Mallrats

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.

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Film Cast:

  • Rene: Shannen Doherty
  • T.S. Quint: Jeremy London
  • Brodie: Jason Lee
  • Brandi: Claire Forlani
  • Shannon: Ben Affleck
  • Gwen: Joey Lauren Adams
  • Tricia: Renée Humphrey
  • Silent Bob: Kevin Smith
  • Jay: Jason Mewes
  • Willam: Ethan Suplee
  • Stan Lee: Stan Lee
  • Ivannah: Priscilla Barnes
  • Svenning: Michael Rooker
  • La Fours: Sven-Ole Thorsen
  • Security Guard: Carol Banker
  • Arresting Cop #2: Steven Blackwell
  • Pull Toy Kid: Kyle Boe
  • TV Executive #1: David Brinkley
  • Fan Boy: Walt Flanagan
  • Guy Contestant #1: Ethan Flower
  • Girl with Easter Bunny: Chelsea Frye
  • TV Executive #2 – Bentley Garrison: Jeff Gadbois
  • Guy Contestant #2: Ed Hapstak
  • Cop #1: Terry Hempleman
  • Game Show Host: Art James
  • Steve Dave: Bryan Johnson
  • Child at Kiosk #2: Mikey Kovar
  • Fan at Comic Store: David Klein
  • Roddy: Scott Mosier
  • Saleslady at Lingerie Store: Crystal Muirhead-Manik
  • Kid at Poster Kiosk: Tyson Nassauer
  • Gill: Brian O’Halloran
  • Passerby in Parking Lot: Aaron Preusse
  • Child at Kiosk #1: Britt Swenson
  • Teacher: Mary Woolever
  • Team La Fours: Brad Fox
  • Team La Fours: Gino Gori
  • Team La Fours: Zach Perkins
  • Team La Fours: Brad Giddings
  • Team La Fours: Bryce Mack
  • Team La Fours: Christopher O’Larkin
  • Audience Member (uncredited): Earl R. Burt
  • Shopper (uncredited): Tammara Melloy
  • Screaming Girl in Audience (uncredited): Rachel Oliva
  • Shoobie Shake Girl (uncredited): Jessica Sibinski
  • Comic Book Fan (uncredited): Joel Thingvall

Film Crew:

  • Supervising Sound Editor: Richard LeGrand Jr.
  • Producer: Sean Daniel
  • Producer: James Jacks
  • Thanks: John Hughes
  • Supervising Music Editor: J.J. George
  • Casting: Don Phillips
  • Writer: Kevin Smith
  • Stunts: Phil Chong
  • Producer: Scott Mosier
  • Stunts: Sven-Ole Thorsen
  • Stunt Coordinator: Robert Apisa
  • Director of Photography: David Klein
  • Original Music Composer: Ira Newborn
  • Editor: Paul Dixon
  • Production Design: Dina Lipton
  • Executive Producer: Caldecot Chubb
  • ADR Mixer: Alan Holly
  • Set Decoration: Diana Stoughton
  • Line Producer: Laura Greenlee
  • Stunts: Chuck Zito
  • Production Supervisor: Beth DePatie
  • Post Production Supervisor: Terra Abroms
  • Foley Artist: Joan Rowe
  • Stunts: Carl Ciarfalio
  • Sound Effects Editor: Charles Maynes
  • ADR Editor: Bob McNabb
  • Makeup Artist: Toni G
  • Main Title Designer: Mike Allred
  • Executive In Charge Of Production: Donna Smith
  • First Assistant Director: Fernando Altschul
  • Stunts: Eric D. Howell
  • Casting Assistant: Ethan Flower
  • Script Supervisor: Carol Banker
  • Second Assistant Director: Louis Shaw Milito
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael C. Casper
  • Set Costumer: Roseanne Fiedler
  • Costume Supervisor: Dana Kay Hart
  • Foley Artist: Diane Marshall
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Daniel J. Leahy
  • Location Manager: Ralph B. Meyer
  • Sound Designer: Harry E. Snodgrass
  • Key Makeup Artist: Brigette A. Myre
  • Foley Mixer: James Bolt
  • Sound Editor: William Hooper
  • Sound Recordist: Charlie Ajar Jr.
  • Sound Editor: William Jacobs
  • Costume Design: Dana Allyson
  • Music Supervisor: Kathy Nelson
  • Color Timer: Dennis McNeill
  • Title Designer: Dan Perri
  • Orchestrator: Don Nemitz
  • Stunts: Jake Crawford
  • Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Crist Ballas
  • Supervising ADR Editor: Norval D. Crutcher III
  • Assistant Sound Editor: Samuel Webb
  • Negative Cutter: Gary Burritt
  • Assistant Sound Editor: Michelle Pleis
  • Boom Operator: Anton Herbert
  • Production Coordinator: Lisa Bradley
  • Music Supervisor: Jeff Saltzman
  • First Assistant Editor: Richard J. Rossi
  • Location Manager: Bob Medcraft
  • Art Direction: Sue Savage
  • Cableman: Matthew Magrattan
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Shari Nicotero
  • Assistant Editor: Paul Kieran
  • Hairstylist: Sherry Heart
  • Sound Mixer: Jose Araujo
  • Casting Associate: Dee Dee Wehle
  • Assistant Editor: Elisa Cohen
  • Hair Assistant: Kristin Mosier

Movie Reviews:

  • JPV852: Only the second time seeing this (last was probably in the early 2000s on DVD) and thought it was okay but guess like others, this has grown on me. Laughed throughout even when the dialogue wasn’t the greatest, but I have an appreciation for sarcasm so I gravitated towards Jason Lee’s character the most. Not quite sure it’s on the level of Clerks or Chasing Amy (have to re-visit those) but a solid comedy. **3.75/5**
  • Filipe Manuel Neto: **A comedy full of absurd jokes, which could work better if they weren’t so aimed at niche audiences that most people don’t really belong to.**
    From the same hand that gave us “Clerks” (director and screenwriter Kevin Smith) came this bizarre comedy, centered on two teenagers who have just lost their girlfriends. It is already known that we are going to see a film that is, to say the least, unorthodox and full of light-hearted jokes, allusions to pop culture and elements that would be easy to identify for the youth of the time.

    Maybe that’s why the humor hardly works clearly: I could still understand most of the jokes minimally but, for example, I don’t know anything about comics and all the jokes about that are unintelligible to me. I believe the same thing happens to a lot of people: we are not part of the target audience and the feeling is that of a somewhat dated, niche film that has not aged very well.

    The script has its moments: there are several conflicting plots, some of which (the boy obsessed with a painting where everyone sees a sailboat, for example) are very stupid and seem out of context. In fact, there seems to be no possible context for them! The same cannot be said about the main plots of the two couples at odds. We can say that they are absurd, but this is normal in the case of a movie that uses absurdity for a jocular purpose. For the rest, and even considering that I’ve seen better, it’s not a film that I can say I hated seeing, although I don’t intend to see it again.

    Claire Forlani, very young and beautiful, plays her role with panache alongside Jeremy London, Shannen Doherty and Jason Lee, three young promises who would not have a bright future as actors, even though they remain active and working. It’s fair to say that everyone made their own effort and left a positive mark, but it’s not fair to forget Stan Lee’s contribution, in a very honorable special appearance, and the work developed by Ben Affleck, Michael Rooker, Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith. It’s one of those films where the auxiliary cast has almost as much weight and relevance to the final product as the four protagonists. In fact, a large part of what makes the film work after so many years is, precisely, the quality of the characters and the way they manage to please us.

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