How does C.H.U.D. end?

In the final act ("Confrontation & Collapse"): Bosch and George confront the corrupt NRC official Wilson. A violent chase ensues, culminating in Wilson's death and a massive sewer explosion that exposes the truth.

C.H.U.D. (1984) — AI Story Visualization

Name: C.H.U.D.
Genre: horror, science-fiction
Released: 1984
Rating: 5.6

Plot Analysis Summary

A photographer and police captain uncover a government cover-up involving toxic waste that mutates the homeless into flesh-eating creatures.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Shadows Beneath the City

Unearthing the Conspiracy

The Surface Crisis

Confrontation & Collapse

A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photojournalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, band together to try and determine what the creatures are and how to stop them.

Directed by

Douglas Cheek

Key Cast

John Heard — George Cooper
Daniel Stern — A.J. 'The Reverend' Shepherd
Christopher Curry — Captain Bosch
Kim Greist — Lauren Daniels
Laure Mattos — Flora Bosch

Rating: 5.6/10 (303 votes)