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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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C.H.U.D. | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Eve Tushnet Patheos As seamy and strange as its reputation promises. I loved this weird, sad film. Mar 4, 2019 Full Review C.H.U.D. | Rotten Tomatoes (2) James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk a fun slice of Reagan-era monster madness that embodies more than a few of its era's political and environmental fears Rated: 3/4 Dec 3, 2016 Full Review C.H.U.D. | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Rob Vaux Mania.com Boring in the extreme, lurching along in search of diversion before fitfully delivering what the customers presumably paid to see. Rated: D+ Oct 24, 2014 Full Review C.H.U.D. | Rotten Tomatoes (4) James O'Ehley Sci-Fi Movie Page If Woody Allen's Manhattan was a cinematic love song to New York, then surely C.H.U.D. is its hate song! Feb 10, 2009 Full Review C.H.U.D. | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Rated: 1/5 May 7, 2007 Full Review C.H.U.D. | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Kevin Carr 7M Pictures I wanted to see this movie as a kid, but when I finally did, I was disappointed. Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/24 Full Review jay h This needs to be remade. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review Jay H Would somebody please explain to me how a C.H.U.D. could fit inside a shower drain??? Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review 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 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review le m The slow-burn, bone-chilling, spine-tingling, genre-redefining gem that saved the party.How many shall watch? Millions, billions even! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/24 Full Review David W A cult classic, subversive, b-movie horror with nicely fleshed out characters for the genre.It's different, enjoyed this a lot. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Douglas Cheek Director John Heard George Cooper Kim Greist Lauren Daniels Daniel Stern A.J. "The Reverend" Shepherd Brenda Currin Francine Justin Hall Justin
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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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