- Scenes from a Mall
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name = Scenes from a Mall
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director =Paul Mazursky
producer =Paul Mazursky
writer =Roger L. Simon Paul Mazursky
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starring =Woody Allen Bette Midler Bill Irwin
music =Marc Shaiman
cinematography =Fred Murphy
editing =Stuart H. Pappé
distributor = Buena Vista Pictures
released = Start date|1991|02|22
runtime = 89 min.
country =USA
language = English
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gross = $9,563,393 (USA)
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imdb_id = 0102849"Scenes from a Mall" is a 1991 satirical film directed by
Paul Mazursky with a screenplay byRoger L. Simon and Mazursky, starringBette Midler andWoody Allen . Woody Allen's character, Nick, is married to author Deborah, played by Midler. After years of a happy marriage, Nick reveals to her he's had an affair. Deborah is shocked and requests a divorce, but later admits she herself has been unfaithful. The film was shot at theStamford Town Center inStamford, Connecticut and theBeverly Center inLos Angeles ,California and was set at the Beverly Center.Plot Summary
On their 16th anniversary, during a shopping stroll, the lawyer Nick Fifer (Allen) confesses his wife Deborah (Midler) some affairs. She goes wild and insists on a divorce. After they agreed to the dividing up of their belongings, Deborah confesses having an affair, too. Now Nick gets very upset and wants the divorce for his part, but the last word is not spoken yet. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102849/plotsummary Scenes from a Mall (1991) - Plot summary ] ]
Cast
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Woody Allen – Nick Fifer
*Bette Midler – Deborah Fifer
*Bill Irwin – Mime
*Daren Firestone – Sam
*Rebecca Nickels – Jennifer
*Paul Mazursky – Doctor Hans Clava
*Marc Shaiman – Pianist
*Joan Delaney – Woman interviewerTrivia
*Before filming for this movie began, Woody Allen had never set foot in a mall.
*Paul Mazursky has a small cameo promoting Deborah Fifer's book on TV.
*Most of the film's mall scenes where filmed on a sound stage inQueens, New York . It was a two-level set nearly a quarter mile long with over 150 fully stocked stores. Scenes with elevators and escalators where filmed at a real mall in Stamford, Connecticut. Some exterior shots where filmed at the actual Beverly Center Mall in Los Angeles.
*During the scene in the movie theater which features "Salaam Bombay! " (1988), while Woody is standing and blocking people's view of the screen, the movie's subtitle reads, "Get out of my way..."
*The title is a play on the film "Scener ur ett äktenskap" (1973) ("Scenes From a Marriage "), directed byIngmar Bergman , a major influence on Woody Allen. Both films deal with a couple who cheat on each other. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102849/trivia Scenes from a Mall (1991) - Trivia ] ]References
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