Frank And Jesse (1994 Film) [Soundtrack]

Mark McKenzie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Intrada Records
• ASIN: B000000O6W
• Also Available in: VHS Tape  |  DVD  |  Amazon Instant Video
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #527,807 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Frank And Jesse Suite

2. Main Title

3. Family Moments

4. Gentle Spirits

5. Tragedy At Home

6. Meet The James Gang

7. Marauding

8. Daring Escape

9. Frank's Despair

10. The Peace Ranch

11. Mountain Top Dance

12. The Lord Is Callin' You

13. Northfield Battle

14. I Play Not Marches ...

15. Goodbye Jesse

16. Justice Will Be Served

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story of Two American Heroes, FREEDOM FIGHTERS, February 8, 2006

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A. Donabed "The re-view-R" (Atascadero, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frank and Jesse (DVD)

A lot of reviewers have given this western a less-than-perfect rating due to its historical "in-accuracy". I have read the books and researched these two freedom fighters on the Internet for many years.

THIS MOVIE IS 99% ACCURATE.

They were NOT murderers, or "poor victims of society". They were merely seeking vengence and JUSTICE. They bravely continued the South's Great War for Freedom.

Pinkerton (the bad guy) WAS an @$$hole, as depicted in old manuscripts and letters.

The acting, storyline, plot, and everything are perfect. It starts with our heroes, after being released and swearing an oath to the loyalty of the yankees (United States), minding their own business and working on their farm.

Suddenly they (including their family) were terrorized by a villian represented by the Railroad of Chicago, Ill. Father was shot dead, brother (Frank James) wounded, and home torched.

These two gentlemen (Frank and Jesse) decide to start a gang and rob banks and railroads. As shown in the train scene, the gang "never takes money from the working man".

I won't give any more away but to just leave on a good note. This is a must-see for fans of the Old West. Along with John Wayne and Clint Eastwood.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fact Versus Legend., May 11, 2003

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This review is from: Frank & Jesse [VHS] (VHS Tape)

There have been over a dozen movies based upon the life of Frank and Jesse James. Some have been historically accurate, but extremely boring and others have totally ignored history, but are extremely good movies to watch. FRANK AND JESSE falls somewhere in the middle.

The movie is really enjoyable to watch. It ignores much of the James' early years and instead focuses on their days as a gang after the Civil War. There are a few historical facts that are presented correctly in the film, but there are a lot more that are totally ignored or changed. Instead, the film is based more upon the legend of the James and Younger gang.

There is no doubt that Jesse James and company were bankrobbers who had a ruthless streak to them. Nevertheless, a person cannot deny the fact either that to many people in Missouri and other rural areas in the country, the James and Younger gang were heroes, Robin Hoods of the American West. Pinkerton asserted as much time and time again in his attempts to catch and round up the gang. Having been raised in a rural area not too far from the state of Missouri, I understand why people believed and still believe that in some ways the gang were heroes. In fact, I am inclined to agree. Therefore, this "romanticizing" of the Jesse James' legend isn't anything new. It's just the other side of the same coin and usually makes for a better story.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth renting, August 27, 2001

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This review is from: Frank & Jesse [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I rented this movie because I was doing a school report on Jesse James and was covering Hollywood's portrayal of the James gang. I ended up being very impressed. I think that Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton do a wonderful job as Jesse and Frank James. As a matter of fact, just about everyone in the movie are good actors. The shootouts are just spectacular (much better done than "The Great Northfield Minnesota raid" I might add) but if your looking for a accurate historacl account you might try looking elsewhere. This movie has a lot of the legends around the gang, such as checking passengers hands on a train, to determine whether or not to rob them, (soft hands--get robbed...calloused hands, meaning you were a working man,--don't get robbed) but almost everything about the Northfield raid is fiction. Here and there, parts of the movie are also made up, but Northfield was the killer for me. Anyway, if your up to a great western, try watching, you wont be let down, but if your looking for something out of a text book, try looking somewhere else.