Paul Blart Mall Cop (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	January 16, 2009
On DVD:	May 19, 2009
Genre:	Comedy, Action
Director:	Steve Carr
Writer:	Kevin James, Nick Bakay, Steve Pink
Cast:	Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Shirley Knight, Raini Rodriguez, Stephen Rannazzisi, Adam Ferrara
Studio:	Columbia Pictures
Running Time:	87 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language

Mall cop Paul Blart loves his job but his enthusiasm and dedication gets only contempt from his colleagues and the mall employees. Paul finally gets the respect he deserves when he thwarts Veck Sims' master plan to rob the entire mall, and in the process earns the love of kiosk owner Naomi when he saves both her and his own daughter, Maya, from the bad guys....

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There were two surprises in the month of January, but at least Taken was an action-thriller starring Liam Neeson. No one, and I mean no one, saw Paul Blart: Mall Cop coming. The movie with mildly funny trailers kicked off in a big way and kept on trucking throughout the first quarter, eventually earning $150 million in the United States. Box office analysts were confounded. Critics were left scratching their heads. And an unlikely hero was born.

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