Observe and Report is a 2009 American dark comedy and crime comedy film written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, and Ray Liotta. It follows a mentally unstable vigilante mall cop who attempts to join the police academy and pursues a flasher tormenting female visitors to the mall where he works. It premiered at SXSW on March 16, 2009 and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 10, 2009, and received mixed reviews from critics, while it grossed $27 million against an $18 million budget.