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Originally conceived as a Return of the Living Dead sequel and later inexplicably re-titled (despite the highly questionable marketing value of a C.H.U.D. franchise) this clunky attempt at a horror sa... read more read more...tire involves a pair of teenage do-nothings who abscond from a military base with a corpse who turns out to be a zombie, the by-product of a backfired military experiment. Despite the C.H.U.D. (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller) references, Bud (Gerrit Graham) is really a zombie of the George Romero variety, chomping down on human flesh and spreading the virulent zombie plague to those unfortunate enough to be onscreen long enough. Eye-rolling Graham is fun to watch, as always, and Robert Vaughn puts in a goofy performance as a rabidly gung-ho general, but they provide scarce gems of humor in a morass of reconstituted horror plot elements and lame jokes. The end product is more C.R.U.D. than C.H.U.D. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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Directed by: David Irving

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  • October 15, 2010
    An absolute abomination of a sequel to a far superior film and is quite possibly the worst sequel EVER made even giving a piece of shite like Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 a run for the money. Rumor has it that this was originally supposed to be Return of the Living Dead 3 which m... read moreakes for a true lose-lose situation.
  • January 25, 2008
    Great & hilarious!

    *This would be even greater if it were digitally remastered and included great music of today. This would definitely top all zombie favorite lists.
  • November 18, 2011
    A pretty dismal attempt at horror comedy, with only about three solid laughs. This isn't really a true sequel to C.H.U.D. either, and it plays out tmore like a Romero zombie flick.
  • January 10, 2011
    Rarely am I surprised by a movie but this sequel did just that. It kind of reminds me of Ferris Bueller's Day Off meets Night of the Creeps. Half zombie romp and half stereotyped teen self discovery adventure. Basically it's stupid, weird, corny, and a little bit hilarious.
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    So, what is the story? A high school science class was going to work on an actual cadaver from a local funeral home in class. But awkward Kevin and rebellious Steve accidentally push the stiff out into traffic!

    So, according to Steve logic, they need a new dead dude for class. So they somehow break into a secured military research facility and happen upon ... Bud the Chud. At the time of acquisition he's dead as you can get. Since they can't take him back to school, which I have no clue as to why since they just busted into a top secret military compound, they take him to Steve's parent's house! The movie switches gears into full on campy zombie romp and it starts to get interesting. They accidentally bring Bud back to life when a hair dryer falls into a tub of water that he was hastily thrown into. WHO HAS A FULL BATH TUB OF WATER JUST LYING AROUND? He springs to life and the boys somehow stash him away in the basement while they go out for burgers. BIG MISTAKE!

    I think you can probably predict what happens next. Bud gets loose and begins his chomping spree. He turns dogs, aerobics dancers, barbers, mailmen, and all manner of stereotyped race and profession into flesh hungry CHUDs!

    About this time the bumbling government gets involved in their weapon prototype recovery, just like in Return of the Living Dead. Except that Colonel Masters is a complete idiot who never thinks to use things like ... nukes. So he drives around town with his crony Graves looking for Bud in all the wrong places. They stop by Steve's house looking for him and they take his mother's word for it that he's gone. FOR REAL? As soon as Col. Masters leaves Steve and his friends pop out and get back in the car looking for Bud on their own. So stupid.

    This movie covers a lot of the typical "zombies loose on the town" story ideas. They go to the bar and chomp on some patrons. They visit a burger place and raise all sorts of hell. They hide in a farmer's barn but have to split when the government arrives hot on their trail. They even have some fun with kids on Halloween. Finally though they bring the whole troupe to the Halloween dance at the high school. A "buffet." After a few dance numbers and antics Steve, Kevin, and Katie lure the Chuds off using a very effective tactic. Once they're all in once spot they can finally bring about the end of the Chuds!

    This is pretty funny movie actually. I found myself laughing at all sorts of retarded non-sense. I have put together some of the funniest clips for you.

    All in all this movie is very stupid. Which is why it has gotten such a bad rap over the years. Personally I found it almost charming though. It has just the right amount of non-sense to keep you laughing and interested for all 84 minutes. I say give it a go, especially if you like campy zombie movies. This movie is a perfect example of that genre. Just listen to these quotes.

    "When you're dead you're skanky. It goes with the territory."

    "The Chudified brain however lurches into a second life. An uncontrolled life."

    "Excuse me sir, they don't have wood sheds anymore."

    How can you say no to that? YOU CAN'T!
  • September 8, 2009
    If you've seen C.H.U.D one than this is not what you'd expect as a sequel. It's mostly a comedy and more of a zombie flick. The good: Some good laughs can be found, the Bud is a Frankenstein-ish monster whom you can feel for, and where else will you see a zombie poodle. The Ug... read morely: Without the name C.H.U.D this is just a zombiedy. If you expect to see underground monsters you'll be disappointed. Some jokes seem forced and are not that funny, and the story is a typical zombie story. So if you want to see a decently funny zombie film, you could check this one out. On the other hand you could also look up Evil Dead 2 or Army of Darkness. But give C.H.U.D 2 a chance and you might enjoy it.
  • February 3, 2009
    Not as good as I remember it but still entertaining. Basically starts out like Weekend at Bernies and then it ends like Weekend at Bernies 2 at a highschool dance. Still stoked to own a VHS copy of this though
  • July 22, 2008
    Really fun movie. I watched it on FEARnet. It was old but it didn't look old. This movie was very funny. Wasn't even a bit creepy. The zombies looked cool. And there not like any other ones. They can actually function right.
  • August 16, 2007
    The sad part is that the parts of this film that seem to be intended as a comedy that are actually funny usually aren't supposed to be. Silly plot and pretty awful acting make it worth a giggle for all the wrong reasons.

    Worth a bored cable watch, but only of you're REALLY bo... read morered.
  • May 26, 2007
    Quite possibly the worst zombie movie I have seen to date. Here is proof positive that not all attempts to make a campy, funny zombie film are going to deliver. At one end of the spectrum are films like "Return of the Living Dead," "Dead Alive," and "Shaun of the Dead," made by f... read moreolks who understand what a campy romp should look like, and at the other resides uninteresting tripe like "C.H.U.D. II." I always try to point out something positive when writing a review, but I'm at a loss here. Even Robert Vaughn's participation delivers nothing memorable. Skip this -- there are dozens of better films that accomplish what this one falls light years short of achieving.
  • February 26, 2007
    goood GOD talk about your 80s love afair of a flick here... three kids loose a body that was going to be used for med class in high school..."yes....loose as in it runs on down the street in a cart" so they go to a goverment body and still one! and as always in your 80s cheese...... read more IT COMES BACK! so and starts biting people and turning them all into chuds... will say this could of been a movie on its own since the first one took every soo fucking seriously and then to have this and where the chud is named bud by the goverment?! you know thats a day of the dead rip off "bub and bud...get it?" plus...oh that THEME SONG! "im a walking im a talking im a eating away! bud the chud bud the chud bud the chud..." i need that song on my ipod... and also you got your main kid with a 80s mullet you could see three billion miles away! oh just....ok its great...hell...saw it alone in a theaters for christ sake...

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