C.H.U.D. is a 1984 American horror film produced by Andrew Bonime, and directed by Douglas Cheek with Peter Stein as the director of photography and William Bilowit as production designer. The cast includes Daniel Stern and John Heard and features an early appearance by John Goodman as a police officer. It was followed in 1989 by C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. C.H.U.D. is an acronym for "Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller". However, the alternate acronym "Contamination Hazard Urban Disposal" was mentioned in the film. The film opens with a woman walking her dog down a empty, darkened... city street. As she passes by a manhole, she is attacked by a creature, and the dog is pulled in after her. George Cooper lives with his girlfriend Lauren . George, a once-prominent fashion photographer, has since forgone the fame and fortune. His current project is photographing New York City's homeless population, specifically those known as "undergrounders", or people who reside within the bowels of the city. A police captain named Bosch is introduced.
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| Release date: | August 31, 1984 |
| Directed by: | Douglas Cheek |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 88 Minutes |
| Producer: | Andrew Bonime |
| Editor: | Claire Simpson |
| Music by: | Martin Cooper, David A. Hughes |
| Cinematography: | Peter Stein |
| Screenplay by: | Shepard Abbott, Parnell Hall |
| Estimated budget: | $1,250,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |