Habeas corpus

Grand Theft Parsons

(2003)

OK, start with the concept: Graham Parsons's faithful friend and road manager steals his corpse to fulfill the terms of a pact the two had made, that the survivor would free the soul of the first to die by cremating him in the desert outside Joshua Tree, California. Sounds impossible to make dull, no? No. Perhaps the one element of note is a fairly restrained performance by Johnny Knoxville as Phil Kaufman. I didn't say a good performance, mind you, but at least it's not embarJackassing.