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Grand Theft Parsons Reviews

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The world of rock & roll is littered with casualties who have only found fame posthumously. One of the most famous cases is that of Gram Parsons. Erstwhile member of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Parsons also eked out an impressive--in terms of music, as opposed to sales--solo career for himself. A great friend and .. Read more

Starring	Johnny Knoxville, Christina Applegate, Robert Forster
Director	David Caffrey
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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- Amiable low-budget road movie, based on a bizarre actual happening, that captures a carefree outlaw spirit.
- 34097
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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- - 6
  - 0
  Laid-back road movie fun
  
  Not knowing much of the output of Gram Parsons, the 70s country/rock muso whose body is stolen in the film, I was pleased to find that at heart this is an easy-... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - andzj
  - Norfolk
  - 01 Oct 2004 at 00:06
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  - 0
  Does what it says on the tin...
  
  I kind of enjoyed the film but found some of the characters to be one dimensional, with a hippy that was like Shaggy out of Scooby Doo and a crazy hippy chick... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 30 Sep 2008 at 12:37
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  it's Miller time
  
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  ok, so.. I love Gram Parsons. The intial idea of this film filled me with dread back in 2004. I've avoided it - till now! (5 star reviews over at Amazon)read more »
  
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- - sauerkraut
  - 1 review
  - Nottingham
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 14:33
- - 0
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  Fairly good road trip movie
  
  I've always heard the story of Gram Parsons farewell and although a bit tedious at times it becomes a fairly good road trip/chase/comedy/redemption film. I ... read more »
  
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- - ToxicScott
  - Northern Ireland
  - 07 Jul 2008 at 11:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Dude...its boring
  
  Starts off with a fairly amusing premise of various rocker/hippy guys wandering round in a flower power hearst...sadly the joke wears off very very quickly. I&#... read more »
  
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  - Solihull
  - 03 Mar 2008 at 14:49
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  Winding Country Road Movie
  
  Like the country rock that Parsons pioneered, this film is so meandering and laid back it's hard to feel passionate about, but equally hard to actually ... read more »
  
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- - Mikejc
  - 20 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Nov 2007 at 14:21
- - 0
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  Ex-Byrd member death biopic flies high
  
  Prior to watching this film I had only a limited knowledge about the film's narrative content from what had been written in music journals/book. As a comedy... read more »
  
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- - Ako
  - 19 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 29 Aug 2007 at 15:46
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  - 2
  Slow and dull
  
  This was just not my cup of tea. I didn't even make it to the end I figured I could watch something else instead. It seemed as though it was to be a road ... read more »
  
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- - Dragilex
  - 138 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 05 Dec 2006 at 19:24
- - 0
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  If you're a fan of Gram you'll get it.
  
  This is a light-hearted film about the aftermath of Gram Parson's tragic death - he was the inspiration for Country Rock like The Eagles (infact I always ... read more »
  
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  - Llanelli, Wales
  - 22 May 2006 at 01:15
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  Irrelevant
  
  I'm genuinely surprised to find so many positive reviews on this page for Grand Theft Parsons. People must have truely tapped into the spirit of the movie ... read more »
  
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- - Redondo
  - 41 reviews
  - Swindon
  - 20 Mar 2006 at 12:48
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  Persevere ....
  
  Once you get going this is good and worth watching, just have to persevere with it ..... interesting film and based on a true story, not as funny as I expected ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Feb 2006 at 09:10
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- - 6
  - 0
  Laid-back road movie fun
  
  Not knowing much of the output of Gram Parsons, the 70s country/rock muso whose body is stolen in the film, I was pleased to find that at heart this is an easy-... read more »
  
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- 310512
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - andzj
  - Norfolk
  - 01 Oct 2004 at 00:06
- - 3
  - 0
  Actually Quite Good...
  
  Avoid this film if you are a Jackass fan. If you are expecting some american idiots throwing themselves down stairs or some very unfunny poo-related pranks then... read more »
  
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- - Rich Stevens
  - Bristol, England
  - 17 Jan 2005 at 08:22
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  No knowldge required
  
  I didn't know much about Gram Parsons. I know he sang with The Byrds and The Flying Borrito Brothers and thats about it. Oh yeah, I knew he was dead.
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- - Buddhafella
  - Birmingham
  - 25 Feb 2005 at 19:50
- - 3
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  more music, dude
  
  If only they'd used more music this could have been brilliant.
  
  I liked the humour - sometimes understated (never quite the Coen Bros 'dude&#... read more »
  
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- - grahamfilms
  - Bucks
  - 04 Jul 2005 at 09:57
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  Entertaining if not historically accurate
  
  If you can put aside the myriad historical inaccuracies then this is actually quite a nice entertaining little flick. Johnny Knoxville does OK in his first ... read more »
  
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- - Chris Gill
  - Wigan
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 06:39
- - 2
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  Witty black comedy
  
  A real find, another Hollywood indie movie lost in the wave of blockbusters, make its debut on DVD.
  
  When legendary singer Gram Parsons dies of an ... read more »
  
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- - Stephen Lindsay
  - Northern Ireland
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 22:19
- - 2
  - 0
  Pleasant entertainment
  
  While nothing particularly outstanding, the film was an enjoyable afternoon watch.
  
  Whimsical rather than all out funny as has soul to it which is ... read more »
  
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- - HairyGate
  - merseyside
  - 17 Oct 2004 at 23:16
- - 2
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  Road Movie for the 90's.
  
  Gram Parsons, I only really know through the group the Byrds and the odd song with Emmylou Harris. The exploits of his body after his death, I have to admit, ... read more »
  
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- - KChawgo
  - London
  - 10 Nov 2004 at 14:14
- - 1
  - 0
  Slender but really enjoyable
  
  This is a lightweight fun film, about a sad, odd true story. A lot of the humour stems from the interaction between the misguidedly loyal drinking buddie roadie... read more »
  
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- - Melon
  - East Sussex
  - 27 Feb 2005 at 14:37
- - 1
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  poor representation to a great story
  
  the story that provides the platform for this film is a genuinely intriguing tale which i have read of before. the film was done in a showboating manner that ... read more »
  
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- - Patrick Doyle
  - Aghalee, Northern Ireland
  - 19 Sep 2005 at 11:55

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Critics' reviews
- Amiable low-budget road movie, based on a bizarre actual happening, that captures a carefree outlaw spirit.
- 34097
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- "...A real gem... a joy to watch...leaves you chuckling from start to finish..."
- 12731
- - News Of The World
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...A truly funny film, right out of the top drawer..."
- 12730
- - Daily Mirror
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...It's brilliant rock'n'roll mayhem..."
- 12732
- - Nuts Magazine
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- One Of The Funniest Films Of The Year
- 12734
- - What's On
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...As good as it gets..."
- 12733
- - The Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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- Grand Theft Parsons
  
  The world of rock & roll is littered with casualties who have only found fame posthumously. One of the most famous cases is that of Gram Parsons. Erstwhile member of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Parsons also eked out an impressive--in terms of music, as opposed to sales--solo career ...