In PRAISE of C.H.U.D.

Yeah, that’s right.

This is a GOOD film.

Ah yes,C.H.U.D.. Nobody had been expecting that, thats for sure, but it started people thinking.

In many ways, 1984sC.H.U.D.is reminiscent of a Larry Cohen film of the same period.

George Cooper (Heard) is a photographer married to a fashion model (Greist).

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While investigating the rash of disappearances, Capt.

Yes, the C.H.U.D.sthe Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers.

(Or is that really what it stands for?)

(It seems C.H.U.D.s like everything but the head.)

Theyre pretty silly, but they can apparently do some damage.

It became a reference onTheSimpsons,South Park andFamily Guy.

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