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14/11/1986 Horror, Science Fiction 1h 17m
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Where shopping costs you an arm and a leg!

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!

  1. Steve Mitchell

    Writer

  2. Jim Wynorski

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Kelli Maroney

    Alison Parks

  2. Tony O'Dell

    Ferdy Meisel

  3. Russell Todd

    Rick Stanton

  4. Karrie Emerson

    Linda Stanton

  5. Barbara Crampton

    Suzie Lynn

  6. Nick Segal

    Greg Williams

  7. John Terlesky

    Mike Brennan

  8. Suzee Slater

    Leslie Todd

  9. Paul Bartel

    Paul Bland

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2019-07-29
***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 Rus...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$800,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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