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Chopping Mall (Killbots) (1986)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 6
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Release Date: Mar 21, 1986 Wide

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This high-tech spin on the slasher genre pits a group of sex-obsessed teens spending the night in a shopping mall against the mall's marauding robotic security guards -- whose programming turns homicidal after a bolt of lightning scrambles their control circuits. Director Jim Wynorski cut his exploitation teeth working for Roger Corman's legendary "B"-movie factory New World Pictures in the '70s and '80s, and this film's comic early scenes contain homages to that outfit's heyday -- with humorous

R, 1 hr. 17 min.

Action & Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Jim Wynorski

In Theaters: Mar 21, 1986 Wide

On DVD: Aug 17, 2004

Concorde Pictures

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Cast

Kelli Maroney
Allison Parks
Tony O'Dell
Bernie
Russell Todd
Rick Stanton
Karrie Emerson
Linda Stanton
Barbara Crampton
Suzie Lynn
Nick Segal
Greg Williams
John Terlesky
Mike Brennan
Suzee Slater
Leslee Todd
Dick Miller
Walter Paisley
Angela Aames
Miss Vanders
Paul Coufos
Dr. Simon
Gerrit Graham
Technician Nessler
Lenny Juliano
Burglar
Ace Mask
Janitor
Toni Naples
Bathing Beauty
Mel Welles
Cook
Ernst R. von Theumer
Cook
Arthur Roberts
Mr. Todd
Morgan Douglas
Technician Marty
Maurie Gallagher
Girl in Restaurant
Will Gill Jr.
Janitor
Robert Greenberg
Big Eater
Larence Guy
Dr. Carrington

Critic Reviews for Chopping Mall (Killbots)

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Disreputably fun... just about the best low-budget movie about killer robots destroying a shopping mall that can ever be produced.

July 31, 2011 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

...the film features horny teens being chased around a shopping mall by clunky robots that shoot lasers. What more do you need to know?

November 26, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Robot killers in a mall. Like 'Dawn of the Dead' done by dorks.

May 13, 2003 Comment

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

Goofball horror flick is salvaged by a quick pace and diverting sense of humor.

July 27, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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Silly, cheesy fun that's sure to raise a smile among 80s b-movie horror fans. The plot has three new security robots go on a manhunt around a shopping mall after malfunctioning during a lightning storm. Very 80s stuff with the typical cliched cannon fodderof horny teens. It's actually more action that horror as the

December 23, 2011

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After a 'Robocop'-esque infomercial satirizing the "neutralization" of a criminal, 'Chopping Mall' is a wacky B-movie that exudes a jovially fun attitude that removes the drive-in idiocy of the high-concept. Like the Universal classic 'Frankenstein' and, to a lesser extent, 'Friday the 13th: Jason Lives', lightning is

October 19, 2011