The American Mall
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The American Mall is an 2008 MTV
musical film
that debuted on August 11, 2008. The movie was received with very low ratings, averaging 436,000 viewers.
film series, The American Mall is conceptually very similar, as it focuses on several teenage characters and their daily struggles, with comic elements and musical numbers. The central plot thread of the film is that the two main characters, Ally and Joey, are musically talented but face many personal obstacles to attaining success. The teenage characters are all mall employees - Ally works at her mother's music shop, and Joey and his friends work on the night custodial staff.
The movie was filmed in Provo, Utah
at the Provo Town Center mall.
The song "Get Your Rock On" was released as Rock Band
DLC
on August 19, 2008.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
that debuted on August 11, 2008. The movie was received with very low ratings, averaging 436,000 viewers.
Overview
Produced by the same team behind Disney's High School MusicalHigh School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
film series, The American Mall is conceptually very similar, as it focuses on several teenage characters and their daily struggles, with comic elements and musical numbers. The central plot thread of the film is that the two main characters, Ally and Joey, are musically talented but face many personal obstacles to attaining success. The teenage characters are all mall employees - Ally works at her mother's music shop, and Joey and his friends work on the night custodial staff.
The movie was filmed in Provo, Utah
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
at the Provo Town Center mall.
The song "Get Your Rock On" was released as Rock Band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
DLC
Downloadable content
Downloadable content is official additional content for a video game distributed through the Internet. Downloadable content can be of several types, ranging from a single in-game outfit to an entirely new, extensive storyline, similarly to an expansion pack. As such, DLC may add new game modes,...
on August 19, 2008.
Cast
- Nina DobrevNina DobrevNina Dobrev is a Bulgarian-Canadian actress. She played the role of Mia Jones, the single teenage mother, on Degrassi: The Next Generation, from the show's sixth to ninth season...
as Ally - Rob Mayes as Joey
- Autumn ReeserAutumn ReeserAutumn Alicia Reeser is an American actress and blogger. She has portrayed Taylor Townsend on the Fox series The O.C., Lizzie Grant on HBO's Entourage and most recently appeared as Katie Andrews on ABC's No Ordinary Family....
as Madison - Bianca CollinsBianca CollinsBianca Suzanne Collins is an American actress. Bianca is currently cast as Lulu in the Teen Nick television series Gigantic....
as Mia - Neil HaskellNeil HaskellNeil David Haskell is an American contemporary dancer. He is best known as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance where he finished third in the final four. On April 22, 2008, he began performing in the Off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz as Luke. Neil most recently joined The West Side Story...
as Drew - Yassmin AlersYassmin AlersYassmin Alers is an American actress.Alers was born in Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close-knit family of five children. She was a swing/understudy in the original broadway cast of Jonathan Larson's Rent on Broadway, and played Mimi in the Benny tour company of the show...
as Erin - Al SapienzaAl SapienzaAl Sapienza is a prolific American actor, who has had numerous roles in television, stage and film productions. He is most well known for his role as Mikey Palmice on the HBO series The Sopranos. He played the role of Dr...
as Max - Brooke LyonsBrooke LyonsBrooke Lyons is an American film and television actress.-Filmography:*The Trap as Erica*Protecting the King as Monica*X's & O's as Hazel*Dark Reel as Tanya Kismen*Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Amy...
as Dori - Bresha Webb as Penny
- Blythe AuffarthBlythe AuffarthBlythe Auffarth is an American actress, perhaps best known for starring in The Girl Next Door.-Filmography:-TV Filmography:-Video Game Filmography:-External links:...
as Alexa - Rodney To as Ben
- David Baum as Stavros
- Wade Allain-Marcus as Rick
Singles
- 2008: "Survivor" - Ally
- 2008: "Get Your Rock On" - Joey & Janitors
- 2008: "Don't Hold Back" - Ally, Joey, Mia, Ben, & Janitors