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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: TheEighties were the golden age of the mall, and it shows on screen. As well, two deaths happen because one of the slasher victims went out to buy cigarettes from a machine (since 2010, the FDA banned their placement anywhere that is not an adults-only facility like bars).
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* HilariousInHindsight: In the 2020s, a small number of American shopping malls began employing ''actual'' security robots, with those made by the company [[https://www.knightscope.com/ Knightscope]] even bearing a superficial resemblance to those from this movie.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The intro with cameos of Paul and Mary Bland from ''Film/EatingRaoul'' making quips at the presentation. Not only is the humor and the performances more broad than the rest of the film but the two characters are never seen again which makes the scene stick out like a sore thumb.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The intro with cameos of Paul and Mary Bland from ''Film/EatingRaoul'' making quips at the presentation. Not only is the humor and the performances more broad than the rest of the film but the two characters are never seen again which makes the scene stick out like a sore thumb. That said, a second scene featuring them meant as a pay off to this cameo was writen but never filmed.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Chuck Cirino's synthesized score is every bit as daft as what's on screen, and that's exactly what makes it so charming. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ksZSTR61Y4 Here's a sample]].

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Chuck Cirino's synthesized score is every bit as daft as what's on screen, with its jittery arpeggios and rapid-fire synth bells, and that's exactly what makes it so charming. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ksZSTR61Y4 Here's a sample]].
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The intro with cameos of Paul and Mary Bland from Film/EatingRaoul making quips at the presentation. Not only is the humor and the performances more broad than the rest of the film but the two characters are never seen again which makes the scene stick out like a sore thumb.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The intro with cameos of Paul and Mary Bland from Film/EatingRaoul ''Film/EatingRaoul'' making quips at the presentation. Not only is the humor and the performances more broad than the rest of the film but the two characters are never seen again which makes the scene stick out like a sore thumb.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The intro with the overly-sarcastic business owners at the presentation. Not only is the humor and the performances more broad than the rest of the film but the two characters are never seen again which makes the scene stick out like a sore thumb.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The intro with the overly-sarcastic business owners cameos of Paul and Mary Bland from Film/EatingRaoul making quips at the presentation. Not only is the humor and the performances more broad than the rest of the film but the two characters are never seen again which makes the scene stick out like a sore thumb.

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* VindicatedByHistory: More commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie (and it didn't help that ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'' was released at the same time). When they changed the title to its current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.

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* VindicatedByHistory: More commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie (and it didn't help that ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'' ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' was released at the same time). When they changed the title to its current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.office.
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* AwesomeMusic: Chuck Cirino's synthesized score is every bit as daft as what's on screen, and that's exactly what makes it so charming. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ksZSTR61Y4 Here's a sample]].

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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Chuck Cirino's synthesized score is every bit as daft as what's on screen, and that's exactly what makes it so charming. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ksZSTR61Y4 Here's a sample]].
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The intro with the overly-sarcastic business owners at the presentation. Not only is the humor and the performances more broad than the rest of the film but the two characters are never seen again which makes the scene stick out like a sore thumb.
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* VindicatedByHistory: More commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie (and it didn't help that ''Film/TransformersTheMovie'' was released at the same time). When they changed the title to its current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.

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* VindicatedByHistory: More commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie (and it didn't help that ''Film/TransformersTheMovie'' ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'' was released at the same time). When they changed the title to its current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.
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* VindicatedByHistory: More commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to its current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.

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* VindicatedByHistory: More commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie.movie (and it didn't help that ''Film/TransformersTheMovie'' was released at the same time). When they changed the title to its current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.
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* AwesomeMusic: Chuck Cirino's synthesized score is every bit as daft as what's on screen. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ksZSTR61Y4 Here's a sample]].

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* AwesomeMusic: Chuck Cirino's synthesized score is every bit as daft as what's on screen.screen, and that's exactly what makes it so charming. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ksZSTR61Y4 Here's a sample]].

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* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: The movie frequently shows up on compilations of "Exploding Head" scenes on Website/{{Youtube}}.



* SignatureScene: the "Laser Head Explosion" scene.
* VindicatedByHistory: More of commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to its current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.

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* SignatureScene: the The "Laser Head Explosion" scene.
* VindicatedByHistory: More of commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to its current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.
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* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: The movie frequently shows up on compilations of "Exploding Head" scenes on Website/{{Youtube}}.
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* VindicatedByHistory: More of commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to it's current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.

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* VindicatedByHistory: More of commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to it's its current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.
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* AwesomeMusic: Chuck Cirino's synthesized score matches up perfectly with the daftness of what's on screen. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ksZSTR61Y4 Here's a sample]].

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* AwesomeMusic: Chuck Cirino's synthesized score matches up perfectly with the daftness of is every bit as daft as what's on screen. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ksZSTR61Y4 Here's a sample]].

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* AwesomeMusic: Chuck Cirino's synthesized score matches up perfectly with the daftness of what's on screen. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ksZSTR61Y4 Here's a sample]].



* VindicatedByHistory: More of commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, "Killbots", which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to it's current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.

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* VindicatedByHistory: More of commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, "Killbots", ''Killbots'', which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to it's current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.
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* VindicativeHistory: More of commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, "Killbots", which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to it's current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.

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* VindicativeHistory: VindicatedByHistory: More of commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, "Killbots", which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to it's current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.
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*SignatureScene: the "Laser Head Explosion" scene.
*VindicativeHistory: More of commercially, not really critically. When the movie first was first released in 1986, it was a box office bomb. Producer Roger Corman and the creators blamed this on the film's original title, "Killbots", which they thought made audiences believe the film was some sort of Transformers-type cartoon movie. When they changed the title to it's current one, it did substantially better business at the box office.

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