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Chopping Mall (1986)

Director:
Jim Wynorski

AKA
Killbots

COUNTRY
USA

Genre
Horror/Comedy

NORWEGIAN TITLE
Dødens varehus

RUNNING TIME
76 minutes

Producer:
Julie Corman

Screenwriter:
Jim Wynorski
Steve Mitchell


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
Alison Parks Kelli Maroney ½
Ferdy Meisel Tony O'Dell
Rick Stanton Russell Todd ½
Linda Stanton Karrie Emerson ½
Suzie Lynn Barbara Crampton ½
Greg Williams Nick Segal
Leslie Todd Suzee Slater
Mike Brennan John Terlesky

 

Review

If ever there was a slasher film that epitomizes the 80s, it's this one: a shopping mall, R2D2-like killer robots, and a bunch of hair-sprayed teenagers running around in Levi's jeans. Filmmaker Jim Wynorski scores points for not taking himself too seriously and for getting B-movie dialogue to sound quite natural. But the basic premise is ridiculous for the film's (and the time's) level of sophistication. There's absolutely nothing scary about these slow-moving, clunky robots who obviously would struggle to tip over even a waggly toddler. Wynorski tries his best to come up with gags that could make his cheap SFX look impressive, but you can almost see the props guy's hands working just off frame.

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