Stars: Brian Robbins, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Bill Calvert, Gerrit Graham, Robert Vaughn

Director: David Irving

Summary: He has all the charm of Cary Grant, the sexuality of James Dean, and he is the greatest talent discovery since Patrick Swayze. He's Bud the CHUD... a Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller...

When a trio of friends snooping at the school science lab discover a corpse and accidentally let it roll away, they need a replacement fast. They find one at the local hospital, but this is no ordinary corpse, this is Bud the C.H.U.D., a cannibalistic humanoid underground dweller, who's soon out on a killing spree.

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In Bud the C.H.U.D.a couple of high-school kids loose the cadaver for the next day's science experiment, then hit on a plan to steal a body from the local hospital to replace it. Unfortunately what they don't know is that the hospital is home to a rather more sinister and dubious military trial, the sole remaining C.H.U.D (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller), who has been cryogenically frozen after the experiment went horribly wrong. Unwittingly they thaw Bud the C.H.U.D, who has the rebel-boy charm of James Dean and the personal tastes of Hannibal Lector. Bud then lumbers off on a cannibalistic rampage infecting everyone he munches on (including the family dog) and turning the town into a whole army of C.H.U.Ds. Only the Colonel (played with great melodramatic gusto by Robert "Napoleon Solo" Vaughn) and the kids who unleashed him can save the town from a fate worse than death. This tongue-in-check schlock horror movie is worth watching just for the late-80s nostalgia, the performances are clichéd and the plot waferthin, but the humour hits the spot and Brian Robbins as the eponymous Bud positively eats his way into your heart.

On the DVD:the DVD is unfortunately devoid of any special features other than a filmography and the film stock has a kind of graininess that comes from being low budget (rather than purposefully art house). It won't be to everyone's taste but you can't beat the pure entertainment factor of a cannibalistic poodle. --Kristen Bowditch

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Filmographies
Subtitles:	None
Year:	1988
Release Date:	October 8, 2001
Runtime:	84 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A R D 11017
Label:	Artisan
Keywords:	General, Chud, Bud, C, Horror, H, Occult, U, Ii, D, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Horror/Occult