American Outlaws (2001)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Writers (WGA):

Roderick Taylor (story)
Roderick Taylor (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Western

Tagline:

Bad Is Good Again.

Plot:

When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge...

Plot Keywords:

Legend | Old West | Railroad | Outlaw | Explosion

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Colin Farrell	...	Jesse James
Scott Caan	...	Cole Younger
Ali Larter	...	Zerelda 'Zee' Mimms
Gabriel Macht	...	Frank James
Gregory Smith	...	Jim Younger
Harris Yulin	...	Thaddeus Rains, President Rock Northern Rail Road
Kathy Bates	...	Ma James
Timothy Dalton	...	Allan Pinkerton
Will McCormack	...	Bob Younger
Ronny Cox	...	Doc Mimms, Zee's Dad
Terry O'Quinn	...	Rollin H. Parker - Rains' Gopher
Nathaniel Arcand	...	Comanche Tom
Ty O'Neal	...	Clell Miller
Joe Stevens	...	Loni Packwood
Barry Tubb	...	Captain Malcolm
Jack Watkins	...	Detective
Tom Schuster	...	Union Officer
Lee Ritchey	...	Bank Manager
Robin Christian-McNair	...	Woman (as Robin Christian)
Ed Geldart	...	Old Man Tucker (Outside Bank)
Brad Leland	...	Sheriff
Craig Erickson	...	Deputy
Mark Walters	...	Engineer
Michael Costello	...	Senator
Jack Gould	...	Head Teller
Morgana Shaw	...	Lyla
Brady Coleman	...	Driver
Richard Andrew Jones	...	Pastor (as Richard Jones)
Steven Bland	...	Man (as Steven 'Dooky' Bland)
Jerry Cotton	...	Teller
Muse Watson	...	Burly Detective
Lane Thomas Wilson	...	Boy Soldier
Ron Hayden	...	Union Lieutenant
Darryl Cox	...	Jenkins
Riley Flynn	...	Union commander
Joe Brown	...	Pinkerton Commander
Shawn Patrick Nash	...	Hangman
Jessica M.E. Nitsch	...	Loni's girl (as Jessica M-E Nitsch)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Bartee	...	Guitarist (uncredited)
Big Skinny Brown	...	Harlan (uncredited)
Pei-San Brown	...	Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Steve Crawford	...	Troublemaker (uncredited)
Frank G. Curcio	...	Hold-up Victim (uncredited)
Lisa Del Dotto	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Susan E. Denison	...	Disappointed Girl (uncredited)
Jeremy Denzlinger	...	Hyperion Townsman (uncredited)
Troy Dillinger	...	Pinkerton / Sniper (uncredited)
Charles E. Gray	...	Banker (uncredited)
Kirk Hunter	...	Townsfolk (uncredited)
David Jachin Kelley	...	Sharpshooter (uncredited)
Frank Matthews	...	Pinkerton Detective (uncredited)
Rana Morrison	...	Horserider / Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Philip Olivas	...	Townsfolk (uncredited)
Marvin Schroeder	...	Pinkerton Man (uncredited)
Chris Warner	...	Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Paul Wright	...	Civil War Veteran (uncredited)

Directed by
Les Mayfield

Writing credits (WGA)
Roderick Taylor		(story)
Roderick Taylor		(screenplay) and
John Rogers		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bill Gerber	....	producer
Wayne Morris	....	co-producer
David C. Robinson	....	co-producer
James G. Robinson	....	producer
Art Schaefer	....	co-producer (as Art Schaeffer)
Jonathan A. Zimbert	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Trevor Rabin

Cinematography by
Russell Boyd

Film Editing by
Michael Tronick

Casting by
Pam Dixon		(as Pam Dixon Mickelson)

Production Design by
John Frick
Cary White

Set Decoration by
Barbara Haberecht

Costume Design by
Luke Reichle

Makeup Department
Ron Berkeley	....	key makeup artist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	makeup artist
Melissa Forney	....	key hair stylist
Taylor Knight	....	key hair stylist
Taylor Knight	....	makeup department head
Darylin Nagy	....	makeup artist
Stephen B. Robinson	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Wayne Morris	....	unit production manager
Angel Pine	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Cass Jr.	....	assistant director: second unit
Stephen Lee Davis	....	second assistant director
Phil Hardage	....	assistant director: second unit (as Phillip Hardage)
Terry Leonard	....	second unit director
Bruce Moriarty	....	first assistant director
Katie Tull	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Steve Allen	....	carpenter
Ronn Basquette	....	set designer
Jack Colmenero	....	set dresser
April Crump	....	greensman
Patricia Dillon	....	draper
Kelly Farrah	....	property master
Ray Giron	....	assistant property master (as Dr. Ray Giron)
David Hack	....	lead person
Randy Huke	....	buyer
Chris M. Jackson	....	art department assistant
Robyn Jacobs	....	scenic artist
Lynn A. Johanson	....	scenic artist
Joe McCusker	....	general foreman
John Parker	....	on-set dresser
Darren Patnode	....	on-set dresser
Shane Patrick	....	set dresser
Thomas H. Paul	....	set designer (as Thomas H. Pall)
Ricky Riggs	....	painter
Charles Seale	....	carpenter
Randy Severs	....	carpenter
Christopher Stull	....	leadman
Michael J. Sullivan	....	assistant art director (as Mike Sullivan)
Kara Sutherlin	....	stand-by scenic
Tom Ward	....	propmaker
Robert K. Weinberger	....	construction foreman
Ronnie White	....	gang boss
Phillip Williams	....	carpenter
Jeri Woodward	....	scenic gang boss
Randal Woodward	....	lead painter
Ben Zeller	....	construction coordinator
Darrin Denlinger	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound effects editor
Benjamin Beardwood	....	dialogue editor
Ed Callahan	....	sound effects editor
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Cranford	....	assistant sound editor
Pud Cusack	....	production sound mixer
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor
Thadd Day	....	boom operator (sound: second unit)
Terry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
J. Paul Huntsman	....	supervising sound editor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Adam Johnston	....	sound effects editor
Mark Johnston	....	sound recordist
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Patricio A. Libenson	....	supervising foley editor
Jayme S. Parker	....	sound effects editor
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ross Simpson	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Kevin Berve	....	special effects assistant
James R. Bilz	....	special effects assistant
Thomas Fife	....	special effects assistant
David Fletcher	....	special effects technician
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects technician
Geoffrey C. Martin	....	special effects technician
Brian T. McCarty	....	special effects assistant
James W. McCormick	....	special effects foreman (as J.W. McCormick)
Raymond M. Tasillo	....	special effects foreman
Bill Traynor	....	special effects
Bob Trevino	....	special effects foreman
Keith Urban	....	special effects foreman
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects coordinator
Matt Vogel	....	special effects coordinator
Steve Wolf	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mat Beck	....	visual effects supervisor
Brian Bell	....	digital artist
Dan Knight	....	visual effects artist
Erik Liles	....	digital compositor
Matt Linder	....	digital compositor
Scott E. Metzger	....	2D artist: Light Matters/Pixel Envy
Colin Strause	....	3D supervisor: Pixel Envy
Greg Strause	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Mark Brooks	....	utility stunts
Brian Brown	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	action coordinator
Troy Brown	....	stunts
William Paul Brown	....	stunts (as William T. Brown)
Richard Bucher	....	stunts
Roy Burger	....	stunts
James M. Churchman	....	stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts
Gil Dean	....	stunts
Colin Farrell	....	stunts
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Tad Griffith	....	stunts
Tommy Guy	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts
Clifford Happy	....	stunts
Lance Haynes	....	stunts
Eddie Hice	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunt coordinator
Terry Hoffman	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Tom Huff)
Randy Johnson	....	stunts
Johnny Johnston	....	stunts
Krisztian Kery	....	stunts
Chuck Lambert	....	stunts
Clay M. Lilley	....	stunts (as Clay Lilley)
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunts
Ryan Marshall	....	stunts
Bobby McLaughlin	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
Norman Mull	....	stunts
Shawn Patrick Nash	....	stunts (as Shawn Nash)
Casey O'Neill	....	stunt double
Casey O'Neill	....	stunt double: Colin Farrell
Casey O'Neill	....	stunts
James Pratt	....	stunts (as Jim Pratt)
Chad Randall	....	stunts
Erin Ricotti	....	stunts (as Erin Ricotti-Hice)
Pat Ricotti	....	stunts
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (as Ronny Rondell)
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts (as Debby Ross Rondell)
J.P. Schwan	....	stunts
Jeff Schwan	....	stunts
Olie Smith	....	stunts
Ron Stein	....	stunts
Michael A. Stephens	....	stunts
Sammy Thurman	....	stunts
Jeff Wheelis	....	stunts
Jerry Wills	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Troy Anderson	....	electrician
Marc Andrus	....	key grip
Grayson Austin	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Roger Basquette	....	video assist operator (as Roger W. Basquette)
Stephen Beasley	....	best boy electric: second unit
Buzzy Burwell	....	best boy electric
Murray K. Campbell	....	gaffer
Cheryl Clarson	....	electric: second unit
Peter Clarson	....	gaffer: second unit
Bill Coe	....	first assistant camera
Brown Cooper	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Theda Cunningham	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Steve Drake	....	best boy grip
Ian Ellis	....	camera operator: second unit
Larry Gianneschi IV	....	loader: second unit
Robert Hicks	....	grip
Donald R. Howe Jr.	....	camera loader (as Don Howe Jr.)
Chip Huntington	....	grip
Chip Huntington	....	grip: second unit
Alex V. Hurley	....	video tape operator: Florida
Edison Jackson	....	electrician
Terry Leonard	....	director of photography: second unit
Brandon Lott	....	additional videographer
Robert McLachlan	....	director of photography: second unit
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera (as Robert A. McMahan)
Eric Montes	....	grip: second unit
P.K. Munson	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera (as Peter K. Munson Jr.)
Gene Page	....	still photographer: Florida
Eric Pickett	....	video assist: second unit
Gabe Proctor	....	additional video assist operator
Don Reddy	....	camera operator
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Donis Rhoden	....	key grip: second unit
Mike Sheeren	....	dolly grip
Jas Shelton	....	electrician
Peter Simonite	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Cara Singleton	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Joshua J. Smith	....	camera operator
Louis Smith	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Greg Travis	....	electrician
Paul Varrieur	....	director of photography: second unit
Ralph Watson	....	Steadicam operator
Ralph Watson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Sean Wright	....	grip
Glenn Dunn	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Debbie Cortez Haber	....	extras casting assistant
Richard Futch	....	extras casting
Rebecca Rian	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Maner	....	costumer
Stanley Moore	....	costumer
Meredith Moseley	....	costume first hand
Nina Proctor	....	costume supervisor
Leeann Radeka	....	set costumer
Jessica Royer	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
James Andrykowski	....	first assistant editor
Richard Conkling	....	assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Greg Parsons	....	additional editor

Music Department
Marc Bonilla	....	composer: additional music
Maureen Crowe	....	music supervisor
Will Kaplan	....	music editor
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer
Steve Kempster	....	score producer
Paul Linford	....	score producer
Ryan Rabin	....	composer: additional music
Matthew Rush Sullivan	....	associate music supervisor
Anna D. Wilborn	....	assistant music editor
Marc Bonilla	....	musician: electric guitar (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Charles Coulter	....	driver: construction department
Sam Craytor	....	driver: construction

Other crew
Sheila Allen	....	production accountant
Peter Atherton	....	production assistant: second unit
Toni Atterbury	....	unit publicist
Tj Austin	....	horse wrangler
Meg Beatty	....	production assistant (as Catherine M. Beatty)
David Boysen	....	administrator
Mark Brooks	....	wrangler
Rob Brown	....	office production assistant
Michael Buster	....	dialect coach
Cameron Byrd	....	production assistant
Anne Carr	....	key set medic
Amy Chance	....	production coordinator
Leighton Chapman	....	assistant location manager
Shanti Delsarte	....	assistant production coordinator
Colin Edlund	....	craft service
Rebecca Ewing	....	production assistant: second unit
J.R. Flournoy	....	assistant re-enactor coordinator
Billy L. 'Butch' Frank	....	wrangler
Robbie Friedmann	....	location manager
Patricia A. Fullerton	....	battlefield supervisor
Patricia A. Fullerton	....	script supervisor
Shellie Gillespie	....	assistant accountant
Gail Hunter	....	script supervisor
Chris M. Jackson	....	production assistant
Monica Kenyon	....	set production assistant
Kelly Kernan	....	assistant location manager
Laura King	....	unit medic
Clay M. Lilley	....	boss wrangler
Sara Mayer	....	set production assistant: second unit
Ray Melendez	....	assistant: James G. Robinson, Austin
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Megan Morris	....	production assistant
Rana Morrison	....	location assistance
John K. Patterson	....	location scout
Peggy Robinson	....	production assistant
Denyse Rossi	....	payroll accountant
Christopher Scull	....	office production assistant
Romy Stevenson	....	set production assistant
Sharon Vise	....	production accountant
Karen Wacker	....	production assistant
Kathryn Waters	....	script supervisor: second unit
Bonham White	....	production assistant
Steve White	....	location assistant
Leigh A. Wilbourn	....	assistant production office coordinator
Pamela Williamson	....	first assistant accountant (as Pamela S. Williamson)
Doug Carter	....	additional locations assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Frank Matthews	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Arthur J. Miller Jr.	....	location scout (uncredited)
India Neilan	....	set production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Israel Sanchez	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Israel Sanchez	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Kelly Stultz	....	location accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Morgan Creek Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2001) (North America) (theatrical)
• United Paramount Network (UPN) (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Concorde Filmverleih (Germany)
• Ekaterinburg Art (EA) (Russia)
• Morgan Creek Productions (non-USA)
• Warner Bros. (Argentina)
• Warner Bros.
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (Spain)

Special Effects

• Light Matters Inc.
• Pixel Envy

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for western violence

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38028) | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Morgan Creek Productions

Trivia:

In the credits it is mentioned the use of footage from the movie Maverick (1994). It is the short scene of the paddle wheel steamer when Jesse and Zee are getting to Florida.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jesse first exits the train cart through the door, a shot is fired at him, shattering the adjacent door's window. In the next shot, the window only has a single bullet hole in it.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Cole:Gatling! They got a Gatling gun!
Bob:Goddamn it Cole, this stopped bein' fun about two years ago!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (#3.9)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Find My Baby

More Than Anticipated!

This was a very cute story that while done on a tight budget kept my attention focused on what transpired. The acting was incredible when kept in mind that it was such a young main cast with the exception of the older well-knowns that came in to take on some of the other opposing heavy roles. I really like Ronny Cox and was glad to see him as a good guy in this even though he can portray a villain like none-other when called for. I also like Harris Yulin a lot so it was always a pleasure to see him as well. Colin Farrell seemed to actually live this role which is why he was perfect for it. I'd have to say that his acting talent has sagged to a lower level in his recent choices though. Maybe he became lazier or doesn't feel the need to try as hard anymore...who knows!? The action scenes were believable even if they were by no means near an epic-sized proportion. Ali Larter is pretty hot and is a decent actress! I'm really surprised she isn't in a lot more films because she definitely has my vote! She's realistic and is able to keep forming varying reactions to the different situations she encounters. Overall a much better movie than I thought and am glad I finally got a chance to enjoy it.

Final Trail:

Movies: Not worth the high ticket prices.

DVD Purchase: No, only for the reason that I'd only watch it a couple more times in this life.

Rental: Makes for a great adventure night!