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5.8/10 • 383

1986-11-141h 16m

HorrorScience Fiction

Where shopping costs you an arm and a leg!

High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short-circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers!

Directors
Jim Wynorski
Writters
Steve Mitchell, Jim Wynorski
Editors
Steve Mitchell, Jim Wynorski, Leslie Rosenthal

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kelli Maroney

    Kelli Maroney

    Alison Parks

  2. Tony O'Dell

    Tony O'Dell

    Ferdy Meisel

  3. Russell Todd

    Russell Todd

    Rick Stanton

  4. Karrie Emerson

    Karrie Emerson

    Linda Stanton

  5. Barbara Crampton

    Barbara Crampton

    Suzie Lynn

  6. Nick Segal

    Nick Segal

    Greg Williams

  7. John Terlesky

    John Terlesky

    Mike Brennan

  8. Suzee Slater

    Suzee Slater

    Leslie Todd

  9. Paul Bartel

    Paul Bartel

    Paul Bland

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Wuchak

Jul 29, 2019

6/10

Killer security robots at a Southern Cal mall Security robots at a Los Angeles mall malfunction after a lightning strike and become a deadly threat to a group of youths partying at a furniture store after hours. “Chopping Mall” (1986) takes the malevolent robot idea of “Westworld” (1973) and places it in the mall setting of “Dawn of the Dead” (1978) with robots that look like malicious versions of “Short Circuit” (1986) and R2D2. “RoboCop” didn’t debut until the next year. Winsome girl-next-door Kelli Maroney is a highlight as protagonist Alison while Russell Todd from “Friday the 13th Part 2” (1981) is stalwart as Rick. Suzee Slater as Leslie is a’right. This is a spirited Grade B flick but at the end of the day it’s a throwaway; it’s fun and well-executed, but somehow hollow and forgettable. The movie runs 1 hour, 17 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, which was also used in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (1982) and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991). GRADE: B-/C+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$800,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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