My review was written in August 1989 after watching the movie on Vestron video cassette.
One of the least necessary of recent sequels, "Chud II" turns out worse than expected -an unfunny farce dotted with pointless cameos. Ailing Vestron is sending this one direct to video, where, reportedly, the 1984 predecessor developed a following.
Storyline by Ed Naha (hiding behind a pseudonym borrowed from W. C. Fields) has the cannibalistic ghouls of the title slated for extinction when the government cancels a research project. Gerrit Graham is the last one, nicknamed Bud, who escapes when high school students Brian Robbins and Bill Calvert steal his corpse as a replacement for their biology class experiment and accidentally reanimate him with electricity.
Everytime Bud bites somebody (human or animal) it joins him in zombie state. Soon an army of the beasts is prowling the streets of a small time. With evil military commander Robert Vaughn and his men in pursuit, th zombies naturally invade a Halloween party for film's climax.
Stupid gags are executed with poor timing by helmer David Irivng, whose mom Priscilla Pointer is part of the endless cameo role roster. Despite her high-up billing, Bianca Jagger pops in for just a few seconds at the end of the picture.
Graham's mugging as the monster is the only fun thing on view. Principal cast is bland.
