Plot

Frank & Jesse is a 1994

1994 in film

1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...

 western

Western (genre)

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 starring Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., St. Elmo's Fire, and Wayne's World. On television, Lowe is known for his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing and his role as Senator Robert...

 as Jesse James

Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...

 and Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

William "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...

 as Jesse's brother Frank James

Frank James

Alexander Franklin "Frank" James was a famous American outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.-Childhood:...

. Following the Civil War the two brothers, along with the Younger brothers - Cole Younger

Cole Younger

Thomas Coleman "Cole" Younger was an American Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War and later an outlaw with the James-Younger gang...

 (played by Randy Travis

Randy Travis

Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...

) and Bob Younger

Bob Younger

Robert Ewing "Bob" Younger was an American criminal and outlaw, the younger brother of Cole, Jim and John Younger , he was a member of the James-Younger gang.-Life:...

 (Todd Field

Todd Field

William Todd Field, known professionally as Todd Field is an American actor and writer/director. He has received three Academy Award nominations.-Background and personal life:...

), Bob Ford

Robert Ford (outlaw)

Robert Newton "Bob" Ford was an American outlaw best known for killing his gang leader Jesse James in 1882. Ford was shot to death by Edward O'Kelley in his tent saloon with a shotgun blast to the front upper body...

 (Jim Flowers) and Charles Ford

Charles Ford (outlaw)

Charles Wilson "Charley" Ford was an outlaw, and member of the James Gang. He was the lesser known brother of Robert Ford, the killer of Jesse James...

 (Alexis Arquette

Alexis Arquette

Alexis Arquette is an American trans woman, actress, musician, and cabaret performer.-Early life:...

), Clell Miller

Clell Miller

Clell Miller was an outlaw with the James-Younger Gang who was killed during the gang's robbery at Northfield, Minnesota....

 (John Pyper-Ferguson

John Pyper-Ferguson

John Pyper-Ferguson is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in a wide range of films and television shows. His notable works include playing Sonny Hamilton on Hamilton's Quest, Peter Hutter on The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., and Joe Whedon on Brothers & Sisters...

), and Arch Clements (Nick Sadler), begin to feel oppressed by the Chicago railroad investors. They set off on a trail of bank robberies, train heists, and stage holdups while evading the dogged pursuit of Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.-Early life, career and immigration:...

 (William Atherton

William Atherton

William Atherton , born William Atherton Knight II, is an American film, stage and television actor.-Early life:Atherton was born in Orange, Connecticut, the son of Roby and Robert Atherton Knight...

) and his detective agency.

Based on the story of Jesse James

Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...

, the movie follows more the myth of the man than the reality.

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Full Cast Credits

• Rob Lowe
  Rob Lowe
  Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., St. Elmo's Fire, and Wayne's World. On television, Lowe is known for his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing and his role as Senator Robert...
  
  as Jesse James
  Jesse James
  Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...
  
  
• Bill Paxton
  Bill Paxton
  William "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...
  
  as Frank James
  Frank James
  Alexander Franklin "Frank" James was a famous American outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.-Childhood:...
  
  
• Randy Travis
  Randy Travis
  Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
  
  as Cole Younger
  Cole Younger
  Thomas Coleman "Cole" Younger was an American Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War and later an outlaw with the James-Younger gang...
  
  
• Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson is an American actress.Sometimes credited as Dana Wheeler Nicholson, she has appeared in numerous movies, but is probably best known for her role in Fletch as Gail Stanwyk and in Tombstone as Mattie Blaylock Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (born New York City, New York, October 9,...
  
  as Annie
• Maria Pitillo
  Maria Pitillo
  Maria Pitillo is an American actress who has starred in several films; most notably as Audrey Timmonds in Godzilla—a role which garnered her a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress...
  
  as Zee
• Luke Askew
  Luke Askew
  Luke Askew is an American actor best known for his role in the 1969 film Easy Rider.Askew was born in Macon, Georgia. He made his film debut in Otto Preminger's Hurry Sundown , but was first noticed as an actor for his role in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke...
  
  as Lone Loner
• Sean Patrick Flannery as Zack Murphy
• Alexis Arquette
  Alexis Arquette
  Alexis Arquette is an American trans woman, actress, musician, and cabaret performer.-Early life:...
  
  as Charlie Ford
  Charlie Ford
  Charles Glenn Ford is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Buffalo Bills, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Houston and was drafted in the second round of the 1971 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Todd Field
  Todd Field
  William Todd Field, known professionally as Todd Field is an American actor and writer/director. He has received three Academy Award nominations.-Background and personal life:...
  
  as Bob Younger
  Bob Younger
  Robert Ewing "Bob" Younger was an American criminal and outlaw, the younger brother of Cole, Jim and John Younger , he was a member of the James-Younger gang.-Life:...
  
  
• John Pyper-Ferguson
  John Pyper-Ferguson
  John Pyper-Ferguson is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in a wide range of films and television shows. His notable works include playing Sonny Hamilton on Hamilton's Quest, Peter Hutter on The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., and Joe Whedon on Brothers & Sisters...
  
  as Clell Miller
  Clell Miller
  Clell Miller was an outlaw with the James-Younger Gang who was killed during the gang's robbery at Northfield, Minnesota....
  
  
• Nicholas Sadler
  Nicholas Sadler
  Nicholas Sadler is an American actor. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was raised in Apple Valley, Minnesota where he attended Apple Valley High School. He was accepted into the Juilliard School's Drama Department while a senior in high school....
  
  as Arch Clements
• William Atherton
  William Atherton
  William Atherton , born William Atherton Knight II, is an American film, stage and television actor.-Early life:Atherton was born in Orange, Connecticut, the son of Roby and Robert Atherton Knight...
  
  as Alan Pinkerton
• Tom Chick
  Tom Chick
  Tom W. Chick is an American television and movie actor, and independent journalist. His most prominent TV roles were as Oscar's lover Gil in the US version of The Office, and the hard-hitting reporter Gordon in The West Wing. As a writer, Tom has contributed to many current and past video game...
  
  as Detective Whitcher
• Mary Neff as Widow Miller
• Richard Maynard
  Richard Maynard
  Richard Maynard may refer to:People* Richard Maynard , American actor* Richard Maynard , British Columbia photographer * Richard Maynard , American educator, writer and television producer...
  
  as John Sheets
• Jim Flowers as Bob Ford
  Bob Ford
  Robert Alan Ford is a retired American basketball player in the ABA. He played college basketball at Purdue University before playing briefly for the Memphis Tams in the 1972-73 season, averaging 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds in nine games played. Currently, Bob Ford is a full time telecaster for...
  
  
• Mari Askew as Ma James
• William Michael Evans as Jesse Jr.
• Lyle Armstrong as McGuff
• Cole S. McKay as Sheriff Baylor
• Dennis Letts
  Dennis Letts
  Dennis Letts was an American college professor and actor. Letts made his Broadway theater debut in December 2007 in the production of August: Osage County, which was written by his son, playwright Tracy Letts....
  
  as Railroad C.E.O.
• John Stiritz as Ruben Samuels
• Micah Dyer as John Younger
  John Younger
  John Harrison Younger was an American outlaw, the brother of Cole, Jim and Bob.-Biography:He was the 11th child of Henry Washington Younger and Bersheba Leighton Fristoe's 14 children and their 5th son, the fourth to survive into adulthood.In July, 1862, his father was shot and killed while on a...
  
  
• Jackie Stewart as Governor Crittendon
• Chad Linley as Archie Samuels
• Rhed Killing as Stage Driver
• Jerry Saunders as Northfield Teller
• D.C. 'Dash' Goff as Engineer
• Robert Moniot as Young Captain
• Norman Hawley as Baptist
  Baptist
  Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
  
   Preacher
  Preacher
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• Jeffrey Paul Johnson as Davies Bank Teller
• Bryce Thomason as Reporter
• John Paxton as Working Man
• Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis as Woman on Train
• Sudie Henson as Old Woman on Train

• David Arquette
  David Arquette
  David Arquette is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer, and occasional professional wrestler. A member of the Arquette acting family, he first became known during the mid 1990s after starring in several Hollywood films, such as the Scream series, Wild Bill and...
  
  [uncredited]
• Ron Licari Townsman [uncredited]

Soundtrack

The music score for Frank & Jesse is composed by Mark McKenzie

Mark McKenzie

Mark McKenzie is a film composer who studied with, among others, Pierre Boulez, Morten Lauridsen and Witold Lutoslawski. He also has been a highly respected Hollywood orchestrator on many blockbuster films...

 and released by Intrada Records

Intrada Records

Intrada Records is an American record company based in Oakland, California. Intrada Records is an American record company based in Oakland, California. Intrada Records is an American record company based in Oakland, California...

.

• Frank and Jesse Suite
• Main Title
• Family Moments
• Gentle Spirits
• Tragedy At Home
• Meet the James Gang
• Marauding
• Daring Escape
• Frank's Despair
• The Peace Ranch
• Mountain Top Dance
• The Lord is Callin' You
• Northfield Battle
• I Play Not Marches ...
• Goodbye Jesse
• Justice Will Be Served