Top 10 Malls in Film

25 July 2012 One Comment

Malls have played an important part in movies across the globe, particularly in Hollywood. Here’s our Top 10 malls on film. See if you can guess the films from the images…

10. Puente Hills Mall, Los Angeles

Most famous for: Playing Twin Pines/Lone Pine Mall in Robert Zemeckis’ Back To The Future.

9. Dixie Square Mall, Illinois (closed in 1978)

Most famous for: John Landis’ The Blues Brothers

8. Beverly Center, Los Angeles

Most famous for: Paul Mazursky’s Scenes from a Mall starring Bette Midler and Woody Allen. It has featured in many more films as well including Ruthless People, Body Double, and Volcano.

7. Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance, California

Most famous for: Terry Zwigoff’s Bad Santa. Recently appeared in Crazy, Stupid, Love.

6. Wing On Plaza, Hong Kong

Most famous for: Jackie Chan’s Police Story

5. Phoenix Metrocenter, Phoenix

Most famous for: Stephen Herek’s Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

4. Eden Prairie Center, Minnesota

Most famous for: Kevin Smith’s Mallrats

3. Sherman Oaks Galleria, Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles

Most famous for: Interior scenes for Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Night of the Comet. It also provided the exterior for Terminator 2’s mall scenes.

2. Santa Monica Place Mall, Broadway, Los Angeles

Most famous for: Interior scenes in Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1. Monroeville Mall, Pittsburgh

Most famous for: George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead

See also: Top 10 Films set in a Mall

Compiled by Daniel Stephens.

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mark said:

Another quirky list … I wouldn’t have guessed any of them. Well done.

Two possible additions, and I don’t know where they are (they may already be here), are the malls in Snyder’s remake of Dawn of the Dead and the one in Jackie Brown.

Don’t know if it was intentional, but glad to see the Romero entry at the top of the pops. Given the popularity of The Blues Brothers, I’m surprised they haven’t turned the closed one in Illinois into some kind of shrine.

# 26 July 2012 at 7:02 pm