

He calls the police and plans on leaving the mall, but realizes Amy is still inside and decides to return to the mall to look for her. The crew force the majority of shoppers to exit the mall and place motion sensors at each entrance to detect any attempt to enter or exit the building.Īn oblivious Blart is playing Rock Band, eventually walking back into the mall, discovering it's devoid of most shoppers. They take Amy and others inside a bank hostage, and Simms is revealed as the gang’s leader. Two days later, on the night of Black Friday, an organized gang of thugs disguised as Santa's Village employees begin a heist inside the mall. He ruins the party and makes a wild exit by falling through a window. The jalapeño peppers are more than Blart can handle, causing him to inadvertently drink copious amounts of margarita which he mistakes for lemonade. Things initially go well, but Blart gets distracted by a nacho-eating contest with his friend Leon. Paul meets her out one evening at a restaurant with other mall employees. Meanwhile, Blart becomes acquainted with Amy Anderson, a vendor of a new kiosk. Blart works as a security guard at the West Orange Pavilion Mall.īlart patrols the mall on a Segway and begins training a new hire Veck Simms, who shows little interest in the job. Aspiring to join the New Jersey State Police, he trains at the police academy, but his hypoglycemia causes him to collapse before finishing the exam. Paul Blart lives in West Orange, New Jersey, with Maya, his teenage daughter, along with his mother. A sequel titled Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 was released in 2015. The film was poorly-received by critics but grossed $183.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $26 million. Paul Blart: Mall Cop opened in the United States on January 16, 2009, and was distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. In Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a single dad and bumbling mall security guard, Paul Blart, finds himself in the middle of a heist and the only one in position to rescue hostages.įilming began in February 2008 with a majority of the shooting taking place at the Burlington Mall in Burlington, Massachusetts. It also stars Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi, and Shirley Knight.

The film was directed by Steve Carr and written by James and Nick Bakay. Tune in today to stay updated with all the latest news and headlines from the world of entertainment.Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a 2009 American comedy film starring Kevin James as the titular character Paul Blart. Republic World is your one-stop destination for trending Bollywood news. Now follow your favourite television celebs and telly updates. Get the latest entertainment news from India & around the world. The movie wasn’t received so well by the critics yet managed to earn $183 million against its budget of $26 million.Īlso Read: Warner Bros Apologizes For 'The Witches' After Facing Heat By Differently-abled CommunityĪlso Read: The Walking Dead: Jeffery Dean Morgan's Wife Hilarie Burton To Play His Reel Wife As Well

The supporting cast of the movie includes Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, and Stephen Rannazzisi. The cast stars Jayma Mays as Amy, Raini Rodrigues as Blart’s daughter Maya, as well as Shirley Knight as Paul’s mother Margaret Blart. The plot sees a twist when a new employee who was training under Blart at the mall, turns out to be the leader of a gang of burglars who planned to loot the mall and had kept all the visitors as hostages including Blart’s daughter Maya and his potential love interest Amy Anderson.Īs the movie ends, Paul is the one who saves the hostages and arrests the burglars. He then joins the West Orange Pavilion Mall as a mall security guard. He had started taking police training as he aspired to join the New Jersey State Police but faints during the exam due to a hypoglycaemic medical condition. The movie’s plot revolves around the life of Paul Blart who stays in West Orange, New Jersey, and is a single dad and a mall security guard.

The production was done by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Kevin James, Todd Garner and Barry Bernardi.Īlso Read: Lamar Odom And Sabrina Parr Decide To Part Ways After Being Engaged For 1 Year More about 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' The script was written by James and Nick Bakay. The filming of the movie began in February 2008 and the most part of it was done at the Burlington Mall in Burlington, Massachusetts.
