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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 didnt 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 aright. This is a spirited Grade B flick but at the end of the day its a throwaway; its fun...