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== [[Film]] ==

* The [[Dueling Movies]] ''[[Observeand Report]]'' and ''[[Paul Blart Mall Cop]]'' were about mall security guards.

* The [[Dueling Movies]] ''[[Observeand Report]]'' and ''[[Paul Blart: Mall Cop]]'' were about mall security guards.

* The original ''[[Dawn of the Dead (~~Film~~)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' used its mall setting to compare American consumers to zombies.

* The original ''[[Dawn of the Dead (film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' used its mall setting to compare American consumers to zombies.

* ''[[Valley Girl (~~Film~~)|Valley Girl]]''.

* ''[[Valley Girl (film)|Valley Girl]]''.

* ''[[Fast Times At Ridgemont High]]''.

* ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]''.

* Part of the plot of ''[[Eight Legged Freaks]]'' revolves around the mayor having a useless shopping mall built in the town. Part of the climax takes place in said mall.

* ''[[Bad Santa (~~Film~~)|Bad Santa]]'' is about a crooked [[Mall Santa]] and his [[Christmas Elves|elf assistant]] who rob malls every Christmas.

* ''[[Bad Santa (film)|Bad Santa]]'' is about a crooked [[Mall Santa]] and his [[Christmas Elves|elf assistant]] who rob malls every Christmas.

* In ''[[Night of the Comet]]'', what is one of the first things that [[Valley Girl|Reggie and Sam]] decide to do now that civilization has come to an end? Go on the ultimate mall shopping spree!

* The [[Roger Corman]]-produced sci-fi/[[Slasher Movie]] flick ''Chopping Mall'', in which the robotic security system at a mall [[AI Is a Crapshoot|malfunctions]] and starts killing the people who snuck in after-hours.

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== [[Music]] ==

* The derisive term "mallcore" is often used to describe any genre of [[Heavy Metal ~~(Music)~~|metal]] music (such as [[Nu-metal]], [[Metalcore]] and [[Deathcore]]) that is perceived as being "[[It's Popular, Now It Sucks|too mainstream]]." Whether this is a legitimate concern borne out of bad memories of [[Hair Metal]], or a case of elitism and snobbery, is [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment|an argument best left for another article]].

* The derisive term "mallcore" is often used to describe any genre of [[Heavy Metal|metal]] music (such as [[Nu-metal]], [[Metalcore]] and [[Deathcore]]) that is perceived as being "[[It's Popular, Now It Sucks|too mainstream]]." Whether this is a legitimate concern borne out of bad memories of [[Hair Metal]], or a case of elitism and snobbery, is [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment|an argument best left for another article]].

* [[The Eighties|'80s]] pop star Tiffany was famous for her concert tours of shopping malls.

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Both ''[[Dead Rising]]'' games are set primarily or partially in malls, as an [[Homage]] to [[Dawn of the Dead (~~Film~~)|George Romero]].

* Both ''[[Dead Rising]]'' games are set primarily or partially in malls, as an [[Homage]] to [[Dawn of the Dead (film)|George Romero]].

* The second stage of ''[[Monster Madness]]: Battle for Suburbia'' takes place in a mall, complete with a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Dawn of the Dead (~~Film~~)|Dawn of the Dead]]'':

* The second stage of ''[[Monster Madness]]: Battle for Suburbia'' takes place in a mall, complete with a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Dawn of the Dead (film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'':

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* The "JAYSUUUNNN!!!" level in ''[[Heavy Rain]]''.

* The ''[[Left 4 Dead]] 2'' level "Dead Center" is partly set here.

* The mall is the unique building for the Americans in ''[[Civilization]] IV''.

* ''[[~~Dead Space 2 (Video Game)|~~Dead Space 2]]'' has the Concourse, a mall-like section of the Sprawl.

* ''[[Dead Space 2]]'' has the Concourse, a mall-like section of the Sprawl.

== [[Web Original]] ==

* The website [http://www.deadmalls.com/ Deadmalls.com] is devoted to chronicling [[Real Life]] examples that have fallen on hard times.

* The [http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/ "mall ninja" thread] (which [[Poe's Law|may or may not be]] a [[Stealth Parody]] or a [[Troll]]) is the stereotypical "tough guy" mall rent-a-cop turned [[Up to Eleven]]. It has spawned a [[Memetic Mutation]] among gun enthusiasts, with the term "mall ninja" being used to describe people who buy guns, blades and "tactical" gear (especially of the [[Awesome but Impractical|"flashy, but useless"]] variety) simply to look [[Badass]].

* ''[[~~Mall Fight (Roleplay)|~~Mall Fight]]'' takes place in a magic mall that is big enough to be an alternate universe all its own. It has whatever store the Fighter's wish it to have, as well.

* ''[[Mall Fight]]'' takes place in a magic mall that is big enough to be an alternate universe all its own. It has whatever store the Fighter's wish it to have, as well.

== [[Western Animation]] ==