Average Rating: 3.7/10
Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 9
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Release Date: Sep 14, 1984 Wide
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Average Rating: 2.7/5
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People are disappearing all over the Big Apple. Nobody cares, though, because most of the missing are homeless. But when investigative reporter Murphy (J.C. Quinn) tips off principled photographer George Cooper (John Heard) to a government conspiracy involving the dumping of nuclear waste beneath the streets, Cooper decides to dig a little deeper. Soon he discovers the existence of C.H.U.D.s, or "Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers," derelicts who have become grotesque monsters after
Sep 14, 1984 Wide
Jan 30, 2001
Media Home Entertainment
All Critics (12) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (9) | DVD (10)
If Woody Allen's Manhattan was a cinematic love song to New York, then surely C.H.U.D. is its hate song!
I wanted to see this movie as a kid, but when I finally did, I was disappointed.
Silly horror film slightly redeemed by a nicely subversive tone.
Beware of any movie title that tries to be an acronym.
For a film with a cheesy, self-explanatory title, the characters are shockingly well-developed and multilayered. A seemingly random attack in the opening actually interlocks with Bosch's rabid motivation in determining the source of the disappearances. George is a cynical photographer whose girlfriend is expecting
October 10, 2011Super Reviewer
I really couldn't get into this movie, most of it was really dull. There were some exciting and bloody scenes, but they're towards the end. The ending is really confusing and stupid, too. Overall, this isn't a good movie, but it could be a lot worse.
October 5, 2011Super Reviewer
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