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  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Swipe Films
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Swipe Films
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary Inspired by the true story that marked the end of the life of cult musician Gram Parson, this film examines the kind of friendship that saw one man break the law, jeopardise his freedom and race hundreds of miles, to see to it that in death his friend's wishes were honoured. (Swipe Films)

Directed By: David Caffrey

Written By: Jeremy Drysdale, David Caffrey

  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Swipe Films
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Swipe Films
  • 1 h 28 m
Grand Theft Parsons
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary Inspired by the true story that marked the end of the life of cult musician Gram Parson, this film examines the kind of friendship that saw one man break the law, jeopardise his freedom and race hundreds of miles, to see to it that in death his friend's wishes were honoured. (Swipe Films)

Directed By: David Caffrey

Written By: Jeremy Drysdale, David Caffrey

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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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27% Positive
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9% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Top it off with a cameo by the real-life Phil Kaufman, and you've got a rock'n'roll road movie like no other. Wherever he is, Gram should get a kick out of it.
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63
Gram Parsons' last rites were among the most extra­ordinary in rock history. Too bad this retelling of the singer's final adventure is so tame.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
50
What could have served as a colorful episode in a more expansive film about the famed singer has instead become the premise of a mildly entertaining but overextended road movie that doesn't succeed on either dramatic or comedic terms.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Knoxville is surprisingly good playing a man who may have been in one too many barroom brawls, moving with a hunched, hips-forward swagger that suggests someone constantly walking through very low doorways.
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50
Neither a satisfying exploration of ’70s culture, nor a madcap "Weekend at Bernie’s" caper, nor an informative paean to Parsons's legacy, Grand Theft stumbles toward all three possibilities, backpedals, then stalls, left to coast as an insipid road movie.
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40
Knoxville, in his first dramatic role, does what he can with script and direction that aggressively eschew any insight into Kaufman's grief.
By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW
30
Irish director David Caffrey and English screenwriter Jeremy Drysdale have, respectively, zero sense of pace and a tin-eared grasp of period speech, and together fail either to let us care about their characters or to create any sense of a living era.
By John Patterson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Swipe Films, Morty-Stevie G Productions, Helkon SK, 4 Lane Productions, Arrow Portable Toilets, Ben's Construction Services, Castex Rentals, DHL Worldwide Express, Hollywood Sign Company, Redbus Pictures, Rolling Dumpsters, The Pearl Cocktail Lounge, Trojan Portable Services
Release Date Jun 18, 2004
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline It's better to burn out than to fade away.
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