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User Rating:
3.3/10   1,214 votes
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Director:
Bert I. Gordon
Writers:
H.G. Wells (novel)
Bert I. Gordon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 June 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi | Horror more
Tagline:
One Taste Is All It Takes! more
Plot:
Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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(2 articles)
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User Comments:
So bad it's good! more (47 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Marjoe Gortner ... Morgan
Pamela Franklin ... Lorna
Ralph Meeker ... Bensington
Jon Cypher ... Brian
Ida Lupino ... Mrs. Skinner
John McLiam ... Mr. Skinner

Belinda Balaski ... Rita
Tom Stovall ... Thomas
Chuck Courtney ... Davis
Reg Tunnicliffe ... Ferry Attendant
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
H.G. Wells' Food of the Gods
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 (video re-rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Germany:16 | Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Oversized reproductions of worms, chickens, wasps and rats were used to create the gigantic creature effect. Six different mechanized rat heads and four human-motivated rat costumes were also employed. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Morgan first meets Mrs. Skinner's Rooster, the legs (from the knees down) are visible of the crewmember wielding the giant chicken head. more
Quotes:
Mr. Skinner: Anything happen today, sir?
Ferry Attendant: Happen?
Mr. Skinner: Like unusual.
Ferry Attendant: Well, a man was killed stag hunting on one of the islands. Fell off his horse. You mean unusual like that?
Mr. Skinner: Not exactly.
Ferry Attendant: I saw the body. His two friends brought him across. All swollen and ugly. You know what I mean?
Mr. Skinner: I don't suppose his friends said anything about... seeing some big things? Did they? Anything of that sort, sir?
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Movie Connections:
References Willard (1971) more

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
So bad it's good!, 9 June 2001
Author: chad edwards (chad478@webtv.net) from cincinnati ohio

Wasps, worms, chickens, and rats feed off of an icky, gooey substance that causes them to grow to gigantic proportions, then terrorize the occupants of a remote mountain cabin. This trashy adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells story isn't just any ordinary bad movie. It's a movie that starts off so bad that you are compelled to actually keep watching it to see how much worse it can possibly get, and you have one heck of a good time in the process. Surprisingly, the film does have some fine points. The special effects are really quite acceptable, considering the era and the film's limited budget. And, amazingly, some of the performers manage to retain their dignity. Pamela Franklin as a sassy lady scientist and Ida Lupino as a bible-spouting farmer's wife come off best. This movie was a remake of the 1965 release VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS, also filmed by Bert I. Gordon.

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