▁to ▁Att ack ▁of ▁the ▁C rab ▁Mon sters , ▁extended ▁scenes ▁of ▁Ferd y ▁and ▁All ison ▁watching ▁TV , ▁some ▁aer ial ▁sh ots , ▁and ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Ferd y / All ison ▁scenes . ▁No ▁official ▁source ▁offers ▁this ▁version . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁DVD ▁comment ary ▁tracks , ▁W yn or ski ▁and ▁Mitchell ▁discussed ▁many ▁details ▁of ▁production , ▁including ▁an ▁injury ▁that ▁the ▁director ▁suffered ▁while ▁helping ▁prepare ▁a ▁st unt ▁sequence , ▁their ▁un friend ly ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Gall eria ' s ▁security ▁chief ▁( and ▁friendly ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁m all ' s ▁owner ), ▁the ▁many ▁beautiful ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cast , ▁and ▁ways ▁that ▁they ▁de alt ▁with ▁having ▁little ▁time ▁or ▁money , ▁yet ▁finished ▁their ▁work ▁on ▁time . ▁ ▁Release ▁Con cor de ▁Pictures ▁released ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁limited ▁the aters ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁during ▁production ▁as ▁Rob ots , ▁then ▁Kill b ots . ▁Upon ▁initial ▁release ▁as ▁Kill b ots , ▁the ▁film ▁did ▁poor ly ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office . ▁However , ▁it ▁f ared ▁better ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁as ▁Cho pping ▁Mall . ▁The ▁name ▁Cho pping ▁Mall ▁was ▁a ▁suggestion ▁of ▁a ▁jan itor . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁V HS ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁the ▁V est ron ▁sub label ▁Light ning ▁Video ▁in ▁ 1 9