Chopping Mall (1986)

Directed by

Jim Wynorski

Genre

action film, horror film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 407 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers get trapped in a shopping mall at night. They are hunted by three security robots that have become murderous.

cheesysuspensefulcampy80s-stylefast-pacedgorytongue-in-cheeklow-budget

What happens

Chopping Mall is a 1986 American independent techno-horror film co-written and directed by Jim Wynorski, produced by Julie Corman, and starring Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, John Terlesky, Russell Todd, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, and Barbara Crampton. It focuses on three high-tech security robots turning maniacal and killing teenage employees inside a shopping mall after dark. The film was test-screened under the title Killbots by its distributor, Concorde Pictures. After it performed poorly with test audiences, the film was re-titled Chopping Mall, and approximately 19 minutes were excised. In the years since its release, Chopping Mall has gone on to develop a cult following, and been subjected to film criticism for its perceived themes of human consumption and excess during the Reagan Era in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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