Directed by Douglas Cheek   Written by Parnell Hall   Shepard Abbott   Christopher Curry   Daniel Stern   Cast John Heard ... George Cooper Daniel Stern ... A.J. 'The Reverend' Shepherd Christopher Curry ... Captain Bosch Kim Greist ... Lauren Daniels Laure Mattos ... Flora Bosch Brenda Currin ... Francine the Landlady Justin Hall ... Justin Michael O'Hare ... Fuller Cordis Heard ... Officer Sanderson Vic Polizos ... Hays Eddie Jones ... Chief O'Brien Sam McMurray ... Officer Crespi Frank Adu ... Interrogation Cop Ruth Maleczech ... Mrs. Monroe J.C. Quinn ... Murphy Patricia Richardson ... Ad Woman Ray Baker ... Ad Man (as Raymond Baker) Beverly Bentley ... Doris Graham Beckel ... Val Gene O'Neill ... Jackson Rocco Siclari ... Hugo Bill Raymond ... Victor (as William Joseph Raymond) Peter Michael Goetz ... Gramps Shana Lee Farrell ... Cindy John Ramsey ... Commissioner George Martin ... Wilson John Bedford Lloyd ... Shadow Man (as John Bedford-Lloyd) Henry Yuk ... Coroner Robert Toupin ... Benson Frankie Faison ... Sgt. Parker (as Frankie R. Faison) Ivar Brogger ... Gooney NRC Man Parnell Hall ... Judson John Goodman ... Cop in Diner Jay Thomas ... Cop in Diner Hallie Foote ... Waitress Jon Polito ... Newscaster Mark Mikulski ... Cop at Wrecked Diner Lou Leccese ... CHUD Sanford Clark ... CHUD James Dudley ... CHUD Carey Eidel ... CHUD Uncredited Cast Dan Campbell ... Frightened Spectator Kelly Nichols ... Frightened Specator Jan Saint ... Bum in the Street Produced by Larry Abrams   Andrew Bonime   Thomas H. Field   Alfonso Tafoya   Original Music by David A. Hughes

Additional Info Premiere: August 31, 1984 DVD Release: January 30, 2001 Blu-ray Release: November 15, 2016 Country: Distributor: Arrow Films Websites: Alternate Titles Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers Production Companies C.H.U.D. Productions New World Pictures Distributors New World Pictures   (1984) (USA) (theatrical) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (DVD) Arrow Video   (2016) (USA) (Blu-ray) Image Entertainment   (1985) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Image Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (DVD) ("Midnight Madness Series") Image Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Media Home Entertainment   (1985) (USA) (VHS) R&G Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) Starmaker Entertainment   (1993) (USA) (VHS) Video Treasures   (1989) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.3 / 10 Our Rating 5.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,124 / 21,075 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 3 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 3 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #4,120 Black Sabbath (1963) #4,121 Alice (1988) #4,122 Waxwork (1988) #4,123 Anatomy (2000) #4,124 C.H.U.D. (1984) #4,125 The Phantom Carriage (1921) #4,126 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) #4,127 The Last Full Measure (2019) #4,128 Last Man Down (2021)