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3A 1994 {{Western}} film directed by Robert Boris, starring Creator/RobLowe, Creator/BillPaxton, and country music star Music/RandyTravis.
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5After the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, brothers Frank and UsefulNotes/JesseJames, along with Cole, Bob and Jim Younger and Archie Clement will create a gang to help their war ravaged home, stop the railroad and do battle against the Pinkertons. To some they were heroes, while to others nothing but cold-blooded murderers.
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8!!''Frank and Jesse'' provides examples of:
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10* ArtisticLicenseHistory:
11** The James house was a tiny one-story building, not the two story house shown in the film.
12** There exists no record of Archie Clements stuttering, he also didn't survive long after the war.
13** When Jesse tried to surrender to the Union authorities, he was shot and almost died. Unlike in the film were he takes the oath and goes home.
14* BuryYourDisabled: Archie Samuels, Jesse's little brother.
15* DisabledSnarker: A-A-Archie at times.
16* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Some of the gang [[spoiler:during the Northfield robbery and escape]].
17* AFatherToHisMen: What Jesse makes William "Bloody Bill" Anderson, out to be.
18* MamaBear: You better not mess with Zerelda James's sons, husband or property.
19* RailroadBaron: The man (along with Governor Crittendon), who wants the James Gang exterminated.
20* PinkertonDetective: THE Alan Pinkerton, plus Detective Whitcher and a host of nameless {{Mooks}}.
21* TrainJob: The gang robs their first train this way. They board and pretend to be passengers.

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