Who is grand theft parsons based on

Signed, Gram Parsons. Parsons was married to another woman at the time. She also tries to get money from the bank. The banker tells her they have rules, the piece of paper is invalid, and they would at least need a death certificate for her to prove that he is actually dead.

She unsuccessfully tries to get a death certificate from the county registrar. Outside of the legality of setting a body on fire in a national monument, Grand Theft Parsons opens the door to discussing the following points:.

By the way, in the true story, police chased Kaufman and his friend after setting the body on fire, but the pair got away. They were arrested several days later. Grand Theft Parsons is a fun film with a few life-and-death lessons sprinkled into the comedy. Rated PG for drug references and some language.

Christina Applegate as Barbara Mansfield. Bernice the Hearse. Gram Parsons was one of the most influential musicians of his time; a bitter, brilliant, genius who knew Elvis, tripped with the Stones and fatally overdosed on morphine and tequila in And from his dying came a story.

A story from deep within folklore; a story of friendship, honour and adventure; a story so extraordinary that if it didn't really happen, no one would believe it. Two men, a hearse, a dead rock star, five gallons of petrol, and a promise. And the most extraordinary chase of modern times. It's better to burn out than to fade away. Rated PG for drug references and some language.

Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Trivia Phil Kaufman : at the end of the movie where he is led down the steps of the local police station protesting his innocence. Goofs When Phil pulls back the sheet covering Gram's corpse in the hospital morgue, Gram's right eye visibly twitches.

Quotes Larry Oster-Berg : So what'cha doing here? Records Inc. User reviews 38 Review. Top review. Like Gram Mostly Myth Parsons was mythical in his own right. Sure, he was the father of country-rock and hung around the stones The movie is mythical in it's own right.

I think it does alright by his accounts of the events. Heck, he was one of the producers of the movie! Knoxville and Shannon play off each other well. Applegate is always a pleasure to watch! Macht really does look like Parsons! The soundtrack and score are awesome. The filming locations seem accurate If you want good Saturday afternoon escapism that has a rock-n-roll lineage, this movie more than fits the role Sit back and enjoy I have more than once!

Details Edit. Release date June 18, United States. United States United Kingdom. Official site. Gasoline Goodbye. Pomona, California, USA. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 28 minutes. Dolby Digital EX. Related news. Aug 21 MovieWeb. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.