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- Title
- C.H.U.D.
- AKA
- C.H.U.D. (Cannibalistic. Humanoid. Underground. Dwellers.) - full title
- Year of Film
- 1984
- Director
- Douglas Cheek
- Starring
- John Heard, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Kim Greist, Laure Mattos, Brenda Currin, Justin Hall, Michael O'Hare, Cordis Heard, Vic Polizos, Eddie Jones, Sam McMurray, John Goodman, Jay Thomas, Hallie Foot, Jon Polito
- Origin of Film
- USA
- Type of Poster
- One sheet
- Style of Poster
- --
- Origin of Poster
- USA
- Year of Poster
- 1984
- Designer
- Unknown
- Artist
- --
- Size (inches)
- 27 1/16" x 41 1/16"
- SS or DS
- SS
- NSS #
- --
- Tagline
- A recent article in a New York newspaper reported that there were large colonies of people living under the city... The paper was incorrect. What is living under the city is not human. C.H.U.D. is under the city. | They're not staying down there, anymore!
A true cult horror – you only have to look at the list of references in pop culture on its Wikipedia page to get an idea of how much impact the film has had – this poster features a memorable tagline and a teaser of the creatures of the title. The story may be schlocky; toxic mutants living in the sewers of New York are attacking its inhabitants and it’s up to ragtag group of people (cop, fashion reporter, soup-kitchen owner!) to save the day, but the film works with its low budget to create some memorable gore-filled scenes and features fun acting from the likes of John Heard and Daniel Stern. It also has an excellent none-more-80s synth soundtrack.
Chud has since been appropriated to describe ugly, stupid people thanks mainly to its use in Kevin Smith’s Clerks II. It’s also used as the domain name of an excellent cult film website (Cinematic Happenings Under Development).
Here’s the original trailer.