Mallrats

Mallrats The 10th Anniversary Extended Edition (1995 Comedy, R) 1Disc

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Crew: Kevin Smith (Dir), Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, Shannen Doherty, Ben Affleck, Stan Lee, Jason Mewes, Ethan Suplee

Details: Brodie and TS lose their girlfriends on the same day, so they take to the mall in search of solace. (Netflix)

DVD Extras: Side A
Theatrical Cut (00:00), Cast Interview from Original Set (8:44), A Brief Q&A with Kevin Smith (9:02), Outtakes (8:13), A Look Back at Mallrats (21:07) This feature was on the Mallrats Collectors Edition, Erection of an Epic (22:10), Production Photos, Buttercup Video, & Trailers

Side B
Extended Cut Introduction (11:02), Extended Cut (00:00), & Mallrats-The Reunion Q&A (50:14)

Eggs: 1. Kevin Smith Sweat Regret (:47). From the Side A Main Menu click up onto the flame and press enter.

2. Kevin Smith's Egg Hunt Lecture (1:21). From the Side A Bonus Menu move onto "outtakes" and click left onto batman's toy and hit enter. This egg was on the Mallrats Collectors Edition.

3. Mewes Interviews Lee (2:10). From the Side A Language Menu move onto "Francais 2.0" and click right onto the exclamation mark and hit enter.

4. Mewes Dance Clip (:40). From the Side B Main Menu move onto "Bonus Features" and click left twice onto Bob shouting wave marks and hit enter.
5. Lee's Mothers Underwear Takes (1:20). From the Side B Bonus Menu move up twice onto a blue X and hit enter.
6. Mewes Do it Doug Takes (1:01). From the Side B Language Menu move onto "Menu" and click left twice onto the blue text "Snoochie Boochies" and hit enter.

Factoids: 1. When Jared Svenning pulls Roddy down and says "What the fuck is goin' on up there?" it is intended to be a reference to the line from Animal House (although in Animal House, the line is "down there" not "up there"). 2. Brodie wears a Henry Hudson Regional shirt. Henry Hudson Regional is the high school in Highlands, NJ where director Kevin Smith graduated. 3. The US 1 Flea Market - AKA "The Dirt Mall" - was torn down in the mid-1990s. It is now the site of a multiplex cinema. 4. The name "Gwen Turner" is a reference to Go Fish writer/director Guinevere Turner. 5. Ben Affleck's character is named "Shannon Hamilton." Shannen Doherty was briefly married to Ashley Hamilton, although she did not adopt his last name. 6. If you didn't catch it, When Shannen Doherty runs to tell Jay and Silent Bob that Brodie and T.S. are being arrested, Ethan Suplee ad-libs, "Brenda?" - a joke reference to Doherty's character on "Beverly Hills, 90210." 7. "La Fours", the mall security guard, is a reference to "La Force," the bounty hunter after Robert Redford and Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. 8. Two main characters named Brodie Bruce and T.S. Quint are a reference to Jaws where there were characters called Brody and Quint and where the shark was nicknamed "Bruce" on the set. 9. Doherty had a clause in her contract that she could keep everything her character wore, so came up with the plan that her character should wear everything she bought on her shopping trip. (IMDB, Moviemistakes)

Comments: Rating B+. (Unknown, Own) Overall, my advice is wait if you already have the Collectors Edition DVD, don't pick up the 10th Anniversary unless you are a die-hard fan. A 12th Anniversary Edition is in the works with an additional half hour of footage. (According to comments in the Side B "Extended Cut Introduction.")

Differences: The main difference is simply this. The Collectors Edition contained a fold-out booklet, Extended does not. Collectors has live footage from the feature commentary, Extended has the commentary track but not the video footage. Collectors has Production Notes, Extended does not. Extended does however take almost all of the Deleted scenes in Collectors, cleaned them up and reproduced as the Extended Cut. However, there are a few clips on Collectors Deleted Scenes that were not implemented into the Extended Cut (one example is Afleck's alternate sex video in a dress). That also means the Deleted scenes introductions present on the Collectors is not on the Extended. Maybe on the 12th anniversary they could include them as an option to see (like by clicking a button in the midst of the movie, and it takes you to the footage, cuts, etc). Just a thought. Doesn't matter, new edition in two years regardless. Aside from that I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I am a fan of all the added tidbits...here are some additional fan based locations to check out.

Kevin Smith's Online Diary, MySpace, NewsAskew, Quick Stop Entertainment, PoopShoot & Press.
Official Drinking Game
--> GENERAL RULES (Apply to first four films):

Any reference to hockey is made (1 drink).
A character from another Askew-niverse film is mentioned (1 drink).
Jay or Silent Bob raise their fist to someone approaching them (1 drink).
A reference to a non-askewniverse film is made (Star Wars, Jaws, Pretty In Pink, etc.) (1 drink).
A pop culture reference is made (2 drinks, use your own discretion.)
Any character gives another character advice that he/she received from his/her grandmother (2 drinks).
Any reference of Rick Derris having sex with someone is made (2 drinks).
Jay gives or offers any drug to another character (2 drinks).
Walt Flanagan's dog is mentioned in any context (3 drinks).
(OPTIONAL) Choose a character and drink once each time their name is mentioned.
--> TAKE ONE SIP WHEN
Silent Bob attempts the Jedi mind trick.
T.S. whines about Brandi.
You catch a glimpse of Brodie's dixie cup.
Rene gets pissed at Brodie (2 if she physically hits him in the process).
Bare breasts are seen onscreen.
The food court is seen or mentioned.
--> TAKE TWO SIPS WHEN:
Brodie waxes philosophical on comic books.
Willam tries to find the hidden picture.
LaFours takes off or loses his hat.
Rene's outfit miraculously changes between scenes in the mall.
Somebody notices an unsupervised child riding the escalator.
Shannon touches someone on the ass.
Brodie says, "Holy Shit!".
--> TAKE THREE SIPS WHEN:
A character describes Shannon's sexual habits.
The Easter Bunny is accosted.
Brodie discusses superhero sex organs or Lois Lane's fertility.
Jay and Silent Bob make a failed attempt to wreck the stage.
Someone mentions the back seat of a volkswagon.
Brodie refers to the place as "my mall".
--> SPECIAL CASES:
The last person to scream in terror at the sight of Mr. Svenning's bare ass drinks 5. (In the event of a tie, EVERYONE drinks 5.)
When Brodie offers a sip out of his dixie cup to Shannon, finish your beer!