Randy and the Mob
2007 film by Ray McKinnon
- October 13, 2007 (2007-10-13) (Austin Film Festival)
- September 1, 2009 (2009-09-01) (United States)
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Randy and the Mob is a 2007 American crime comedy film written, directed by and starring Ray McKinnon.[2] It also stars Lisa Blount, Walton Goggins and Bill Nunn, with a cameo by Burt Reynolds.
Randy and the Mob was filmed in August 2005 in several locations in and around Atlanta, Georgia, mostly in Villa Rica, Georgia. The film won the Audience Choice Award at the Nashville Film Festival.[3]
Plot
Good ol' boy Randy Pearson, a can't-win entrepreneur, finds himself in debt to mobsters when his latest scheme to keep his businesses afloat goes awry. With the IRS after him as well, he seeks a helping hand from his carpal-tunneled, baton-teaching wife, Charlotte; his estranged, gay twin brother, Cecil, and Tino Armani, a mysterious self-styled prophet with a knack for high fashion, Italian cooking and clog dancing.
Cast
- Ray McKinnon as Randy and Cecil Pearson
- Walton Goggins as Tino Armani
- Lisa Blount as Charlotte Pearson
- Tim DeKay as Bill
- Bill Nunn as Wardlowe
- Brent Briscoe as Officier Griff Postell
- Paul Ben-Victor as Franco
- Sam Frihart as Four
- Burt Reynolds as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)[4]
Soundtrack
Released on CD by Lakeshore Records in September 2007, the Randy and the Mob soundtrack includes tracks by Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, My Morning Jacket, Ron Sexsmith, Brazzaville, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Bent Fabric, Patterson Hood, The Now People, Lance Palmer and the Dead Rebels, and John Swihart.[5]
References
- ^ Byrge, Duane (November 18, 2007). "Randy and the Mob". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (October 23, 2007). "Randy and the Mob". Variety. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ ""Randy and the Mob" Wins Two at 38th Nashville Film Festival". IndieWire. April 27, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Baxter, Brian (September 6, 2018). "Burt Reynolds Obituary". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Randy and the Mob - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
External links
- Randy and the Mob at IMDb
- Randy and the Mob at Rotten Tomatoes
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