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starring: John Heard, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Kim Greist, Laure Mattosdirected by: Douglas Cheek
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0013131134735
Format: NTSC
Label: Anchor Bay Entertain
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay Entertain
Publisher: Anchor Bay Entertain
Sales Rank: 167633
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertain
Theatrical Release Date: August 31, 1984
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Douglas Cheek's grotty urban horror fable C.H.U.D. deserves to be seen in its natural habitat--a Times Square grind-house theater--but horror enthusiasts will have to enjoy this widescreen version from the comforts of their own homes. John Heard stars as a former fashion photographer now pursuing a 'real' career in photojournalism. While working on a piece about the homeless, he discovers that toxic waste, stashed in New York's sewer system, is turning tunnel squatters into the title acronym (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers). Teaming up with frazzled soup kitchen capo (and fellow Home Alone alumnus) Daniel Stern, Heard uncovers a government conspiracy behind the mutations; horror fans will know exactly how the government handles its uncovered wrongdoings. While Gary Sherman's Raw Meat (1973) remains the final word in homeless horror films, C.H.U.D. has a threadbare charm, thanks to Cheek's poker-faced direction, the endearingly slap-dash effects (courtesy John Caglione Jr. and Ed French), and game performances by a surprisingly A-list cast, including appearances by John Goodman, Jay Thomas, Patricia Richardson, and Jon Polito.
Anchor Bay's DVD is uncut and retains all of the cutting-room footage added by New World Pictures to beef up the butchered TV version; furthermore, it features a rollicking commentary by Cheek, Heard, Stern, cast mate Christopher Curry, and writer Shephard Abbott, which is worth the purchase price alone. Easter-egg hunters should click on the C.H.U.D.'s glowing eyes in the main menu for a longer version of the grotesque shower scene. --Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - CHUD
A nice traditional monster movie except that now the monsters are in the sewers. Douglas's Cheeks CHUD is a cult classic in my book. You know nowadays so many wannabee filmmakers try to do the same type of creature features but fail miserable. CHUD has had staying power for it's atmosphere, tongue in cheek humor, politically incorrectness and it's story. This was the movie that had John Goodman, Jay Thomas in early roles. Christopher Curry and Daniel Stern were great as Bosch and Reverend.
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Rating: - They're not staying down there anymore!.
C.H.U.D. is a brilliant cult classic 80's horror film that I remember watching when I was a kid, I used to have this on vhs along with the awful sequel called C.H.U.D.2: Chud The Bud. What I've noticed about this dvd is that the film is completely uncut and seems to be much longer than the previous version which is great, there were a couple of gore scenes that were cut along with the bloody shower scene. Anchor Bay did a terrific job transferring this film and the picture quality was high, there ... Read More
Rating: - Great Service
The product was shipped quickly and arrived just in time for my Mom's Birthday. Thanks!
Rating:  - A real stinker...
I like craptastic movies as much as the next guy, but this was a turd pure and simple. They barely show the "Dwellers" throughout the movie. It's a pantheon of actors who were braking there way in at the time. I give it two stars because I hear the commentary is supposed to be really funny, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. If you want to feel like a fool, buy this movie, otherwise netflix baby!
Rating:  - A Good Bad Movie
CHUD is a classic good, bad movie. If you can stand the long-winded dialogue during the beginning scenes, it's worth it. The acting is actually pretty good. Stick this one out.....then next time you head a "CHUD" reference you won't be out of the loop.
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