C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (1989)

Director:

David Irving

Writer:

Ed Naha (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Their first mistake was stealing a corpse... Their second was waking him up.

Plot:

A military experiment to create a race of super-warriors go awry, and legions of murderous zombies are unleased upon a surburan neighborhood.

Plot Keywords:

Military | Corpse | High School Dance | Acronym In Title | Severed Head

Cast

Brian Robbins	...	Steve Williams
Bill Calvert	...	Kevin
Tricia Leigh Fisher	...	Katie
Gerrit Graham	...	Bud Oliver / Bud the C.H.U.D.
Robert Vaughn	...	Colonel Masters
Larry Cedar	...	Graves
Bianca Jagger	...	Velma
Larry Linville	...	Dr. Jewell
Judd Omen	...	Sam
Jack Riley	...	Wado
Sandra Kerns	...	Melissa
June Lockhart	...	Gracie
Norman Fell	...	Tyler
Rich Hall	...	Stan
Robert Symonds	...	Proctor
Priscilla Pointer	...	Dr. Berllin
Jo Ann Dearing	...	Susan
Frank Birney	...	Barber
Marvin J. McIntyre	...	Farmer
Ritch Shydner	...	Mailman
Jamie Lynn Grenham	...	Sally
Clive Revill	...	Dr. Kellaway
James F. Dean	...	Dr. Palmer
Gregory Phelan	...	Burger Bobby
Tony Edwards	...	Burl
Zachariah Sage Kerns	...	Timmy
Winifred Freedman	...	Ticket Taker
Peter Beckman	...	Cook
Mark Stuart Lane	...	Drunk (as Mark S. Lane)
Sarah Berry	...	Onlooker
Jonathan Farwell	...	Onlooker
Randy Pelish	...	Onlooker
Mary Margaret Patts	...	Teen
Gregg Binkley	...	Teen
Warren Selko	...	Teen
Suzanne O'Donnell	...	Teen (as Suzanne Schmitt)
Andy Steinlen	...	Teen
Geoffrey Forward	...	DCC Man
Eric Boles	...	DCC Man
Richard Moore	...	Rasputin
Kelly O'Brien	...	CHUD Teen
Alissa Marie Mello	...	CHUD Housewife
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Bell	...	Mr. Williams
Robert Liguori	...	Teen CHUD
Robert Englund	...	Cameo appearance (uncredited)

Directed by
David Irving

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ed Naha		writer (as M. Kane Jeeves)

Produced by
Lawrence Kasanoff	....	executive producer
Richard Keatinge	....	executive producer
Jonathan D. Krane	....	producer
Simon R. Lewis	....	co-producer
Anthony Santa Croce	....	line producer

Original Music by
Nicholas Pike

Cinematography by
Arnie Sirlin

Film Editing by
Barbara Pokras

Casting by
Marla Tate

Production Design by
Randy Moore

Art Direction by
Don Day

Set Decoration by
Nancy Booth

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup effects supervisor

Production Management
Anthony Santa Croce	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Darcy Brown	....	assistant director
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	second unit director

Art Department
Steak House	....	on-set dresser (as Stacy Rallison)
Eric Tetrault	....	props

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Jeffrey Perkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rick Waddell	....	sound

Special Effects by
Wayne Beauchamp	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)

Stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Cardone	....	camera operator

Transportation Department
Michael K. Davis	....	driver

Other crew
Anne D'Amato	....	production associate
Mary Ann Kellogg	....	choreographer
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	set medic

Production Companies

• M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment
• Vestron Pictures

Distributors

• Lightning Pictures Inc.
• Lions Gate Films (2003) (USA) (all media) (north America)
• Vestron Video (USA) (VHS)
• Vestron Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Also Known As:

C.H.U.D. II (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment

Trivia:

Director David Irving's mother, actress Priscilla Pointer, made a brief appearance in a cameo role.

Quotes:

Graves: (off the Barber Chud walking waywardly down the street) What the hell is that?
Colonel Masters: Only the God damndest, ugliest barber I've ever seen.

Movie Connections:

References Malcolm (1986)

Not as bad as everyone says

Okay, so this wasn't "Night of the Living Dead." It was not a great film, but nowhere near as horrendous as everyone says. Gerrit Graham made me giggle a few times as Bud the CHUD. While Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert, and Tricia Leigh Fisher aren't Oscar-winners, Robert Vaughn did a great job with an otherwise horrible script. I watched this on TV at 3 am and it kept me awake. Rent it if you have nothing better to do.

My rating: 4 out of 10