C.H.U.D.
1984 American horror film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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C.H.U.D. is a 1984 American science fiction horror film directed by Douglas Cheek, produced by Andrew Bonime, and starring John Heard, Daniel Stern, and Christopher Curry in his film debut. The plot concerns a New York City police officer and a homeless shelter manager who team up to investigate a series of disappearances, and discover that the missing people have been killed by humanoid monsters that live in the sewers.
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Directed by | Douglas Cheek |
Screenplay by | Parnell Hall |
Story by | Shepard Abbott |
Produced by | Andrew Bonime |
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Cinematography | Peter Stein |
Edited by | Claire Simpson |
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Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.25 million[1] |
Box office | $4.7 million[1] |
The title of the movie is an abbreviation for "cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers".[2]
C.H.U.D. was released in North America on August 31, 1984, and grossed $4.7 million. It was followed in 1989 by a sequel titled C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D..