The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford2007

Stars: Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx, Dustin Bollinger
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 160 minutes

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Andrew Dominik. Adapted from Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between Jesse … more »



Jesse James:
You ever consider suicide?

Charley Ford:
Can't say that I have. There was always something else I wanted to do. Or my predicaments changed or I saw my hardships from a different slant; you know all what can happen. It never seemed respectable.

Jesse James:
I'll tell you one thing that's certain; you won't fight dying once you've peeked over to the other side; you'll no more want to go back to your body than you'd want to spoon up your own puke.

Charley Ford:
[long pause] Since we're looking to rob banks, I was wondering if I could go as far as to recommend we add another feller to the gang and sort of see if we couldn't come out of our next job alive. Bob wanted to know could he ride with us next time we took on a savings bank or a- [Jesse fires his gun into a frozen lake] A savings bank or- [Jesse fires again] A railroad. [Jesse fires once more] Bob isn't much more than a boy to most appearances, but there's about two tons of sand in him and he'll stand with his shooter when that's what's called for. And he's smart too-he's about as intricate as they come.

Jesse James:
You're forgetting that I've already met the kid.

Charley Ford:
He surely thinks highly of you.

Jesse James:
All American thinks highly of me.

Charley Ford:
Still. It's not like you've got two million names you can snatch out of a sock whenever you need a third man.

Jesse James:
I can see you're trying to wear me down on this.

Charley Ford:
[smiles] That was my main intention.

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