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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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