5.9
“Where shopping costs you an arm and a leg!”
Chopping Mall (1986)
November 14, 19861h 17mEN
5.8
400 votes
Overview
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!
Director
Jim WynorskiWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$800K
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Trinity PicturesConcorde Pictures
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6.0***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…
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