Feb 021989
Three high school students steal a dead body (Gerrit Graham) after they accidentally lose their school cadaver. Unbeknownst to them, the body has the zombie-making C.H.U.D virus, and soon it is walking around the neighborhood, making more zombies.
Quick Review: Yet another ’80s comedy-zombie film. Given a R-rating because they’d used up their quota of PGs, this is as wholesome a zombie flick as you are likely to find. No gore (a bit of blood, but seldom coming from a wound), no nudity, and only TV level profanity, this is a zombie film that’s safe for the whole family. The humor is broader than in other zombie comedies (with the zombies doing steps similar to those in Michael Jackson’s Thriller video before attacking a school dance). The cast is filled with entertaining b-actors (Gerrit Graham, Robert Vaughn, Bianca Jagger, Larry Linville, June Lockhart, Norman Fell, Rich Hall, Robert Englund). It’s not worth remembering, but I had a good enough time while I was watching it.