Scenes from a Mall (1991)

Director:

Paul Mazursky

Writers (WGA):

Roger L. Simon (written by) &
Paul Mazursky (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

On their 16th wedding anniversary, Deborah and Nick decided to work out all their differences ...in public.

Plot:

On their 16. anniversary, during a shopping stroll, the lawyer Nick Fifer confesses his wife Deborah some affairs...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Lawyer | Shopping | Unfaithfulness | Infidelity

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bette Midler	...	Deborah Fifer
Woody Allen	...	Nick Fifer
Bill Irwin	...	Mime
Daren Firestone	...	Sam
Rebecca Nickels	...	Jennifer
Paul Mazursky	...	Doctor Hans Clava
Gregory Moore	...	Barber Shop Quartet
Michael Brown	...	Barber Shop Quartet
Jonathan Guss	...	Barber Shop Quartet
David Frye	...	Barber Shop Quartet
Joseph Warren	...	Joe Cool & the Coolers (Rap Group)
Brian Warren	...	Joe Cool & the Coolers (Rap Group)
Darrell Mason	...	Joe Cool & the Coolers (Rap Group)
Marc Shaiman	...	Pianist
Augustin Bustamante	...	El Mariachi Bustamente

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

Beverly Center - 8500 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Silver Screen Partners IV

Trivia:

During the scene in the movie theater which features Salaam Bombay! (1988), while Woody is standing and blocking people's view of the screen, the movie's subtitle reads, "Get out of my way..."

Quotes:

[Nick's given Deborah a family photo with an antique frame]
Nick Fifer: I had to have it engraved, because I could never remember your name.

Movie Connections:

References Predator 2 (1990)

Soundtrack:

GIVE ME YOUR KISSES (I'LL GIVE YOU MY HEART)

OK... Was that Necessary?

I happened to rent Scenes From A Mall one time at a video store. The box made it look hilarious and I thought how could you beat a couple like Midler and Allen? But then I popped it into the VCR and was very disappointed. It dragged, it was incoherent, and an 87 minute movie made it seem like three hours. Midler and Allen go to a mall somewhere in L.A. for a wedding anniversary, while they are there Allen confesses to Midler that he has been having an affair with another woman. Midler then wants to file for a divorce but soon confesses to Allen that she has had an affair with another man. It is not a bad storyline but it just drags and leads to nowhere. The profanity level and sexual content is also unnecessary. I would say if you want to experience something like this go spend 87 minutes in a mall. But don't watch this because you will be very disappointed. It is a very unnecessary film.