Randy and the Mob

Randy and the Mob
Directed byRay McKinnon
Written byRay McKinnon
Produced byLisa Blount
Walton Goggins
Benjy Griffith
David Koplan
D. Scott Lumpkin
Phil Walden
StarringRay McKinnon
Lisa Blount
Walton Goggins
Bill Nunn
Burt Reynolds
CinematographyJonathan Sela
Edited byJim Makiej
Music byJohn Swihart[1]
Distributed byVivendi Entertainment
Lightyear Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 13, 2007 (2007-10-13) (Austin Film Festival)
  • September 1, 2009 (2009-09-01) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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

  1. ^ Byrge, Duane (November 18, 2007). "Randy and the Mob". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Leydon, Joe (October 23, 2007). "Randy and the Mob". Variety. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ ""Randy and the Mob" Wins Two at 38th Nashville Film Festival". IndieWire. April 27, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Baxter, Brian (September 6, 2018). "Burt Reynolds Obituary". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Randy and the Mob - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.


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