Chopping Mall is an American horror/science fiction film, produced by Julie Corman and originally released on March 21, 1986 under the title Killbots. Lionsgate released the film twice on DVD; once in 2004 with special features including a featurette, commentary, still gallery and trailer, and in 2012 as part of an 8 horror film DVD set. Upon release, the movie did poorly at the box office. It did better when it was re-released as Chopping Mall. The film is based around killer security robots taking over a shopping mall and murdering teenage employees. The term killbot is never actually... mentioned during the movie. Jim Wynorski directed the movie and wrote it with Steve Mitchell. It was filmed mostly at Sherman Oaks Galleria, with occasional set shots . The movie starred Kelli Maroney and Tony O'Dell . Roger Corman and his wife, Julie, produced it. Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov share a cameo as their characters from Eating Raoul, Paul and Mary Bland. There are at least two different versions of the movie.
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| Release date: | March 21, 1986 |
| Directed by: | Jim Wynorski |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 77 Minutes |
| Producer: | Julie Corman, Roger Corman |
| Cinematography: | Tom Richmond |
| Screenplay by: | Jim Wynorski, Steve Mitchell |
| Estimated budget: | $800,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |