'Chopping Mall - Where they slash their prices - and their customers!'
As soon as you'r introduced to Mike in 1986's Chopping Mall, you know he's the stud. You know the guy, the guy in every horror flick who gets (spoiler alert) killed off right after having sex. Mike is played by the equally sexy John Terlesky, who although isn't in the film for long, certainly makes his mark.
There is no machete wielding butcher in Chopping Mall, the killers are robots, hired to act as the security system for the mall over night. With the mall locked down, the teens get busy, and Mike is the first of the group to get up close and personal with murdering machines.
When I first saw Terlesky I felt he looked familiar, but I couldn't really figure out from where. He got his start on the series Legman in 1984 and quickly started picking up guest shots on tv shows including; V, The Facts of Life, Empty Nest and Walker, Texas Ranger .
Terlesky also had a brief, but memorable film career appearing in films such as The Allnighter, Secret Admirer and Deathstalker II. Although he appears to wear very little in the poster for Deathstalker II, from the few clips I've seen, the loincloth was mostly just for the poster. Even with a hunky cast, there is no nudity from the male actors, just some boobs flashes from the female cast. Mike is shirtless during his death scene though, and the director also chose to kept his tight jeans undone. Not nude, but did add a little something to the scene....
Chopping Mall
Although he still acts from time to time, Terlesky moved behind the camera in the 90's and currently spends most of his time directing. Terlesky is a regular director on some of televisions biggest hits including directing episodes of: Revenge, Criminal Minds, Scandal, The Blacklist, Grey's Anatomy and How To Get Away With Murder.
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