The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

TV Movie
1986
PG
2h

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Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash in The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)

The various fortunes and misfortunes of the outlaws and bank robbers Frank and Jesse James.The various fortunes and misfortunes of the outlaws and bank robbers Frank and Jesse James.The various fortunes and misfortunes of the outlaws and bank robbers Frank and Jesse James.

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Trivia
David Allan Coe, who plays Whiskeyhead Ryan, is also a country singer. He covered Guy Clark's hit 'Desperados Waiting for a Train', which was also a hit for the Highwaymen.

Goofs
The opening minutes are set in early April 1882 in Missouri. As Jesse James walks to his house, the street and yards are covered in dead leaves and nearby tree branches are mostly, but not quite completely, bare. The scene was likely filmed in the autumn months (of 1985).

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Frank James: Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.

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4/10

The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

This made for television movie stars some real life Highwaymen. Johnny Cash as Frank James. Kris Kristofferson as Jesse James. A guest appearance by Willie Nelson as General Shelby.

It begins with Jesse James being gunned down by the coward Robert Ford. Just at a time when the James boys were calming down a little after a life of crime.

Frank went for an easy family life and put his outlaw days behind him. Jesse James was not yet ready for pipes and slippers.

After his death, Ford earns notoriety as he recounts on stage just how he got to kill the famous outlaw. Brother Frank is out for revenge but he needs to deal with a court matter first.

The movie is a small scale drama than a western. The script is no great shakes. It is an anodyne affair. The cast of real life country and western legends gives it some interest.