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American Outlaws

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American Outlaws (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 98 Fresh: 13  Rotten:85 Average Rating: 3.6/10
 
Consensus: With corny dialogue, revisionist history, anachronistic music, and a generically attractive cast, American Outlaws is a sanitized, teenybopper version of Jesse James. With corny dialogue, revisionist history, anachronistic music, and a generically attractive cast, American Outlaws is a sanitized, teenybopper version of Jesse James. more
 
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Synopsis:
Director Les Mayfield (BLUE STREAK) attempts to revamp the Western genre with yet another telling of the Jesse James story. This time around, James (Colin Farrell), older brother Frank (Gabriel Macht), and companion Cole Younger (Scott Caan) have returned from the frontlines of the Civil... [More]
Director Les Mayfield (BLUE STREAK) attempts to revamp the Western genre with yet another telling of the Jesse James story. This time around, James (Colin Farrell), older brother Frank (Gabriel Macht), and companion Cole Younger (Scott Caan) have returned from the frontlines of the Civil War. Their peaceful Missouri existence is crudely shattered by the arrival of Thaddeus Rains (Harris Yulin), a railroad tycoon who demands that they give up their land for the railroad's benefit. When the boys refuse to cooperate, Rains turns Allan Pinkerton (Timothy Dalton) on them, resulting in a family tragedy that sparks a rebellion. It isn't long before Jessie, Frank, and Cole are off and running, robbing banks throughout the state in order to cut off the railroad's funding, and using their stolen money to feed the poor. In the meantime, Jessie remains intimate with his one true love, Zee Mimms (Ali Larter), hoping for an end to the madness that surrounds him. Mayfield's film balances comedy and action in equal measure, making for a lighthearted affair, even as the bodies continue to pile. Hollywood newcomer Farrell slips into the role--and accent--of the misunderstood legend with ease, delivering another highly engaging performance. [Less]

Genre: Westerns

Starring: Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Gabriel Macht, Timothy Dalton

Director: Les Mayfield
Screenwriter: John W. Rogers, Roderick Taylor
Producer: James G. Robinson, Bill Gerber
Composer: Trevor Rabin

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 12, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.77
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • DTS Stereo - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby 2.0 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Les Mayfield - Director, Michael Tronick - Editor, John
  • Rogers - Screenwriter
  • Bonus Features - 1. MAKING OF AMERICAN OUTLAWS
  • 2. CREATING THE OLD WEST
  • 3. HOW TO BE AN OUTLAW
  • 4. COSTUMING THE COWBOYS
  • Trailers
  • TV Spots
  • Deleted Scenes

Text/Galleries:

  • Publicity Gallery
  • Storyboard Gallery
  • Biographies - 1. Crew
  • 2. Cast
  • Film Highlights

DVD-ROM Features:

  • Screenplay Viewer
  • Storyboards
  • Web Links
  • Original Theatrical Web Site

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The kind of film that will have you throwing your popcorn at the screen in disgust.

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Never mind that it's already been done before and better; it's never been done this pretty.

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12/18/03 03:41 PM
John J. Puccio
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...instantly forgettable.

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08/01/03 08:16 AM
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For the most part it's First Knight Way Out West all the way.

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10/16/02 05:43 PM
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10/15/02 08:33 AM
Margaret A. McGurk
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Setting new standards in historical inaccuracy.

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06/20/02 01:09 PM
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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At its best, American Outlaws is absurd; at its worst, it’s tedious and laughable.

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02/26/02 08:03 AM
Mark Dujsik
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Marks the second time that O'Quinn has been in Young Guns and Dalton in The Rocketeer, leading me to conclude that I've wasted too much of my life watching terrible movies.

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12/30/01 10:40 PM
Walter Chaw
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A film that can best be described as the "dumb version" of Young Guns 2, American Outlaws ranks among the year's most entertainingly insipid movies.

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12/09/01 07:42 PM
Scott Weinberg
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Instead of treating it as a serious work of art, one should look at AMERICAN OUTLAWS as an old-fashioned B Western and one won't be disappointed.

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12/04/01 03:21 PM
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Joe Baltake
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