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Wednesday
16th July 2003: Grand Theft Parsons Update...
Presenting
an EXCLUSIVE look at the upcoming Johnny Knoxville
comedy Grand Theft Parsons from a source close to
the movie's pulse. Needless to say that this is the
place for the latest goss on what could be the UK
hit of the year... |
Director...
Screenwriter...
CAST
Philip Kaufman...
Barbara...
Stanley Parsons... |
David
Caffrey
Jeremy Drysdale
Johnny Knoxville
Christina Applegate
Robert Forster |
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Synopsis...
A
road manager makes a promise to a dying musician and
transports their body to a South Californian location
for cremation unbeknownst to the surviving family. Based
on the true story of what happened to the dead body
of country-rock icon, Gram Parsons. |
Latest
News...
Grand
Theft Parsons came to fruition when screenwriter Drysdale
decided to go for something more upbeat after finishing
a biopic on the life of rocker Johnny Rotten and having
heard of the Gram Parsons legend many years ago remembered
a tale full of friendship, loyalty and honor. While
this would appeal to most, UK backing (as always it
seems) was notoriously hard to find so help came in
the form of a lump sum from US investors keen to apply
the noble aspects of the story to a post 9/11 world.
Once cash was there everything began falling into place...
First up for the lead was Wolverine himself Hugh Jackman
willing to work for a limited fee but when his time
between X2 and Van Helsing evaporated it was obvious
someone else was needed. This came in the form of a
'mad keen' Johnny Knoxville who muscled his way in,
eager for the role.
The limited budget meant that the script was severely
crash-tested by director Caffrey months before any filming
began as there would be no time to experiment on set.
Some things got trimmed during editing but the result
onscreen is a very faithful adaptation of the script.
That's about it except keep an eye out for an official
site coming soon to www.grandtheftparsons.com
and the movie will be making a splash on UK screens
from the 19th of September. |
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