Mallrats (1995)

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writer (WGA):

Kevin Smith (written by)

Release Date:

20 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

They're not there to shop. - They're not there to work. - They're just there.

Plot:

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall.

Plot Keywords:

Jay And Silent Bob | Teenage Girl | Sex In Elevator | Loser | One Day

Cast

Shannen Doherty	...	Rene Mosier
Jeremy London	...	T.S. Quint
Jason Lee	...	Brodie Bruce
Claire Forlani	...	Brandi Svenning
Ben Affleck	...	Shannon Hamilton
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Gwen Turner
Renée Humphrey	...	Tricia Jones (as Renee Humphrey)
Jason Mewes	...	Jay
Ethan Suplee	...	Willam Black
Stan Lee	...	Himself
Priscilla Barnes	...	Miss Ivannah
Michael Rooker	...	Mr. Jared Svenning
Carol Banker	...	Security Guard
Steven Blackwell	...	Arresting Cop #2
Kyle Boe	...	Pull Toy Kid

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, including sexual dialogue, and for some scenes of sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

94 min | 123 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | USA:R (certificate #34072) | Iceland:L | USA:Not Rated (extended version) | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Israel:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Spain:13 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2003) | UK:18 (video rating) (1997)

Filming Locations:

Eden Prairie Center Mall - 8251 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Alphaville Films

Trivia:

Brodie's comic book collection seen in the movie was actually director Kevin Smith's collection at the time (which has grown considerably since). The collection is what Smith was able to purchase back after selling his original collection to finance production of Clerks. (1994).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jay and Silent Bob are chased to the food-court, in the space of a few moments, T.S.'s drink changes from a regular Coke before they arrive, to a Diet Coke after they arrive.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Brodie: [Brodie's voice] One time my cousin Walter got this cat stuck up his ass. True story. He bought it at our local mall, so the whole fiasco wound up on the news. It was embarrasing for my relatives and all, but next week, he did it again. Different cat, same results, complete with another trip to the emergency room...

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

Cruise Your New Baby Fly Self

Wow is the only thing to say here.

this is an incredible movie and if your a clerks fan (which I'm assuming is the only Kevin smith film you've seen because its blasphemous to watch them out of order) then this is even better. mallrats is the kind of movie you watch once on DVD and don't take it out of the drawer, because you know you'll wanna watch it later. its laugh out loud funny and anyone remotely interested in the inner workings of a geek or, like me, you are a geek, then this will give voice to the geek generation and make it cool. Recently, The OC has made comic books cool in the form of Seth Cohen. but before there was Seth, there was Brodie.

easily the greatest character lee has ever played and the best character that Smith has ever written, Brodie is obsessed with two things, Comics and himself. and as long as the two are together, he doesn't care. which is exactly what must be changed. ill let you find out how.

jay and silent bob make a welcome comeback in a slightly more central role with a lot more to do. with hilarious results.

i originally put 8 for this movie. but thinking about it again its a 10 and its going in my movies :) l8er days PaUl :)