American Outlaws is a 2001 Western film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, and Ali Larter. The southern army is trying to track down the Yankee army during the civil war. The south is ambushed, but thanks to the sharp-shooting of Frank James and the distracting and at the same time clever antics of Jesse James , the south manages to pull through. The James brothers, along with their war buddies, the Younger brothers, congratulate themselves, but are surprised to learn that their army has pulled out, General Lee had surrendered the previous day at Appomattox,... and the war is over. The group decides to return home to their families and farms. Things have changed when they get back to Missouri. The town is occupied by the Yankee army, Jesse's childhood friend, Zee , has grown up into a very attractive young woman, and there is a man hanging in the town square, ostensibly for treason against the North. In actuality, those farmers with large amounts of land are being pressured to sell their farms to the railroad company, who are pushing across North America.
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| Release date: | August 17, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Les Mayfield |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jonathan A. Zimbert, James G. Robinson, Bill Gerber |
| Editor: | Michael Tronick |
| Music by: | Trevor Rabin |
| Cinematography: | Russell Boyd |
| Screenplay by: | Roderick Taylor |
| Estimated budget: | $35,000,000 |
| Genre: | Western, Comedy, Action |