Chopping Mall
1986 · Movie · R · 77 min · ★ 5.8 · 36% critics
A shopping mall rolls out high-tech security robots to patrol after hours, but a lightning strike short-circuits the system and turns them into deadly “killbots.” Trapped inside overnight, a small group of young employees and late-night partiers scramble to survive as the machines hunt through the empty stores.
Also known as Killbots · R.O.B.O.T.
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-11-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (405 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, campy 80s horror ride with killer-tech chaos and a simple survival setup; Not for you if you need serious scares, believable choices, or polished acting like in Castle Freak.
Pros: goofy 80s camp; brisk runtime; fun robot mayhem | Cons: thin characters; dumb decisions; cheesy effects
Themes
- laser
- shopping mall
- remote control
- cyberpunk
- robot
- struggle for survival
- group of friends
- mall
- lockdown
- trapped in building
- falling
- android horror
Cast & crew
Kelli Maroney
as Alison Parks
Tony O'Dell
as Ferdy Meisel
Russell Todd
as Rick Stanton
Karrie Emerson
as Linda Stanton
Barbara Crampton
as Suzie Lynn
- NS
Nick Segal
as Greg Williams
John Terlesky
as Mike Brennan
Suzee Slater
as Leslie Todd
Paul Bartel
as Paul Bland
Mary Woronov
as Mary Bland
Directed by Jim Wynorski