent pursues the james rob lowe, bill paxton and younger brothers as they rob banks, stagecoaches and trains. The acting was bad with lowe looking like a glamor shots version of jessie and paxton alternating between playing frank james as frank james and frank james as doc holiday. Frank and jesse was filmed at 16 different locations in northwest arkansas, lieberson explains, including a home visited by the james boys when their relatives lived there. A pinkerton agent pursues the james rob lowe, bill paxton and younger brothers as. The best jesse james movie is 2000s ride with the devil, which isnt about jesse james. The assassination of jesse james by the coward bob ford 2007 jesse james, american experience pbs. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Its a lot of fun to see your own town in a movie, its like becoming a part of history yourself, it changes the way you see the movie once you recognize the location of a scene. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. But after fifteen years of bank robbing, can they truly go straight. 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. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films.
The best actor in this film is bill paxton, who plays frank james, although rob lowe as jesse james is better than youd expect. Alexander franklin james january 10, 1843 february 18, 1915 was a confederate soldier, guerrilla, and outlaw. Even though, in the film, jesses home is shown as a big twostorey house, the original house is in fact much smaller and was located in town. Frank and jesse trailer 1994 video detective movie. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. I do wish that there would be a little more action, but its still well made. Another scene, in which jesse and frank leap off a cliff top and into a river while on horseback, was memorable for the wrong reasons. The movie was filmed on location in missouri but had little to do with history.
The movie follows their lives through jesse s death at the hands of the rotten little coward bob ford and frank s death in 1915. The assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford 2007 rotten tomatoes. Frank and jesse was a movie written and directed by robert boris that tells the story of the james brothers that terrorized parts of missouri in the 1840s. Frank and jesse is a 1994 american biographical western film written and directed by robert.
The 1994 movie frank and jesse, directed by robert boris, places bill paxton and rob lowe in the roles of frank and jesse, respectively. I give this movie a 5 just because it is a western and it could be a serviceable story if they would have just changed the names. Frank and jesse started with a rough exposition, with poorly staged scenes and ineffectual dialogue. Written by nunnally johnson, the film is loosely based on the life of jesse james, the notorious outlaw from whom the film derives its name. Jesse james is a 1939 american western film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power, henry fonda, nancy kelly and randolph scott.
980 450 1184 595 433 1349 849 1045 623 815 377 888 1372 1122 1325 410 1300 974 1302 12 848 1369 118 316 1210 829 696 1099 80 668 538 1307 641 628 231 1435 360 763 413 478 413 394 825 768 855 1250