Chopping Mall (Killbots) (1986)
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50% of critics liked it
(6 reviews) -
37% of users liked it
(5,986 ratings)
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… More 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 cameos from Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov (reprising their characters Paul and Mary Bland from Bartel's Eating Raoul) and the ubiquitous Dick Miller. The majority of the film, however, is essentially a teens-in-jeopardy story, with the lethal bots unleashing their amped-up arsenal and bringing the victims to nasty ends amid buckets of gore -- such as the unforgettable moment when one woman's head is targeted by one of the droids and blown up like an overripe melon. (The shot is repeated during the end credits.) ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jim Wynorski
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Mar 21, 1986 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 17, 2004
- Studio
- Concorde Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
Disreputably fun... just about the best low-budget movie about killer robots destroying a shopping mall that can ever be produced.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...the film features horny teens being chased around a shopping mall by clunky robots that shoot lasers. What more do you need to know?
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Robot killers in a mall. Like 'Dawn of the Dead' done by dorks.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Goofball horror flick is salvaged by a quick pace and diverting sense of humor.
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Cast
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Kelli Maroney
as Allison Parks
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Tony O'Dell
as Bernie
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Russell Todd
as Rick Stanton
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Karrie Emerson
as Linda Stanton
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Barbara Crampton
as Suzie Lynn
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Nick Segal
as Greg Williams
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John Terlesky
as Mike Brennan
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Suzee Slater
as Leslee Todd
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Dick Miller
as Walter Paisley
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Angela Aames
as Miss Vanders
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Paul Coufos
as Dr. Simon
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Gerrit Graham
as Technician Nessler
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Lenny Juliano
as Burglar
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Ace Mask
as Janitor
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Toni Naples
as Bathing Beauty
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Mel Welles
as Cook
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Ernst R. von Theumer
as Cook
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Arthur Roberts
as Mr. Todd
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Morgan Douglas
as Technician Marty
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Maurie Gallagher
as Girl in Restaurant
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Will Gill Jr.
as Janitor
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Robert Greenberg
as Big Eater
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Larence Guy
as Dr. Carrington
- Arthur Roberts (II)
