Chopping Mall (1986)
A group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock down before they can get out, the robot security system activates after a malfunction and goes on a killing spree. One by one the three bots try to rid the mall of the “intruders.” The only weapons the kids can use are the supplies in other stores, or if they can make it till morning when the mall opens back up.
- Jim Wynorski
- Terence J. Edwards
- Kristine Peterson
- Morgan Smith
- Annie Welles
- Steve Mitchell
- Jim Wynorski
- Steve Mitchell
Rating: 5.8/10 by 354 users
Alternative Title:
夜困殺人場 - HK
Killbots - BE
Robots asesinos - ES
Kuoleman kauppa - FI
Shopping - FR
Supermarket horror - IT
Roboty smierci - PL
Terror em Park Plaza - PT
Роботы-убийцы - SU
Killbots - US
R.O.B.O.T. - US
Obchoďák smrti - CZ
Kto z koho - SK
砍槌 - CN
血腥杀人船 - CN
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 17 minutes
Budget: $800,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: laser, shopping mall, remote control, robot, struggle for survival, group of friends, mall, lockdown, trapped in building, falling
***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+
