Grand Theft Parsons

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Grand Theft Parsons
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Directed by	David Caffrey
Produced by	Frank Mannion
Written by	Jeremy Drysdale
Starring	Johnny Knoxville Michael Shannon Christina Applegate
Music by	Richard G. Mitchell
Cinematography	Robert Hayes
Editing by	Mary Finlay Alan Roberts
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	November 6, 2003 (London Film Festival) January 21, 2004 (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	88 min.
Country	USA/UK
Language	English
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Grand Theft Parsons is a 2003 movie based on the true story of the legendary country musician Gram Parsons, 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.

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Parsons' death prompts Kaufman to fulfill his promise and a subtle black comedy unwinds, with Kaufman bribing mortuary personnel, renting a psychedelic hearse and trekking across the US, pursued all the while by Parsons' ex-girlfriend (Christina Applegate) and his father.

[edit] 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.