The Chopping Mall

It’s the 80s and we love shopping because it’s totally rad! The only thing better than going to the mall is working there! Like wow! In this episode Steve returns to help the guys review the robot morality tale, The Chopping Mall. Tough one to find for streaming & the rights have passed back and forth between distributors. You can buy the DVD on Amazon if you wish. For no reason whatsoever two characters from the film Eating Raoul are in the opening? One of our party girls/heroines is Kelli Maroney who is also in the 80s classic, Night of the Comet. Hey! It’s the smart kid from Head of the Class & two of the Karate Kid films. Meanwhile, Steve is lost in the lingerie department. We are fascinated by the amount of skin flicks director Jim Wynorski has made. We learn that character actor Gerrit Graham made $600 as a player in this film. Steve is enjoying the 80s hair. “8 pounds of Aqua Net.” Chris wishes that actress doing a striptease was humming “O Fortuna”. Dick Miller from Gremlins is our grumpy janitor. Certainly the key to stopping the killer robots is, “Klaatu barada nikto!” What the hell is with these lasers? How do they work? This mall has gasoline, propane, M16 rifles, auto parts and a paint store. The film within the film is Attack of the Crab Monsters and it may actually be better than this one. 1986 was a monster year for film. Short Circuit, the non-slasher robot film finished 21st above Pretty in Pink. Steve recommends Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Thank you and have a nice day. Support Film Frown on Patreon