Everything You Need To Know About PAUL BLART: MALL COP Cast, Crew, Story, Theme, Review Muse-En-Scene, Life Connections

Everything You Need To Know About

PAUL BLART: MALL COP

Cast, Crew, Story, Theme, ReviewMuse-En-Scene, Life Connections

Paul Blart is a single, suburban dad, trying to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. Though no one else takes his job seriously, Paul considers himself on the front lines of safety. When a heist shuts down the megaplex, Jersey's most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.

MPAA Rating: PG (for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language)

PAUL BLART: MALL COP ©2009 Columbia Pictures. Review © David Bruce

KEVIN JAMES (Paul Blart)KEVIN JAMES (Paul Blart)

Starred opposite Adam Sandler in the 2007 hit comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

Came to fame in 2005 in the box-office hit Hitch starring opposite Will Smith.


JAYMA MAYS (Amy)JAYMA MAYS (Amy)

Portrayed a harried assistant hotel manager in Wes Craven’s Red Eye opposite Rachel McAdams.

Appeared in director Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers.


KEIR O’DONNELL KEIR O’DONNELL (Veck Sims)(Veck Sims)

Keir has been in a slew of independent films, including Noise, , After Sex, Patriotville, Havoc and What We Do Is Secret.

Born in Sydney, Australia. He attended The Hartt School in Connecticut, an acting conservatory for classical theatre.


STEVE CARR STEVE CARR (Director) (Director)

He started his entertainment career in the music industry.

His feature film directorial debut was Next Friday, starring Ice Cube.


KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES StarsStars as main character, Paul Blart as main character, Paul Blart He He wrotewrote the screenplay the screenplay And… he is the And… he is the producerproducer


Kevin James came up with the idea Kevin James came up with the idea for the character after a discussion for the character after a discussion with his fellow comedy superstar with his fellow comedy superstar and producer, Adam Sandler.and producer, Adam Sandler.


Paul Blart is a single, suburban dad, trying to make ends meet.


He works as a security officer at a New Jersey mall.


Though no one else takes his job seriously, Paul considers himself on the front lines of safety.


When a heist shuts down the megaplex, Jersey's most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day…


…Jersey's most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.


MALL AS A CHARACTER“The mall in this story is like another character in the movie. It has its own personality.” --Russ T. Alsobrook, director of photography.


REAL PEOPLEREAL PEOPLEThey could have shut down the mall, They could have shut down the mall, or closed sections of it, or even shot or closed sections of it, or even shot after-hours, when the mall is closed. after-hours, when the mall is closed. Instead, the filmmakers opted to film Instead, the filmmakers opted to film during business hours, when the during business hours, when the mall was teeming with shoppers.mall was teeming with shoppers.


PUBLIC: YESPUBLIC: YESCRITICS: NOCRITICS: NOConsensus voice: Consensus voice: "Like the movie's "Like the movie's sad-sack hero, this sad-sack hero, this comedy never comedy never comes close to comes close to achieving its real achieving its real potential."potential."-- Kirk Honeycutt, -- Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Hollywood ReporterReporter


THE POWER OF THE POWER OF REGULAR FOLKREGULAR FOLKPlot: a bungling Plot: a bungling Jersey mall cop who Jersey mall cop who saves the day. saves the day. “Because mall cops “Because mall cops are purportedly in are purportedly in positions of authority, positions of authority, but without the real but without the real power of the police, I power of the police, I thought it would be thought it would be fun to play that kind of fun to play that kind of a character.”a character.” -- Kevin James. -- Kevin James.


PAUL BLART: MALL COP PAUL BLART: MALL COP came out during harsh came out during harsh economic times. People are depressed and uncertain economic times. People are depressed and uncertain about their future. Jobs losses are at record levels. And about their future. Jobs losses are at record levels. And yet people are hopeful with the new president Barack yet people are hopeful with the new president Barack Obama. Obama. PAUL BLART PAUL BLART was released the week of the was released the week of the Presidential Inauguration. This film really connects to the Presidential Inauguration. This film really connects to the moment and makes people feel better. Peter Ustinov said moment and makes people feel better. Peter Ustinov said it right, “Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.” it right, “Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.” The message in The message in PAUL BLART PAUL BLART is: “We can get through all is: “We can get through all this.” And that is the message we all want to believe in. this.” And that is the message we all want to believe in. Even though the critics panned this film, the public made Even though the critics panned this film, the public made it #1 two weeks running! The public gets it! We need it #1 two weeks running! The public gets it! We need PAUL BLART: MALL COP, PAUL BLART: MALL COP, the bungler who makes it.the bungler who makes it.


RESPONDING TO RESPONDING TO TOUGH TOUGH SITUATIONSSITUATIONSMall cop Paul is a Mall cop Paul is a charming charming everyman who everyman who finally gets the finally gets the chance to test his chance to test his mettle when an mettle when an extreme team extreme team takes over the takes over the mall. He makes it! mall. He makes it! We can make it!We can make it!


IN TOUGH TIMES, IN TOUGH TIMES, KEEP PERSPECTIVEKEEP PERSPECTIVE“Life is a tragedy when “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot” comedy in long-shot” --Charlie Chaplin--Charlie Chaplin


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