Yet another variation on the oft-told story of bank and train robbers Frank and Jesse James, the made-for-cable FRANK AND JESSE tells their story concisely and with some new twists, but adds little to the previous body of film lore devoted to the famed outlaws.
When a railroad agent burns out their family's farmhouse, brothers Frank (Bill Paxton) and Jesse James (Rob Lowe), former raiders in Captain Quantrill's confederate guerrilla band, round up their old riding partners, including Cole Younger (Randy Travis) and his brother Bob (Todd Field), to form a
gang to rob banks and trains controlled by the Rock Central Railroad of Chicago.
Hired by the railroad, A...
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
99 mins