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* SeinfeldianConversation: The scene where the outlaws argue about what the gang should be called. "Younger-James Gang" is shot down because it implies the existence of an "''Older'' James Gang."
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--> '''Jesse James''': A war against the railroad... what the hell was I thinking?\\
'''Frank''': Well, I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.

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--> '''Jesse James''': James:''' A war against the railroad... what the hell was I thinking?\\
'''Frank''': '''Frank:''' Well, I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.

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* SavingTheOrphanage: Subverted, as the movie opens with James ''failing'' to save the family farm and thus taking out revenge against the railroad barons.
* {{Tagline}}: "Bad Is Good Again".

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* SavingTheOrphanage: Subverted, as the movie opens with James ''failing'' to save the family farm and thus taking out seeking revenge against the railroad barons.
* {{Tagline}}: "Bad Is Good Again".Again".
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* SavingTheOrphanage: Subverted, as the movie opens with James ''failing'' to save the family farm and thus taking out revenge against the railroad barons.barons.
* {{Tagline}}: "Bad Is Good Again".

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A 2001 American alternate-history Western directed by Creator/LesMayfield that follows five friends (Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/ScottCaan, Creator/GabrielMatcht, Creator/GregorySmith, and Creator/WillMcCormack) trying to get by during the post-Civil War.

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A 2001 American alternate-history Western directed by Creator/LesMayfield that follows five friends (Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/ScottCaan, Creator/GabrielMatcht, Creator/GabrielMacht, Creator/GregorySmith, and Creator/WillMcCormack) trying to get by during the post-Civil War.


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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Larter and Caan previously worked together on ''Film/VarsityBlues''.
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A 2001 American alternate-history Western directed by Creator/LesMayfield that follows five friends (Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/ScottCaan, Creator/GabrielMatcht, Creator/GregorySmith, and Creator/WillMcCormack) trying to get by during the post-Civil War.

The movie also stars Creator/AliLarter, Creator/HarrisYulin, Creator/KathyBates, Creator/TimothyDalton, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/TerryOQuinn, Creator/NathanielArcand, Creator/TyONeal, and Creator/MuseWatson.

It was released on August 17, 2001.

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!Tropes for the film:
* AlliterativeName: '''J'''esse '''J'''ames.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** Jesse James, one of the most famous outlaws.
** Cole Younger, a member of the James-Younger Gang.
* InThePastEveryoneWillBeFamous: The movie does an especially hamfisted job of this. The central characters are Frank and UsefulNotes/JesseJames, and the film repeatedly has them name famous Civil War era characters, groups, and incidents as the director's way of demonstrating that they really are in the Old West.
* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime:
--> '''Jesse James''': A war against the railroad... what the hell was I thinking?\\
'''Frank''': Well, I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.
* SavingTheOrphanage: Subverted, as the movie opens with James ''failing'' to save the family farm and thus taking out revenge against the railroad barons.

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