''The American Mall'' is a 2008 MTV musical film that debuted on August 11, 2008.

Overview

Produced by the same team behind

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's ''

High School Musical ''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, ...

'' 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 film was filmed in Provo, Utah at

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. The song "Get Your Rock On" was released as Rock Band DLC on August 19, 2008.

Cast

Nina Dobrev Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva ( bg, Николина Каменова Добрева, ; born January 9, 1989), credited professionally as Nina Dobrev ( ), is a Canadian actress. She is best known for portraying Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce o ...

as Ally Shepherd *

Rob Mayes Rob Mayes is an American actor, musician, and model. He is best known for starring as the title character in the 2012 horror comedy film ''John Dies at the End'', as well as portraying Tommy Nutter in the short-lived comedy-drama television seri ...

as Joey *

Autumn Reeser Autumn Reeser (born September 21, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Taylor Townsend on the Fox series '' The O.C.'', Lizzie Grant on HBO's '' Entourage'', Katie Andrews on ABC's ''No Ordinary Family'', and Leslie Bel ...

as Madison *

Bianca Collins Bianca Suzanne Collins (born August 17, 1988) is an American actress, curator, and writer. She is probably best known for her role as Patti Perez in the Nickelodeon series ''Unfabulous'', and as Lulu in the Teen Nick program '' Gigantic''. Biogr ...

as Mia * Neil Haskell as Drew *

Yassmin Alers Yassmin Alers is an American actress born in New York City's Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close-knit family of five children. She was dance captain and understudy in the original broadway cast of Jonathan Larson's ''RENT'' on Broadway. S ...

as Erin *

Al Sapienza Al Sapienza is an American actor who has had numerous roles in television, stage and film productions. He is best known for his role as Mikey Palmice on the HBO series ''The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television ...

as Max *

Brooke Lyons Brooke Ashley Lyons (born November 8, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Amy in the 2008 film ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'' and as Peach Landis in the CBS sitcom ''2 Broke Girls''. Early life and education Lyons was bo ...

as Dori *

Bresha Webb Bresha Webb (born Breshae Renee Webb; May 6, 1984) is an American actress. She starred as Imunique Jefferson in the TV One comedy series '' Love That Girl!'' from 2010 to 2014. She later has appeared in films ''Meet the Blacks'' (2016), ''Acrimo ...

as Penny *

Blythe Auffarth Blythe Auffarth (born April 23, 1985, in Pleasant Valley, New York Pleasant Valley is a town in Dutchess County, within the Hudson Valley of New York, United States. The population was 9,799 at the 2020 census. The town is centrally located i ...

as Alexa *

Lauren Storm Lauren Marlene Storm (born January 2, 1987) is an American actress and acting coach. She is perhaps best known for her role as Taylor Hagan in the television series ''Flight 29 Down'' and as Teresa Kilmer in the 2009 film '' I Love You, Beth Coop ...

*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, Madison, Ben, & Janitors

References

External links

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Interview with Nina Dobrev by AOL Canada
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