''Randy and the Mob'' is a 2007 American

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film written, directed by and starring Ray McKinnon. It also stars

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and

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, with a cameo by

Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as ' ...

. ''Randy and the Mob'' was filmed in August 2005 in several locations in and around

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, mostly in

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. The film won the Audience Choice Award at the

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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

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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

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Cast

* Ray McKinnon as Randy and Cecil Pearson *

as Tino Armani *

as Charlotte Pearson *

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as Bill *

as Wardlowe *

Brent Briscoe Brent Briscoe (May 21, 1961 – October 18, 2017) was an American character actor and screenwriter. Early life Briscoe was born in Moberly, Missouri. After completing his education at the University of Missouri, Briscoe launched his career as a ...

as Officier Griff Postell *

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as Franco *Sam Frihart as Four *

as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)

Soundtrack

Released on CD by

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in September 2007, the ''Randy and the Mob'' soundtrack includes tracks by

Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire was an American band fronted by musician Andrew Bird. After releasing his first solo album, '' Music of Hair'', Bird appeared on three albums by Squirrel Nut Zippers before becoming the bandleader for Andrew Bird's Bow ...

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, The Now People, Lance Palmer and the Dead Rebels, and

John Swihart John Swihart is an American musical composer for film and television. He is perhaps best known for his score to ''Napoleon Dynamite'', '' Youth in Revolt'', '' Employee of the Month'', and his music for the TV shows '' How I Met Your Mother'', an ...

References

External links

* * 2007 films 2000s English-language films 2007 independent films 2000s crime comedy films American crime comedy films American independent films Films scored by John Swihart Films set in Georgia (U.S. state) Films shot in Atlanta Mafia comedy films 2000s American films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub