Saturday!

Chopping Mall (1986 ; 77 Brain Eaters ) : This horror / sci-fi film was written and directed by Jim Wynorski and produced by Julie Corman (the wife of Roger Corman). Originally released under the title Killbots but did so poorly it was re-released under the title Chopping Mall and did much better. It stars Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell,  John Terlesky, Russell Todd, Karrie Emerson, Barbara Crampton (who stars in 2 great films "Re-Animator" and "From Beyond), Jim Wynorsky as the Killbots voice, and so on.  Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov share a cameo as their characters from Eating Raoul. The budge for the film was around  $800,000 and it was filmed mostly at Sherman Oaks Galleria with occasional set shots. There are 2 versions, the TV cut has some extra footage and even a scene that pays homage to Attack of the Crab Monsters which is a Roger Corman film. This is a fun movie to watch around Black Friday! 

  A group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late night party in one of the stores. 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. One by one the three bots try to rid the mall of the "Intruders". The only weapons the kids can use are the supplies in other stores. Or...if they can make it till morning when the mall opens back up .