Critical reaction

American Outlaws opened to a dismal box office take and mostly negative reviews. Many critics cited a poor sense of time and place as a major cause of the film’s problems. Others just dismissed the film as another Young Guns ripoff.

Cast

• Colin Farrell – Jesse James
• Scott Caan – Cole Younger
• Ali Larter – Zee Mimms
• Gabriel Macht – Frank James
• Gregory Smith – Jim Younger
• Harris Yulin – Thaddeus Rains
• Will McCormack – Bob Younger
• Kathy Bates – Ma James
• Timothy Dalton – Allan Pinkerton
• Ronny Cox – Doc Mimms
• Terry O’Quinn – Rollin Parker
• Nathaniel Arcand – Comanche Tom
• Muse Watson – Burly Detective
• Ed Geldart – Old Man Tucker