366 Days at the Drive-In: Day 27

The Date: October 27

The Movie: C.H.U.D. (1984)

What Is It?: Despite its punch-line reputation C.H.U.D. is actually a pretty serious, even dry, monster movie about nuclear mutants with a fairly sympathetic attitude toward New York’s homeless population. The C.H.U.D.s look ridiculous, but they have very little screen time. Daniel Stern is good as a homeless guy bent on stopping the C.H.U.D.s from chudding the shit out of Manhattan. 

Why Today?: On this day in 1904, the first NYC subway line opens.