Paradise Records is a 2025 American comedy film written and directed by Logic and starring Logic, Tramayne Hudson, Mary Kelly and Reed Northrup. It is Logic’s feature directorial debut.
Plot In Bend, Oregon, Cooper, owner of record store Paradise Records, is dealing with imminent foreclosure. He owes the bank $178,000 and has run completely out of extensions to save his vinyl record shop. One day, greedy local arcade owner Mike Hawk arrives to pressure Cooper with an aggressive takeover offer to turn the property into something corporate. Cooper then hides the news from his eccentric staff, trying to maintain a normal business day while secretly panicking over how to find a financial breakthrough before the shop's closure.
As the store opens, the narratives ships into dialogue-driven comedy by focusing on Cooper's motley crew of employees, including his right-hand man Tramayne, nerdy worker Tables, level-headed Melanie, and sluggish local weed dealer Slaydras. While dealing with bizarre customers and smoking weed, the crew spends their time by engaging in unfiltered, edgy arguments behind the counter, ranging from music history and political correctness to Cooper's own personal experience with his biracial identity.
The casual routine turns upside down later in the afternoon when two clueless thieves attempt to rob Paradise Records. The hilariously unfortunate robbery devolves into a full blown, high stages hostage standoff as the record store is locked down by the criminals. Trapped inside together, a life-and-death situation forces Cooper to confess the store's massive debt and impending foreclosure to his staff. Instead of abandoning him, the employees realize how much Cooper and the store mean to them, which prompts them together to outsmart the captors.
With sheer luck, weed-induced absurdity, and accidental heroics, the hostage crisis is successfully defused without serious injuries. In the robbery's aftermath, the local community and Paradise Records' loyal customer base rally around the store. The film concludes on a heartfelt note: while Cooper struggles as a businessman, the culture and haven that he created earned him a chosen family willing to fight for it. The collective support allows Paradise Records to ward off the foreclosure and stay open, cementing itself as a love letter to independent music culture.
Cast Logic as Cooper/Uncle Tony Tramayne Hudson as T Man Reed Northrup as Tables Mary Elizabeth Kelly as Melanie Joseph Gordon-Levitt as The Negotiator Ron Perlman as The Chief Martin Starr as Mike Hawk David Krumholtz as Wise Guy #2 Tony Revolori as Slaydro Kevin Corrigan as Wise Guy #1 Juicy J as JJ Bobby Lee as Ll’ DimSome Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as Jay and Silent Bob Phil LaMarr as UBS Guy Rainn Wilson as Creepy Guy Oliver Tree as Bobby
Release The film premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival in June 2025.
When fans pre-ordered the film on Blu-ray, they received access to five albums worth of unreleased music. Logic revealed that he made over a million dollars from Blu-Ray sales. The film’s soundtrack, a compilation of 12 songs from the new albums, was released on August 2.
Reception Damon Wise of Deadline Hollywood gave the film a positive review and wrote, “Not every joke lands, but there’s an anarchic charm here…”
Morgan Shaunette of Willamette Week gave the film a negative review and wrote, “Logic’s fans might find something to enjoy in his feature debut, but Paradise Records tries to remix a classic and ends up just looking like a pale imitation.”
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