| | | They're not staying down there anymore!
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Trailers, Commentary
Beneath the streets of New York City, there are hundreds of miles of subterranean tunnels unfit for anything human, unauthorized for anything experimental and unlikely to come to the surface...until now. Something horrible is loose in the sewers of Manhattan, and the city's homeless population have begun to mutate into 'Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers.' They are C.H.U.D. -- hideous, hungry and headed for the streets!John Heard, Daniel Stern and Kim Greist star in this wildly original horror shocker, filmed on (and below) the streets of New York City where hundreds of tourists every year are still devoured by actual C.H.U.D.!
"...an atmospheric, engaging film...[with] many great acting performances..." Brandt Sponseller, Classic-Horror.com
"...a nicely subversive tone." Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress
Editor's Note
The government creates havoc by dumping radioactive waste in unused subway tunnels. Bums are turning into C.H.U.D. - Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. It's going to take some tough types to investigate such a horror, and who better than a courageous cop, a hard-hitting journalist, and an imbalanced bum!
Plot Summary
A model and a photographer are abducted into a subterranean chamber of horrors beneath the streets of New York City. Inhabited by a collection of man-eating ghouls, this terrifying micro-society is dubbed, appropriately, "Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwelling." As the creatures emerge from New York's sewer and subway system in search of fresh victims, the situation takes on a truly sinister dimension when the involvement of the United States Government is revealed.
| Features | Theatrical Trailer | | Behind-The-Scenes Still Gallery | | English Dolby Digital Mono | | Widescreen Version | | Enhanced For 16X9 TVs | | Audio Commentary With Director Douglas Cheek, Writer Shepard Abbott, Stars John Heard, Daniel Stern And Christopher Curry |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Anchor Bay |
| Release Date: 4/6/2004 |
| Running Time: 85 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1984 | | Catalog ID: 11327 | | UPC: 00013131132793 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.77:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Enjoyable....A praiseworthy effort." 09/01/1984 p.10DVD Cult 8 of 10
C.H.U.D. the movie is rooted strongly in the mid-eighties. All the trademarks of the Reagan regime are here, including nuclear waste, untrusting government, and environmental concerns. This film barely scratches the surface of the homeless issue, though. These characters are either victims, or are exploited in some bizarre fashion (as if suggesting that all homeless people are insane). C.H.U.D. features a solid B-movie cast who act circles around the B-movie casts of today. John Heard is very professional, along with actress Kim Griest (who I wish made more genre films), as she possess a certain sweetness, and is not a bimbo despite looking like a model. Christopher Curry is very good as Captain Bosch-a man who can't believe the stupidity of his superiors. Daniel Stern brings more life to his Reverend character than the script deserves...C.H.U.D. is one of our favorite low budget gems of the 1980s. I remember during this time the theaters were bombarded with generic teenage slasher pictures (heck, Freddy Krueger was still a glint in the eye of Wes Craven). How refreshing it was to see a monster movie like C.H.U.D. on the big screen. It was quite shocking to discover that the two main talents on the film, Douglas Cheek and Parnell Hall, never worked in the business again, despite the profitability of their debut effort. - Phil Chandler
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