''The Last Godfather'' () is a 2010 mafia comedy film directed by

Shim Hyung-rae Shim Hyung-rae (; born January 3, 1958, sometimes credited as Hyung Rae Shim) is a South Korean former comedian and filmmaker best known for directing '' Yonggary'' () and '' D-War'' (), by far the most expensive Korean movie in history. He ha ...

Synopsis

Yong-Gu (

) is the illegitimate child of the infamous

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Don Carini (

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), who is based in New York. Carini shocks everyone by stating that he wants Yong-Gu to take over the operation, something that seems to be a bad choice when the man in question shows himself to be a poor candidate to be a mafia don.

Cast

as Young-Gu *

as Don Carini * Blake Clark as Captain O'Brian *

Michael Rispoli Michael Rispoli is an American character actor. He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series ''The Sopranos,'' but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile, a recurring character in the show’s first season. Ris ...

as Tony "Tony V" *

Jason Mewes Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, and podcaster. He is best known for playing Jay, the vocal half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, in longtime friend Kevin Smith, Kevin Smith's films. Early lif ...

as Vinnie *

Jocelin Donahue Jocelin Donahue (born November 8, 1981) is an American actress. She played the lead role in Ti West's critically acclaimed horror film ''The House of the Devil'', winning Best Actress at the 2009 LA Screamfest, and young version of Barbara Hershe ...

as Nancy Bonfante * Jon Polito as Don Bonfante * Michele Specht as Burlesque Hostess * John Pinette as "Macho" * Paul Hipp as Rocco * Josh Rosenthal as Fabrizio *

Debra Mooney Debra Mooney (born August 28, 1947) is an American character actress, best known for her role as Edna Harper on The WB drama series ''Everwood'' (2002–06). Mooney is also known for her recurring roles in ''Scandal'', ''Grey's Anatomy'' and '' ...

as Sister Theresa *

Jack Kehler Jack Kehler (May 22, 1946 – May 7, 2022) was an American character actor. He was best known for his role of Marty, a landlord in ''The Big Lebowski''. He also appeared in ''Men in Black II'', ''The Last Boy Scout'', ''Point Break'', ''Wyatt Ear ...

as Cabbie

Reception

The ''

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'' and ''The National'' both panned ''The Last Godfather'', and the ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that the film was "more harmlessly amiable than outright awful, though it might still be best to just forget about it."

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* * * 2010 films 2010s crime comedy films 2010s English-language films Mafia comedy films South Korean crime comedy films English-language South Korean films 2010 comedy films 2010s American films 2010s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub