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:

Cameo: [Phil Kaufman]at the end of the movie where he is led down the steps of the local police station protesting his innocence.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The motorcycle cop in the desert is riding a Kawasaki 1000 Police Special. This would not have been manufactured in 1973.

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:

Return of the Grievous Angel

It is actually pretty good. Get over it.

When so many big budget Hollywood shells get voted 8 or better here, I am amazed that so many can hate a film just because it doesn't take itself seriously, or according to one film-school dropout "failed to explore anything". And then what about the "fan of Gram Parsons for a long time" who complains that "when i found out they were making a film about him i was very exited ... was sickened by what i saw, This film wasn't about his life, it was about the aftermath of his death. I thought it would be a descent film about Grams Life and Music". So this one hates the film because he didn't bother to take the time to find out what it was about prior to watching it. Well duh! Do not be scared off by the low rating. The obvious reason all the Gram-fans have to vote it down is because as we all know "true fans" always take the object of their fandom seriously, and this film doesn't take itself seriously. It is very low-key, except Applegate, who as usual, is eye-candy. Speaking of Applegate, wasn't she in Anchorman? Now there was a film I saw only half of. Let me put it this way; if you loved Anchorman, you probably won't like this. If you're an uber-Gram-fan, you probably will hate this. If you just want a few chuckles, and are willing to laugh at stereotypes like a mellow, stoned hippie, a red-neck cop (though what a red-neck cop is doing in LA, I'm not sure), a little tugging at your inner yin-yang, then watch this. And no, absolutely contrary to the gram-fans, this isn't slapstick. It is actually the opposite. It is actually almost too mellow, and the best lines come out of nowhere.