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The Food of the Gods

1976 · 88 min

A cheesy, fast-paced creature feature with laughable giant animals and gooey attacks, best enjoyed as a campy B-movie thrill.

Directed by
Bert I. Gordon
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker
Tagline
Welcome to the Bottom of the Food Chain!
Overview
Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.

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  • Cultpix
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Directed by
Bert I. Gordon
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • greed
  • nature
  • violence
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour4
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Jon Cypher, Ida Lupino, John McLiam, Belinda Balaski, Tom Stovall
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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