A Cock and Bull Story/It’s All Gone Pete Tong/Grand Theft Parsons DVD – Paul Kaye, Johnny Knoxville

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play  Triple bill featuring three popular comedies &39;A Cock and Bull Story&39; (2005) is an offbeat comedy about an attempt to film Laurence Sterne&39;s &39;unfilmable&39; 18th century novel &39;The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy&39; Crossing the line between the world of the film and the life of the actors trying to make it Steve Coogan plays both himself and Tristram Shandy while Rob Brydon plays himself and Toby As both comedians find their working relationship off-set by professional jealousies in the world of the film the affable eccentric Toby is pursued by the beautiful Widow Wadman (Gillian Anderson) as Tristram finds the story of his life increasingly difficult to tell without getting drawn into lengthy digressions &39;It&39;s All Gone Pete Tong&39; (2005) is a touching mockumentary from director Michael Dowse Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye) is the hearing-impaired DJ who delights the clubbers on the island of Ibiza by coupling his larger-than-life drug and alcohol-fuelled persona with undeniable skills behind the turntables But as Frankie&39;s hearing rapidly disintegrates and his former manager wife friends and record label slowly fade away the distraught DJ plunges into the depths of despair &39;Grand Theft Parsons&39; (2003) is based on the true story of pioneering country rock musician Gram Parsons (Gabriel Macht) who died of a drug overdose in 1973 Before he died he and his close friend Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville) promised each other that whichever man died first the other would take his remains to the beautiful desert location of Joshua Tree in California and release the dead man&39;s spirit by setting fire to the body True to his word Kaufman rushes to carry out his promise as soon as he hears of his friend&39;s demise – but he hasn&39;t counted on the adverse reactions of Gram&39;s gold-digging ex-girlfriend Barbara Mansfield (Christina Applegate) or the simple wishes of his father Stanley (Robert Foster) A bizarre chase across the desert ensues with Kaufman enlisting the help of his spaced-out hippy friend Larry Oster-Berg (Michael Shannon) who happens to own a hearse  

A Cock And Bull Story (2005): Director Michael Winterbottom is out to film the unfilmable novel: an adaptation of Laurence Sterne’s sprawling 18th Century masterpiece of digression The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy Gentleman. What begins as a seemingly straightforward attempt to recreate the frenetic novel – starring Steve Coogan as the title figure and Rob Brydon as his Uncle Toby – quickly derails into a behind-the-scenes document of the film’s actual production. Working triple time (for he also plays Tristram’s father) Coogan is hilarious as the insecure “”Steve Coogan”” a shallow actor who is more interested in his cute assistant (Naomie Harris) than the mother of his newborn child (the always delightful Kelly Macdonald). Meanwhile “”Rob Brydon”” is trying desperately to convince “”Steve Coogan”” that his role is a co-lead not merely a supporting one. As the production threatens to spin out of control the filmmakers hire Gillian Anderson (playing herself of course) to fill a much-needed role…. It’s All Gone Pete Tong (2004): Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye) is the hearing-impaired DJ who delights the clubbers on the island of Ibiza by coupling his larger-than-life drug and alcohol-fuelled persona with undeniable skills behind the turntables. But as Frankie’s hearing rapidly disintegrates and his former manager wife friends and record label slowly fade away the distraught DJ plunges into the depths of despair… Grand Theft Parsons (2004): 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 genius who knew Elvis and the Stones and led the Byrds. As fame and fortune came within his grasp he died unexpectedly in 1973. When Gram’s best friend and road manager Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville) hears the news he gets busy to fulfil an old promise – to cremate his buddy in the majestic desert wilderness of Joshua Tree. The plan looks great but there are snags – he has to steal the body from under the noses of the authorities then evade the police Gram’s father and an avenging ex-girlfriend with only a stoned hippy for company and driving a psychedelic hearse!