在这部伟大的帕森斯剧情/喜剧片中,这部影片忠实地记录了美国传奇音乐人格莱姆·帕森斯死后的故事。这是一个公平与正义消失的年代，刚刚录制完自己第二张专辑的乡村音乐人帕森斯（加布里埃尔·马赫特饰）因过量饮用加了吗啡的龙舌兰酒而晕倒在旅馆里，在送往医院途中死亡。帕森斯那年仅27岁的生命就这样结束。
帕森斯继父想要把帕森斯安葬在老家路易安那州，但帕森斯生前曾与好友兼经理人菲尔·考夫曼（约翰尼·诺克斯维尔饰）约定死后要葬在约书亚国家公园里的沙漠中。于是考夫曼悄悄的从医院的太平间里偷走了帕森斯的遗体，他开着一辆破旧的二手车在公路上狂奔，为躲避帕森斯的继父与警察的双重追击而费尽心思。考夫曼终于到达了公园里，他焚烧了帕森斯的遗体，最终完成了对朋友的承诺。
There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times... 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 1973. 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.
true story。
