Grand Theft Parsons

Infobox Film
name = Grand Theft Parsons


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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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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 by Gabriel Macht) , who died of an overdose in 1973. Parsons and his road manager, Phil Kaufman (played by Johnny Knoxville) made a pact in life that whoever died first would be cremated by the other in the Joshua Tree National Park, an area of desert 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 by David Caffrey and written by Jeremy Drysdale, "Grand Theft Parsons" was shown at the London Film Festival in November 2003 and also appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2004.

Cast

Johnny Knoxville as Phil Kaufman
Christina Applegate as Barbara
Michael Shannon as Larry Oster-burg
Marley Shelton as Kaufman's girlfriend
Robert Forster as Stanley Parsons
Gabriel Macht as Gram Parsons
Wesley Mann as Doctor
Phil Kaufman as Felon

External 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