Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a 2009 American crime comedy film co-written by and starring Kevin James as the title character and directed by Steve Carr. The film was released January 16, 2009 by Columbia Pictures. This film has been rated PG in the United States with no cuts made, but in the United Kingdom, the film had to be cut or changed during post-production. Paul Blart is a mild-mannered, overweight man who takes his job as a security guard at the fictional West Orange Pavilion Mall in West Orange, New Jersey seriously. He lives with his elderly mother, Margaret and daughter, Maya , and... dreams of being able to join the New Jersey State Police, but he always fails his entrance test due to his hypoglycemia. While on patrol at work one day, Blart notices a new wig kiosk and its vendor, Amy Anderson and is instantly attracted to her. Back at base, Blart has to take his trainee, Veck Simms out on patrol. At the end of his shift, Blart becomes acquainted with Amy and escorts her to her yellow Ford Mustang convertible.
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| Release date: | January 6, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Steve Carr |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | Adam Sandler, Todd Garner, Kevin James, Samuel Dickerman, Barry Bernardi |
| Editor: | Jeff Freeman |
| Music by: | Robert Wachtel |
| Cinematography: | Russ T. Alsobrook |
| Screenplay by: | Kevin James, Nick Bakay |
| Estimated budget: | $26,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Action |