Directed by:
Jim WynorskiCinematography:
Tom RichmondComposer:
Chuck CirinoCast:
Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd, Karrie Emerson, Barbara Crampton, John Terlesky, Suzee Slater, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Dick Miller, Mel Welles (more)VOD (1)
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A group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock down before they can get out, The robot security system activates after a malfunction and goes on a killing spree. One by one the three bots try to rid the mall of the "Intruders". The only weapons the kids can use are the supplies in other stores. Or...if they can make it till morning when the mall opens back up. (official distributor synopsis)
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This is an unpretentious B-movie horror featuring three security robots, which break free of their constraints and start wiping out anyone they come across. It is a combination of everything the "low" genre has to offer - from a party with horny teenagers to one exceptionally cool headshot. In terms of plot, it is more or less average, but it is especially entertaining due to its constant references to pop culture: Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov reprise their roles from Eating Raoul at the beginning of the movie, Dick Miller reprises his role of outsider Walter Paisley from A Bucket of Blood, the central couple watches Corman's classic Attack of the Crab Monsters on TV, and, last but not least, in many scenes movie posters hang on the walls, for example, the director's debut The Lost Empire. Chopping Mall is built on coarse humor and fun pop culture references, without them, it is really just straight-up junk.
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Eighties B-movie bullshit, but it’s entertaining. A crazy electronic soundtrack, bare breasts, jocks and nerds, a fast pace, super-cheesy dialogue and splatter head explosions. Chopping Mall is Wynorski’s punk Short Circuit!
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