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C.H.U.D. (1984)

August 31, 1984 (US) Horror, Science Fiction • 96m

Overview

A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photojournalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, band together to try and determine what the creatures are and how to stop them.

Director

Douglas Cheek

Top Billed

John Heard

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

John Heard
John Heard

George Cooper

Daniel Stern
Daniel Stern

A.J. 'The Reverend' Shepherd

Kim Greist
Kim Greist

Lauren Daniels

Laure Mattos
Laure Mattos

Flora Bosch

Brenda Currin
Brenda Currin

Francine the Landlady

Cordis Heard
Cordis Heard

Officer Sanderson

Sam McMurray
Sam McMurray

Officer Crespi

Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones

Chief O'Brien

Frank Adu
Frank Adu

Interrogation Cop

John Goodman
John Goodman

Cop in Diner

Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas

Cop in Diner

Jon Polito
Jon Polito

Newscaster

Ivar Brogger
Ivar Brogger

Gooney NRC Man

John Bedford Lloyd
John Bedford Lloyd

Shadow Man (as John Bedford-Lloyd)

Ray Baker
Ray Baker

Ad Man (as Raymond Baker)

Kelly Nichols
Kelly Nichols

Frightened Spectator (uncredited)

Crew
Parnell Hall
Parnell Hall

Screenplay

Peter Stein
Peter Stein

Director of Photography

Jorge Luis Toro
Jorge Luis Toro

Art Direction

Sonja Roth
Sonja Roth

Assistant Art Director

Dawn Freer
Dawn Freer

Script Supervisor

Jennifer Lax
Jennifer Lax

Costume Design

William Bilowit
William Bilowit

Production Design

Ed Fountain
Ed Fountain

Construction Coordinator

Larry Abrams
Larry Abrams

Executive Producer

David A. Hughes
David A. Hughes

Original Music Composer

Alfonso Tafoya
Alfonso Tafoya

Associate Producer

Harry Madsen
Harry Madsen

Stunt Coordinator

Gene Hartline
Gene Hartline

Stunt Double

Jery Hewitt
Jery Hewitt

Stunt Double

Collection

C.H.U.D. Collection



Reviews

Wuchak

⭐ 7/10

May 30, 2026

**_Monsters in the sewers of the dubious side of Manhattan_**

This is a comic booky 80’s creature feature, but it’s not campy. It’s similar to “Alligator” from four years earlier, just with a more compelling story and lacking the occasional laughs. As far as the “compelling story” goes, I wasn’t expecting to be so drawn into it, but I was due to quality writing and fleshed-out characters with a quality cast, particularly the protagonists playe… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,250,000

Revenue

$3,412,497

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