C.H.U.D.

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C.H.U.D.

R

Released Aug 31, 1984

1h 30m

Horror

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Photographer George Cooper (John Heard) is documenting the lives of subterranean homeless people, a population that has mysteriously dwindled. After receiving information from a reporter, George becomes aware of a conspiracy theory about cannibalistic monsters lurking in the sewers. He teams up with the reporter, a policeman (Christopher Curry) and a priest (Daniel Stern) to fight two battles: one against the cannibals and the other against a corrupt government official.

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

More funny than scary, this schlock-horror Z flick articulates a primal NYC fear harbored by anyone who’s ever peered down a sewer grate.

May 11, 2025

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Rick Lyman

Philadelphia Inquirer

C.H.U.D. is filmed in that cheapo netherworld where some of the people know how to act, some of them don't and nobody can quite figure out how to make the camera work right.

Rated: 1/5

May 11, 2025

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The film has a good sense of place, some witty touches, and good performances by its stars.

May 11, 2025

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Michael Wilmington

L.A. Weekly

However tawdry and inexcusable the whole project... the director, writer and actors have still managed to cram a certain amount of intelligence and humor into the plotholes.

May 11, 2025

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Roxanne T. Mueller

Cleveland Plain Dealer

What's so entertaining about "C.H.U.D." is that it mixes satire of those cold-blooded establishment types who run the EPA and Nuclear Regulatory Commission and genuine old-times scares.

May 11, 2025

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Terry Doran

Buffalo News

You'd have to be starved for fright sequences to bite on this one.

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Nick O

Man eating, radiation slime monsters are running all over New York City in 1984 and you can actually feel the grime coming off the screen!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Raiodesol S

It takes too long for things to start happening and the build up isnt well executed.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Frank C

An unsung classic from the 80s. Brilliantly capturing the filth and urban decay of 1984 New York City, to the point that the city itself becomes a character, and you can almost smell how bad it was then. NYC is still awful, but today they manage to hide it under a bunch of neon lights. This film is an incredible metaphor for government bureaucracy run amok.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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jay h

This needs to be remade.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Jay H

Would somebody please explain to me how a C.H.U.D. could fit inside a shower drain???

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/10/24

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KING S

Another great 80”s horror flick , creepy and sets the viewer in a very dark place below the streets under NY tunnel ways where your always on edge wondering what’s going to pop up , infected homeless or the mutated monsters ?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Synopsis

Photographer George Cooper (John Heard) is documenting the lives of subterranean homeless people, a population that has mysteriously dwindled. After receiving information from a reporter, George becomes aware of a conspiracy theory about cannibalistic monsters lurking in the sewers. He teams up with the reporter, a policeman (Christopher Curry) and a priest (Daniel Stern) to fight two battles: one against the cannibals and the other against a corrupt government official.

Director: Douglas Cheek
Producer: Andrew Bonime
Screenwriter: Parnell Hall
Distributor: New World Pictures
Production Co: New World Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 1984, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2011
Runtime: 1h 30m

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