- Grand Theft Parsons
Infobox Film
name = Grand Theft Parsons
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caption = Theatrical poster
director =David Caffrey
producer =Frank Mannion
writer = Jeremy Drysdale
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starring =Johnny Knoxville Michael Shannon Christina Applegate
music = Richard G. Mitchell
cinematography = Robert Hayes
editing = Mary Finlay
Alan Roberts
distributor =MGM
released =November 6 ,2003 (London Film Festival )January 21 ,2004 (Sundance Film Festival )
runtime = 88 min.
country =USA /UK
language = English
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gross =
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amg_id = 1:299568
imdb_id = 0338075"Grand Theft Parsons" is a 2003 movie based on the true story of the legendary country musician
Gram Parsons (played byGabriel Macht ) , who died of an overdose in1973 . Parsons and his road manager, Phil Kaufman (played byJohnny Knoxville ) made a pact in life that whoever died first would be cremated by the other in theJoshua Tree National Park , an area ofdesert they both loved and cherished.Plot
Parsons' death prompts Kaufman to fulfill his promise and a subtle
black comedy unwinds, with Kaufman bribing mortuary personnel, renting a psychedelic hearse from Larry Oster-burg (Michael Shannon ) and trekking across the US with him, pursued all the while by Parsons' ex-girlfriend (Christina Applegate ) with Kaufman's girlfriend (Marley Shelton ) and his father (Robert Forster ).Production
Produced by
Frank Mannion , directed byDavid Caffrey and written by Jeremy Drysdale, "Grand Theft Parsons" was shown at theLondon Film Festival in November2003 and also appeared at theSundance Film Festival in January2004 .Cast
Johnny Knoxville as Phil KaufmanChristina Applegate as BarbaraMichael Shannon as Larry Oster-burgMarley Shelton as Kaufman's girlfriendRobert Forster as Stanley ParsonsGabriel Macht as Gram ParsonsWesley Mann as DoctorPhil Kaufman as FelonExternal links
*imdb title|id=0338075|title=Grand Theft Parsons
*amg movie|id=1:299568|title=Grand Theft Parsons
*rotten-tomatoes|id=grand_theft_parsons|title=Grand Theft Parsons
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