The Revisited series takes a look back at the 1989 film C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D., starring Gerrit Graham

The first became a culturally relevant movie for multiple reasons and against all odds also worked its way into the greater pop culture zeitgeist. I argued that the first movie doesn’t quite stand the test of time a bit ago and while I stand by that, it doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy it either. C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. is a wild ride of a sequel that certainly didn’t need to exist but is somehow more fun than the predecessor. Its also a better sequel in a franchise that it doesn’t technically exist in! Can’t wait to get into that aspect. Most of you love C.H.U.D. but I’m here to tell you why C.H.U.D. II is a great black sheep that straddles the end of the 80s and start to the 90s. I doubt I’ll sway anyone onto my side of preferring this entry but let’s dive in and see what this movie has to offer.

In the dog days of summer of 1984, a movie called C.H.U.D. was released by New World Pictures with a tiny budget of 1.25 million and it made back a not insignificant 4.7 million back. That’s just the box office numbers too as home video and all the new cool blu rays on offer certainly made it even more. The next year in 1985 also in August John Russo and Dan O’Bannon released their own sequel, sort of, to Night of the Living Dead and it was also a huge success. Return of the Living Dead would make 14 million on its 4-million-dollar budget. Why am I bringing out that particular series? Because C.H.U.D II is secretly a sequel to . Much like Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is the true Creepshow 3, today’s movie follows a similar pattern though I won’t take away from the real Return of the Living Dead II as I quite enjoy that one. But let’s get into it.