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Chopping Mall

1986 · 77 min · Director: Jim Wynorski, Jim Wynorski ★ IMDb 5.6 · 20,822 ratings

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The Park Plaza 2000 Shopping Center is implementing a new nighttime security system developed and monitored by Secure-tronics. While part of that system is fortifying the interior with impenetrable doors timed to be secured from midnight to 6AM, the core of the system is three 101 series Protector robots who are programmed to neutralize any non-authorized personnel until the police arrive. On the first night of this new system, eight (four pairs) of the younger shopping center employees are secretly planning on an after hours party at the home furnishings store in the mall, so chosen for the beds and couches for more intimate pursuits. Set up on a blind date, Ferdy Meisel and Alison Parks are the two somewhat reluctant attendees, mild-mannered Ferdy worried about the state of the store after the fact, it where he works, and proverbial girl next door Alison, who has only worked at the mall for a week, not knowing anyone at the party besides her coworker Suzie Lynn. Their party takes a turn when the robots begin to malfunction and decide that their collective mission is to kill anyone in their way. Making the situation worse for the eight is that they are caught inside the shopping center after midnight meaning they are trapped with the killer and seemingly indestructible robots at least until morning, that is if they survive until then. Complicating matters is that they are surrounded within a mall full of merchandise which may work for or against them.

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Chopping Mall (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Humor 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Fear
25%Humor
  1. Fear30%
  2. Humor25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Humor, Tension. Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Fear

Tension
Fear
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 48 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor38 %23 %11 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor40 %22 %10 %37 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Humor42 %16 %6 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Humor41 %13 %4 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Humor41 %15 %4 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Humor43 %16 %5 %42 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Humor44 %23 %11 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Tension56 %48 %35 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 33′Tension77 %76 %66 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 37′Tension85 %83 %74 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 40′Tension83 %80 %68 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 44′Tension81 %77 %67 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 48′Tension79 %73 %62 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 52′Tension81 %77 %65 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 56′Tension82 %80 %69 %11 %
77.5 %≈ 60′Tension83 %81 %71 %11 %
82.5 %≈ 64′Tension78 %75 %71 %7 %
87.5 %≈ 67′Fear67 %62 %63 %3 %
92.5 %≈ 71′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 75′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

KM
Kelli Maroney

KM
Kelli Maroney

Alison Parks

TO
Tony O'Dell

RT
Russell Todd

RT
Russell Todd

Rick Stanton

KE
Karrie Emerson

Linda Stanton

Barbara Crampton

Suzie Lynn

NS
Nick Segal

Greg Williams

JT
John Terlesky

Mike Brennan

SS
Suzee Slater

Leslie Todd

Paul Bartel

Paul Bland

Mary Woronov

Mary Bland

Dick Miller

Walter Paisley

Gerrit Graham

Technician Nessler

MW
Mel Welles

Cook

AA
Angela Aames

Miss Vanders

PC
Paul Coufos

Dr. Simon

AR
Arthur Roberts

Mr. Todd

AM
Ace Mask

Janitor #2

WG
Will Gill Jr.

Janitor #1

LJ
Lenny Juliano

Burglar

Angus Scrimm

Dr. Carrington

Details

Written by
Jim Wynorski, Steve Mitchell, Jim Wynorski
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 20,822 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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