“Paradise Records” (* out of four) was an obnoxious comedy about the owner (Diedrich Bader) of the title record store and his eccentric staff (Pauline Dorsey, Tajh Jordan, and others) and the various customers (Kevin Corrigan, Arkira Chantarantana, and others) they interact with over the course of 24 hours. Crude, stupid movie with shrill characters and desperately dumb dialogue. Film’s final half-hour is especially tough to endure. This make the similar “Empire Records” look like a masterpiece by comparison. Joseph Gordon Levitt, Kevin Smith, and Jason Mewes all show up in unfunny cameos.

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