Chopping Mall

Chopping Mall
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jim Wynorski
Written by	Jim Wynorski Steve Mitchell
Produced by	Julie Corman
Starring	Kelli Maroney Tony O'Dell John Terlesky Russell Todd Paul Bartel Mary Woronov Barbara Crampton
Cinematography	Tom Richmond
Edited by	Leslie Rosenthal
Music by	Chuck Cirino
Production companies	Concorde Pictures Trinity Pictures
Distributed by	Concorde Pictures
Release dates	March 14, 1986 (1986-03-14) (limited) November 14, 1986 (1986-11-14) (New York City)
Running time	76 minutes[i]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$800,000 (estimated)

Chopping Mall is a 1986 American independent techno-horror film co-written and directed by Jim Wynorski, produced by Julie Corman, and starring Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, John Terlesky, Russell Todd, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, and Barbara Crampton. It focuses on three high-tech security robots turning maniacal and killing teenage employees inside a shopping mall after dark.

The film was test-screened under the title Killbots by its distributor, Concorde Pictures. After it performed poorly with test audiences, the film was re-titled Chopping Mall, and approximately 19 minutes were excised.

In the years since its release, Chopping Mall has gone on to develop a cult following, and been subjected to film criticism for its perceived themes of human consumption and excess during the Reagan Era in the United States.
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