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The Food of the Gods

  • 19761976
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
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The Food of the Gods (1976)
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A group of friends travel to a remote Canadian island to hunt, only to be attacked by giant killer animals which have populated the place.A group of friends travel to a remote Canadian island to hunt, only to be attacked by giant killer animals which have populated the place.A group of friends travel to a remote Canadian island to hunt, only to be attacked by giant killer animals which have populated the place.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
4K
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  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writers
    • H.G. Wells(portion of novel)
    • Bert I. Gordon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marjoe Gortner
    • Pamela Franklin
    • Ralph Meeker
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writers
    • H.G. Wells(portion of novel)
    • Bert I. Gordon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marjoe Gortner
    • Pamela Franklin
    • Ralph Meeker
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 76User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    The Food of the Gods
    Trailer 0:55
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    Ralph Meeker in The Food of the Gods (1976)
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    Ida Lupino in The Food of the Gods (1976)
    Marjoe Gortner in The Food of the Gods (1976)
    Ida Lupino in The Food of the Gods (1976)
    Pamela Franklin and Marjoe Gortner in The Food of the Gods (1976)
    Ralph Meeker in The Food of the Gods (1976)
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    Marjoe Gortner in The Food of the Gods (1976)
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    Marjoe Gortner
    Marjoe Gortner
    • Morganas Morgan
    Pamela Franklin
    Pamela Franklin
    • Lornaas Lorna
    Ralph Meeker
    Ralph Meeker
    • Bensingtonas Bensington
    Jon Cypher
    Jon Cypher
    • Brianas Brian
    Ida Lupino
    Ida Lupino
    • Mrs. Skinneras Mrs. Skinner
    John McLiam
    John McLiam
    • Mr. Skinneras Mr. Skinner
    Belinda Balaski
    Belinda Balaski
    • Ritaas Rita
    Tom Stovall
    Tom Stovall
    • Thomasas Thomas
    Chuck Courtney
    Chuck Courtney
    • Davisas Davis
    Reg Tunnicliffe
    • Ferry Attendantas Ferry Attendant
    Kevin Schumm
    • Child in classroomas Child in classroom
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • H.G. Wells(portion of novel)
      • Bert I. Gordon(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      When Morgan first meets Mrs. Skinner's rooster, the legs (from the knees down) are visible of the crew member wielding the giant chicken head.
    • Quotes

      Jack Bensington: [pointing at bubbling fluid from ground] That's what your husband brought us out here for?

      Mrs. Skinner: Just like Mr. Skinner found 'er. Just like that one day. At first he thought it was oil and it was going to make us rich.

      Jack Bensington: Come on, Lorna.

      Lorna Scott: No, wait a minute, Jack, wait a minute. Look at this. I've never seen anything like it. Mrs. Skinner, how did your husband happen to feed it to the chickens?

      Mrs. Skinner: Well, when we found out it weren't no oil, there was nothing to do about it, so we fed it to the chicks.

      Lorna Scott: Right out of the ground like that?

      Mrs. Skinner: No, miss. Nothing'll eat it unless we mix it with chicken feed.

      Lorna Scott: And did all the chickens grow?

      Mrs. Skinner: Only the baby chicks. Nothing seemed to affect the grown ones. Nothing at all.

      Lorna Scott: Nothing happens to the full-grown chickens, is that right?

      Mrs. Skinner: Well, they didn't grow none, if that's what you mean. But I didn't say nothing happened to 'em.

      Lorna Scott: Well, what did happen?

      Mrs. Skinner: They got et... by the real big ones.

      Jack Bensington: Come on, Lorna.

    • Crazy credits
      End credits play over a stilled image of a child sitting in a school class drinking milk, not knowing it has the growth substance.
    • Connections
      Edited into Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)

    User reviews76

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    Top review
    2/10
    Yeah, it's pretty dumb.
    On an island, some crazy old lady and her husband found some white goo seeping out of the earth. So, they did what anyone would do--they mixed it with animal feed and gave it to their farm animals. The animals then grew to enormous proportions and soon had a craving for human flesh. Some particularly dim people get themselves stuck on the island and must fight giant animal models (being thrust at them by people from the props department) to survive. All the while, a REALLY dumb rich guy is imagining the riches he'll make by harvesting this goo! I was not at all surprised to see Marjoe Gortner starring in a crap movie like this. What surprised me was seeing some once decent actors whoring themselves out in this film. To a small extent I was surprised to see Ralph Meeker but even more surprising was the famous 1930s-40 actress/director Ida Lupino. Was she bankrupt? Was she being blackmailed?! All I know is that the film is every bit as bad as the worst giant animal films of the 50s and 60s and 70s and these two never should have taken these parts.

    Dumb acting, VERY dumb writing, horrible props and the like sink this production. One of the finer moments in the film was when giant bees attack as folks are INSIDE the cabin--so naturally one of them goes outside with a shovel to fight them! Later, when a Winnebago has a GIANT rat on the roof, the husband tells his wife (who is safely inside) to come outside to see the rat that is the size of a cow! Duh!!! By the way, this film would make a wonderful double-feature with "Night of the Lepus"--a 70s film about giant killer bunnies that is nearly the equal to "Food of the Gods" in the stupidity department.
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    • planktonrules
    • Jun 26, 2012

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    • Release date
      • June 18, 1976 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • H.G. Wells' The Food of the Gods
    • Filming locations
      • Cowan's Point, Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original & negative ratio/open matte)

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