The American Mall

"Love and dreams are not for sale"

2008 1h 40m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 28

RomanceComedyDramaMusic

Synopsis

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The executive producers of High School Musical keep the good times rolling with this upbeat musical comedy set in the one place every American teenager's home away from home - the local shopping mall. Ally (Nina Dobrev) is an optimistic adolescent singer/songwriter whose hard working mother owns the mall music shop frequented by every teen in town. When Ally shares her music with Joey (Rob Mayes), a janitor in the mall who harbors rock star ambitions, she is thrilled to find someone who can truly relate to her songs as well as her heart. Trouble looms on the horizon, however, in the form of the mall owner's spoiled rotten daughter Madison (Autumn Reeser). Madison is the kind of girl who's used to getting whatever she wants, and what she wants now could prove disastrous for both Ally's ambitions, and her mother's popular music store.

“Love and dreams are not for sale”

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Cast

Nina Dobrev
Ally
Rob Mayes
Joey
Autumn Reeser
Madison Huxley
Yassmin Alers
Erin
Al Sapienza
Max
Brooke Lyons
Dori
Bresha Webb
Penny
Bianca Collins
Mia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shawn Ku
Writers: Tomás Romero, P.J. Hogan, P.J. Hogan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Nina Dobrev and Rob Mayes and Autumn Reeser carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love and dreams are not for sale".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1160313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Shawn Ku directs. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Nina Dobrev and Rob Mayes and Autumn Reeser carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Love and dreams are not for sale".
5IMDB entry: tt1160313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 9 themes, including "jealousy", "musician", "ambition", "singer".