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Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

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Directed by
Steve Carr
Genre
comedy film, heist film, action comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2,744 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A single dad works as a security guard at a mall. He gets caught up in a heist and tries to rescue the hostages.

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What happens

Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a 2009 American action comedy film directed by Steve Carr, written by Kevin James and Nick Bakay, and produced by James, Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Todd Garner, and Barry Bernardi. It stars James as the titular character Paul Blart, with Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi and Shirley Knight in supporting roles. The film tells the story of Paul Blart, a single dad and a bumbling mall security guard, who finds himself in the middle of a heist and the only person in position to rescue hostages. Filming began in February 2008 with a majority of the shooting taking place at the Burlington Mall in Burlington, Massachusetts; it was produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and in association with Relativity Media. Paul Blart: Mall Cop was released in the United States on January 16, 2009, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film grossed $186 million worldwide against a production budget of $26 million, but was not well received by critics, while James' performance was generally praised. A sequel titled Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 was released in 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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