When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
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- TriviaTwo of Kevin James' real-life family members are seen in this film: the karaoke singer is his older brother Gary Valentine, and the woman with two children who Paul helps is his wife Steffiana De La Cruz.
- GoofsWhen Paul Blart is talking to Amy she asks him if he was the guy that crashed into the minivan and points to a blue minivan, but he actually hits a silver one.
- Quotes
[from trailer]
Paul Blart: [talking to himself] What are you trained to do? Nothing...
- Crazy creditsTwo additional scenes play during the closing credits.
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, this film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the distributor that the film was likely to receive a 12A classification but that the requested PG classification could be obtained by making changes to two scenes. In particular the BBFC suggested that a scene in which a man has the lid of a sun bed slammed onto him several times be reduced; and that an extended fight sequence also be reduced to remove some of the strongest blows. In this scene specifically, it was suggested that a blow to the face with a skateboard and dialogue which introduces and emphasises a headbutt be removed. When the finished version of the film was submitted these reductions had been made satisfactorily and the film was classified PG.
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I was set for a goofy and silly comedy, but wound up being disappointed. This movie had a very good cast--- all of the actors are competent and likable. The film's big problem was that it simply was not funny. It wasn't even interesting. Do note the film was not bad. It was not a disgrace or anything like that. The basic idea is a good one, and could have resulted in a great night out. Don't know what happened, or why, but the jokes didn't work. The set-ups fell flat. The otherwise likable people and potentially interesting scenarios never went anywhere.
A few of the running gags were OK--- such as the motorized wheel things being used as the quasi-cop chase vehicles. But having the portly fellow try to pull a crippled man in a motorized wheelchair over (for what? He was going 1/2 mile an hour) on one of those "copped-out" wheely things simply did not fly. No spark. Flat. Zilch. Nada.
A few of the running gags were OK--- such as the motorized wheel things being used as the quasi-cop chase vehicles. But having the portly fellow try to pull a crippled man in a motorized wheelchair over (for what? He was going 1/2 mile an hour) on one of those "copped-out" wheely things simply did not fly. No spark. Flat. Zilch. Nada.
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- Also known as
- Mall Cop
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Box office
- Budget
- $26,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $146,336,178
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,832,636
- Jan 18, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $183,348,429
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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