Mole people in tunnels in NYC
Mar 4th, 2002 | 10:29 PM
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The idea of C.H.U.D.s (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers) is actually based on fact; while Hannibal Lector doesn't prowl the number 6 subway line, there are thousands of people living beneath New York streets, populating the city's labyrinthine subway tunnels.
Big Chief Productions Takes on an Urban Legend
By Laura DiBenedetto
November 09, 2001 02:46 PM PST
"Oh Homer, of course you'll have a bad impression of New York if you only focus on the pimps and the C.H.U.D.s."
-- Marge Simpson, "The Simpsons"
New York City has always been viewed with a mixture of fascination and disgust. Home to the Great White Way, site of recent terrorist attacks, place where the Mets and the damn Yankees hang their hats, and where urban legend says the C.H.U.D.s live.
The idea of C.H.U.D.s (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers) is actually based on fact; while Hannibal Lector doesn't prowl the number 6 subway line, there are thousands of people living beneath New York streets, populating the city's labyrinthine subway tunnels.
"We knew there were pockets of people living down there," says Tim Miller, president of Big Chief Films. "We wanted to see if we could identify these individuals and track their stories."
"We've all grown up, especially those of us in NY, with the urban legends," says Steven Jon Whritner, co-executive producer and VP of production and development at Big Chief. "People flushing alligators down the toilet; alligators living in the sewers. Then there are these 'mole people' or C.H.U.D.s. The angle we took was to draw out the human stories from the legends."
I saw a show called "Mole People: Life in the World Below," a documentary produced for the Discovery ChannelThe mole people used to build shantytowns down there, there were walled rooms, couches, ovens, pianos, and children -- there were several well-organized communities. Some more towards the surface; some further down, hard to reach. The show said there were probably 5,000 to 6,000 people who lived below Grand Central and Penn Station alone. You can imagine the people who live in the fringes; there are six to seven hundred miles of subway tunnels.
Big Chief Productions Takes on an Urban Legend
By Laura DiBenedetto
November 09, 2001 02:46 PM PST
"Oh Homer, of course you'll have a bad impression of New York if you only focus on the pimps and the C.H.U.D.s."
-- Marge Simpson, "The Simpsons"
New York City has always been viewed with a mixture of fascination and disgust. Home to the Great White Way, site of recent terrorist attacks, place where the Mets and the damn Yankees hang their hats, and where urban legend says the C.H.U.D.s live.
The idea of C.H.U.D.s (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers) is actually based on fact; while Hannibal Lector doesn't prowl the number 6 subway line, there are thousands of people living beneath New York streets, populating the city's labyrinthine subway tunnels.
"We knew there were pockets of people living down there," says Tim Miller, president of Big Chief Films. "We wanted to see if we could identify these individuals and track their stories."
"We've all grown up, especially those of us in NY, with the urban legends," says Steven Jon Whritner, co-executive producer and VP of production and development at Big Chief. "People flushing alligators down the toilet; alligators living in the sewers. Then there are these 'mole people' or C.H.U.D.s. The angle we took was to draw out the human stories from the legends."
I saw a show called "Mole People: Life in the World Below," a documentary produced for the Discovery ChannelThe mole people used to build shantytowns down there, there were walled rooms, couches, ovens, pianos, and children -- there were several well-organized communities. Some more towards the surface; some further down, hard to reach. The show said there were probably 5,000 to 6,000 people who lived below Grand Central and Penn Station alone. You can imagine the people who live in the fringes; there are six to seven hundred miles of subway tunnels.
Jun 30th, 2003 | 12:14 PM
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If anybody cares -- the culture that produced this wonderful thread is what was endangered or lost with the advent of registration for his site.
And: Dan Woodlieff: was the movie title you were looking for in 20p2 "El opo"? It was midnight movie in the 60s or 70s. Dirctor/star - Alejandro Jodorowsy.
And: Dan Woodlieff: was the movie title you were looking for in 20p2 "El opo"? It was midnight movie in the 60s or 70s. Dirctor/star - Alejandro Jodorowsy.
Jun 30th, 2003 | 05:02 PM
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Ah yes, the mole people. I encounter them more in Manhattan subways than I do in Brooklyn subways. (Maybe because there's a better chance of getting food in Manhattan!) But it's better to deal with them than those annoying guys on the subways selling trinkets and yelling in broken english "one dollar, one dollar"
Jun 30th, 2003 | 05:27 PM
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If anybody wants to investigate this 'urban legend' any further, try this website:
www.molepeoplemovie.com
www.molepeoplemovie.com
Nov 17th, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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It's pretty funny, but I still like "I Was Drunk the Day My Mom Got Out of Prison" and "How Much Should I Tip the Pilot" better. I've got both of them saved to word, so if anyone wants a copy (they're loooong) email me and I'll be happy to send it to you.
Dec 22nd, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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Old joke:
Springtime, and a family of moles is emerging from its burrow after winter hibernation.
Daddy goes up first, takes a deep breath and says "I smell spring!)
Mama squeezes up beside him at the burrow entrance and says " Mmmm, I smell spring too!"
Junior, struggling to pass by his parents so he can come up too, yells " Well all I can smell down here is molasses"
Springtime, and a family of moles is emerging from its burrow after winter hibernation.
Daddy goes up first, takes a deep breath and says "I smell spring!)
Mama squeezes up beside him at the burrow entrance and says " Mmmm, I smell spring too!"
Junior, struggling to pass by his parents so he can come up too, yells " Well all I can smell down here is molasses"
Dec 22nd, 2004 | 03:44 PM
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Are these moles second cousins of all those in Molvania?
Is someone comparing the NYC subway system to an obscure ruritanian principality (a truly valid comparison for all I know)?
(Both populations are probably equally in need of modern dentistry - but I guess the ones living under the Broadway local have a better chance of capturing their own DDS candidates.)
Is someone comparing the NYC subway system to an obscure ruritanian principality (a truly valid comparison for all I know)?
(Both populations are probably equally in need of modern dentistry - but I guess the ones living under the Broadway local have a better chance of capturing their own DDS candidates.)
