According to director jim wynorski sorority house massacre ii, the new title was suggested by a janitor who happened to be in the room when he and roger corman were discussing what to call the film. Telecharger chopping mall 1986 film complet en francais. A remake of the 1986 film, which was produced by roger corman and his wife julie. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your. So, when director jim wynorski asked me to score chopping mall, i took three weeks off from directing and plowed forward recording robot music. Chopping mall by jim wynorski jim wynorski, kelli maroney. A chopping mall remake is in the works, and it wont feature killer robots.
The robot splatter classic chopping mall finally makes its way to dvd in a packed release, thanks to the fine folks at lions gate entertainment. Watch chopping mall movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. When the mall goes on lockdown before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing spree. Virtual desire is a 1995 american erotic thriller film directed by jim wynorski and starring julie strain. Say what you will about the title, theres no denying that chopping mall has. It performed poorly and the producers felt the movies title disinterested audiences, who. After a robocopesque infomercial satirizing the neutralization of a criminal, chopping mall is a wacky bmovie that exudes a jovially fun attitude that removes the drivein idiocy of the. The video i saw had a terrible transfer out of focus and murky and the cheesiness of it all could have made this a chore to sit through but even with those things going against it, the film was fun and fast paced. Help up celebrate the 32nd anniversary of chopping mall. May 30, 2017 chopping mall is certainly no classic of the genre, the acting as a whole is below par and a film being selfaware still doesnt excuse rolling out the standard tropes as if on a schedule. And with any luck, this will turn into the movie chopping mall.
A favorite for many 80s slasher fans, the film gained notoriety on home video, but went out of print for a while, forcing the horror community to rely on various bootlegs. According to cowriterdirector robert hall, this wont be a straight remake. When the mall goes on lockdown before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and. Roger wanted some nudity in this picture, wynorski explains over one scene. If you can hear the title chopping mall for the first time and not instantly have the kneejerk reaction that your life is woefully incomplete unless you go out and watch it now, then youre probably not going to be won over. Rent chopping mall 1986 starring kelli maroney and tony odell on dvd and bluray. Chopping mall, movie, 1986 internet movie cars database. Night of the comet 2012 tv episode mentioned as a movie mary woronov and kelli maroney both starred in. There are some great kills like the head exploding from a laser blast. A horrorsci film cant get much more joyously 80s than chopping mall, a low budget and very fastpaced survival film that pulls the conventions of slasher films teens trapped in an isolated setting and killed off one by one into a cantmiss concept. One by one the three bots try to rid the mall of the intruders. 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.
Parts of this film are extremely funny, but never in a manner that detracts from the menace of the securitybots, who, despite their notentirely threatening physiques, prove a real. Daily grindhouse 31 flavors of horror chopping mall 1986. Chopping mall is a 1986 american sciencefiction comedy horror film cowritten and directed by jim wynorski, produced by julie corman, and starring kelli maroney, tony odell, john terlesky, and russell todd. However, the mall installed a new security system complete with robots for guards. Chopping mallfun facts the grindhouse cinema database. A low budget troma film that scored a deeply appreciative cult following chopping mall refuses to go away thirty years later.
Part of 8 pages of info for the 1986 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. A 25year veteran in the hollywood exploitation field, writerproducerdirector jim wynorski is responsible for over 150 varied motion pictures in a myriad of genres. Killbots had one of the most iconic vhs covers in the history of horror films, easily ranking right up there with the video dead in my book. Theres ample retrofuturist quaintness in this film, as with most preinternet bmovies with a technophobic bent. A group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late night party in one of the stores. She had several minor roles in movies and television in the late 1980s and early 1990s before abruptly leaving the acting industry. Wynorski said he was inspired by the 1954 film gog. Chopping mall appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1. Written and directed by jim wynorski and produced by julie corman, wife of legendary b movie producer roger corman, chopping mall was the story of a group of teenagers who stay behind after hours of a mall closing to party. Perhaps unsurprisingly, jim wynorski now works in the adult movie industry where such comments are less careerhampering. And while people may have been seriously into chopping mall the film chuck cirinos criminally underrated score for is just starting to gain some of. Into the film vault of jim wynorski a recent, rainy saturday afternoon of slate grey sent me scurrying hither and thither in search of entertainment. Chopping mall film completo horror commedia italiano youtube. On the dvd commentary tracks, wynorski and mitchell discussed many details of making the film, including an injury that the director suffered while helping prepare a stunt sequence, their unfriendly relationship with the gallerias security chief and friendly one with the malls owner, the many beautiful women who were part of the cast, and ways that they.
After a robocopesque infomercial satirizing the neutralization of a criminal, chopping mall is a wacky b movie that exudes a jovially fun attitude that removes the drivein idiocy of the. Horror sciencefiction film geregisseerd door jim wynorski. Chopping mall 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The actors in this film do their best with the merely passable script, and the budget of the film clearly went into the robots which arent that interesting in the first place. Chopping mall the 1986 horror occult movie featuring kelli maroney and tony odell at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Chopping mall 1986, usa is a scifihorror film directed by jim wynorski synopsis. The only weapons the kids can use are the supplies in other stores, or if they. Slater, also credited as suzee slater, is an american former actress and model best known as leslie todd in the horror film chopping mall. Chopping mall has always been one of my personal favorite 80s horror films. This update of the tv movie trapped is also known as killbots and robot.
Both films wouldve been filmed around the same time. Search, discover and share your favorite chopping mall gifs. That is until four teenage couples find themselves trapped with the three armed, shortcircuiting robots. It was directed by jim wynorski and written by wynorski and steve mitchell. Enjoy chopping mall, but scrub yourself clean afterwards. Filmed in sherman oaks galleria, the same mall used in commando 1985.
Chopping mall is a fun 80s guilty pleasure that works because it knows its a silly film and just goes with it and has a good timeand so do we. In fact, this film is quintessentially 80s in regard to its canny blend of humour and danger. Another fine motion picture product for the less discriminating viewer from master director jim. Three such robots are employed in this unabashed scifi horror b movie. The story focuses on three security robots turning rogue, and killing teenage employees inside a shopping mall after dark. See all comments about this movie and its vehicles.
Expect hitchcock alongside fulci, drama alongside zombies and highbrow muddled into the decidedly lowbrow. Chopping mall 1986 full movie download full hd youtube. Nothing heavy here, just the predictable deaths of the couples who went all the way, the survival. Dont get me wrong, it is definitly cheesy, and those looking for quality cinema will probably snub their noses at it, but people who love 80s horror films and all the cheese that goes with it will definitly have alot of fun with this one. Chopping mall isnt a good movie by any means, but its an interesting one.
Chopping mall becomes about experimentation and failure in the mall playground. Eight teenagers are trapped after hours in a high tech shopping mall and pursued by three murderous security robots out of control. Seeing bartel, woronov and miller in any film is a plus. Chopping mall 1986 regarder film complet acces films. Chopping mall was originally called killbots, but this title was quickly changed for marketing purposes, prompting a new poster design. Everything you need to know about chopping mall movie. What elevates chopping mall above your mindnumbing, bogstandard, inauthenticteen slaughterflick is the level of wit present in the scripting and staging. A bonafide cult classic, the film blends haunted house and technohorror tropes with aplomb while. Chopping mall 1986 r 1h 17min comedy, horror, scifi 21 march 1986 usa a group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. The movie was originally released in march 1986 under the title killbots. Jan 05, 2017 chopping mall is a fun 80s guilty pleasure that works because it knows its a silly film and just goes with it and has a good timeand so do we.
Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Behind the scenes of chopping mall movie fast rewind. When the mall goes on lockdown before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions. I saw jim wynorskis chopping mall for the first time just over three years ago and instantly fell in love with it, so i was tickled pink to find out that this was one of the first releases on the vestron collectors series. They decided to do a phantom of the malltype movie and mitchell says it was wynorskis idea to feature robots. Leaving behind a successful commercial business in new york, wynorski relocated to california in 1980 and soon found himself on the doorstep of his childhood idol, b film king roger. While the malls head of security didnt like the filmmakers and was constantly accusing them of causing disrepair, the malls owner was supportive of the film and made sure the production was able to complete its work on schedule. This is about a love of cinema, of lowbudget thrillers, of popcorn, of plottwists, of movieposters, of 3d films, of whirring projectors and of the undead. Chopping mall remake wont be about killer robots anymore. Watch chopping mall full movie in hd visit movie 28941 a group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late. According to fred olen ray, jim wynorski left the film before it was completed in order to make the wasp woman. The movie was originally theatrically released in march 1986 under its original title, killbots. I for one would love to see the panicky girl retired from this genre as it has gone beyond annoying and in this film its especially.
Chopping mall movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. This is one of those horror movies you rented solely based on the awesome box art without needing to know anything else about it. Goofy horror tells the story of four young couples, including 80s b movie icons kelli maroney and barbara crampton, who decide to stay and party at one of the mall stores where a few of them work. Ray said he would film footage of ross hagen for this movie and for star hunter at the same time. What more could you ask for in a cheesy horror film from the 1980s. The film s director robert hall last directed fear clinic and laid to rest. Likely realizing that there is absolutely no way to come up with a better mall based horror title than chopping mall, robert halls dry county entertainment has acquired the remake rights to said 1986 roger corman film, and plans to reimagine it with a new spin originally released as killbots before someone came up with that great chopping mall pun, the jim wynorskidirected film focused on. As youd figure, the haywire robots start killing the shit out of these kidsthough, strangely, there is never any of the.
Tropes seen in chopping mall include actor allusion. Chopping mall focuses on a lot of mall, but no chopping film. Oct 01, 2014 a lot of this feels like robocop in small ways. That the film ultimately refuses to go this way is its most intuitive move. Sharpness was decent, as most of the movie came across as passably distinctive and concise.
The quintessentially 80s horror movie chopping mall was released on this day back in 1986. We are trapped with the leads who need to destroy the killer robots but who can only fumble their way through improvised methods, and we are left to wonder about other outcomes and unpursued. Rent chopping mall 1986 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Three such robots are employed in this unabashed scifi horror bmovie. Dick miller plays walter paisley, named after his character from a bucket of blood a. Chopping mall 1986 man is the warmest place to hide. When the mall goes on lockdown before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing. May 27, 2016 sadly, upbeat performances cant overcome a lackluster script, and overengineered haircuts lose the film three of those five marks. The film s writer robert hall last wrote fear clinic and laid to rest. I guess im just not used to running around a shopping mall in the middle of the night being.
Chopping mall originally released as killbots is a 1986 american sciencefiction comedy. In terms of the dvd, chopping mall never exactly looked supercrisp and clear, so this is realistically about as good as itll probably get. Chopping mall 1986 stream and watch online moviefone. Chopping mall is an american horror film of the science ficiton subgenre. Obviously, i was unable to go anywhere due to the ongoing virus crisis and the dismal weather only added to my despondency. A lightninginduced power spike is all that it took for the security robots to go into fullon kill all humans mode. The story focuses on three security robots turning rogue, and killing teenage employees. Chopping mall originally released as killbots is a 1986 american sciencefiction comedy horror film cowritten and directed by jim wynorski, produced by julie corman, and starring kelli maroney, tony odell, john terlesky, and russell todd. It will retain the basic concept of young people trapped in a mall. The cabin in the woods 2011 the buzzsaw scorpion robot and other mechanical bladed machine of the facility.
Jul 21, 2017 mary holland wild horses, blunt talk joins paul, june, and jason to discuss the 1986 sciencefiction horror film chopping mall. A group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. The mall s interior was, of course, the late, great sherman oaks galleria the same mall as was used in t2, commando and fast times at ridgemont high. Goofy horror tells the story of four young couples, including 80s bmovie icons kelli maroney and barbara crampton, who decide to stay and party at one of the mall stores where a few of them work. It was produced by concorde pictures and trinity pictures and released theatrically in the united states on march 21st, 1986. The movie begins with a scene of a jewel thief, who maybe not accidentally resembles michael biehn from the terminator, ripping off a mall jewelry store. Theres also a nice bit of nudity thats all in one spot just before the shit hits the mall fan.
Released 1986, chopping mall stars kellimaroney, tonyodell, johnterlesky, russelltodd the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 16 min, and received a score of 22 out of 100 on metacritic. Chopping mall, or as it is sometimes known, killbots, is a movie about killer robots. He claims he never saw the 1973 tv film trapped, which some believe inspired chopping mall. It concerns a group of teenagers trapped in a mall overnight.
The beverly center was originally going to be used and is still seen as the mall s exterior. If that doesnt sound fun, theres something terribly wrong with you. But due to budget constraints, chopping mall 1986 was filmed after close of business. In chopping mall the conflict is merely an excuse for a repeat of the kids vs. Chopping mall nude scenes 15 images and 6 videos including appearances from suzee slater barbara crampton toni naples. May 30, 2007 chopping mall is right up there with killer workout for time capsule eighties antibrilliance.
I had been unable to join the latest tuesday night cigar club podcast due to the broken down. Nov 22, 2011 originally released as killbots before someone came up with that great chopping mall pun, the jim wynorskidirected film focused on a group of notquiteteens trapped in a mall filled with malfunctioning security robots. A product of its era, chopping looked like a lowbudget movie from 1986. A look at the chopping mall behindthescenes crew and production team. Even though it was released theatrically, chopping mall looks more like a directtovideo movie than anything else. The quintessentially 80s horror movie chopping mall was released. The film opens with a short film demonstrating the robots in action, catching an afterhours jewel thief and neutralizing him. As his last featurelength film before his death in march 2020, stuck sees gordon go out with one more darkly humorous, devilish grim bang.
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