Grand Theft Parsons (2003)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

David Caffrey

Writer:

Jeremy Drysdale (writer)

Release Date:

18 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

It's better to burn out than to fade away.

Plot:

There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times.....

Plot Keywords:

Musician | Hearse | Guitar | Casket | Black Comedy

Cast

Jamie McShane	...	Radio Announcer
Johnny Knoxville	...	Phil Kaufman
Danielle Sapia	...	Girl at Joshua Tree Inn
Gabriel Macht	...	Gram Parsons
Robert Alan Beuth	...	Reporter
Sara Arrington	...	Crying Girl
Scott Adsit	...	Music Expert
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Nurse
David Caffrey	...	TV Interviewer
Alexa Sheehan	...	Nurse 2 (as Alexa Motley)
Wesley Mann	...	Doctor
Marley Shelton	...	Susie
Christina Applegate	...	Barbara
Jim Cody Williams	...	Truck Driver
Kay E. Kuter	...	Undertaker

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug references and some language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Cabazon, California, USA

Company:

Morty-Stevie G Productions

Trivia:

The jacket that Johnny Knoxville wears in the movie is the same jacket that Phil Kaufman wore when he burned the body.

Goofs:

Continuity: The motorcycle cop's motorcycle is knocked over but, in subsequent shots, is standing up again.

Quotes:

Uniform Cop: Wherever there's a hippie, there's a crime, even if that crime hasn't happened yet. That's what I always say.

Soundtrack:

Dark End Of The Street

Knoxville hits this one out of the park, but Shannon makes the Home Run.

Baseball references have nothing to do with this movie, except to serve as an analogy.

Johnny Knoxville surely has proved himself as a talented actor. Hopefully Hollywood will take note and give him more than Luke Duke. I'm sure he'll shine as a Duke boy, but Knoxville can handle more. I can totally see him taking on the Edward Norton kind of roles.

I knew nothing about Gram Parsons before watching this, but I enjoyed the small lesson. The opening says something to the effect that while it is based on true events, it has been embellished. But in the extras the writer says that is exactly how it happened. I don't buy the latter. There are a few things that just can't happen, but it still makes for one hell of a joyride.

This is a great Weekend discovery. Watch it and you won't be disappointed.