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Roger Corman
Executive Producer -
Jim Wynorski
Director -
Lisa Harper
Best Boy Grip -
Tim Trella
Stunt Double -
Kristine Peterson
First Assistant Director -
Chuck Cirino
Original Music Composer -
Jeff Habberstad
Stunt Double -
Michael Ruscio
Assistant Editor
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Wuchak 6/23/2021 3:58:24 PM
***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 Russell Todd from “Friday the 13th Part 2” (1981) is stalwart as Rick. Suzee Slater as Leslie is a’right. This is a spirited Grade B flick but at the end of the day it’s a throwaway; it’s fun and well-executed, but somehow hollow and forgettable. The movie runs 1 hour, 17 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, which was also used in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (1982) and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991). GRADE: B-/C+
Jim Wynorski
Killbots (voice)Dick Miller
Walter PaisleyGerrit Graham
Technician NesslerMary Woronov
Mary BlandKelli Maroney
Alison ParksRodney Eastman
Shoplifter (uncredited)Toni Naples
Lead Bathing BeautyJohn Terlesky
Mike Brennan