The Food of the Gods (1976)

Giant Chooks

Wow, giant chooks, rats & wasps, what better premise for a movie! Ida Lupino and husband combine a natural outflow with chicken feed to create monster size creatres on an island in British Columbia. Unbelievable story with great scenery but loads of fun. April 27, 2008

A Giant Hit

Good old Bert I Gordon still thinks it is the 50's. This time,
instead of radiation, giant G.I.'S and rock'n'roll hating spiders,
here is a tale of what happens when man messes with nature.
Marjoe Gortner gets stuck on an island over-run by all sorts of giant
mice, wasps, even chickens!
A farmer discovers a growth hormone and feeds it to his livestock with
predictable results. A good fun movie with Gordon's trademark
super-imposed photographic effects which hold a certain charm in these
days of lazy CGI.
A fast pace, good cast including Pamela Franklin and Ida Lupino in her
last role, and great rat costumes make this a fine weekend movie. April 14, 2008

my thoughts

I haven't seen this movie in years, I very plesed to see ths movie again. The realistic sci-fi presents a here and now sence of fear and thrills. February 8, 2008

Where the **** did you get those *** **** chickens!

Some of the best bad movies are finally arriving on DVD, and I'm happy to report that "Food of the Gods" ranks near the top of this list. I first saw this as part of a double feature at the neighborhood theatre back in the mid 70's. It was playing with "Empire of the Ants." Horror films of this time really tried to capitalize on the "giant creature attacking genre." In this case, several woodland critters get a taste of some "gunk" that causes them to turn gigantic, and apparently develop an appetite for mankind. The acting is insanely bad, but you need to know that this film wasn't shooting for oscars. At the time, everyone was making a movie about some huge creature or another (again, playing off the fame of "Jaws"). If filmmakers packaged it the right way, with a PG rating, the kids would rush out to watch it. Admittedly, the film has lost some luster over the years, and the special effects are rather lame, but if you have a sense of humor and a craving for B-movie fare, then I'd say this is a proper choice. December 30, 2007

EXCELLENT!!!

I've been searching for this movie on DVD and finally it's here. I love old school horror since I was a kid, even if the acting is bad I still love it. The first thing I did when I recieved this movie was throw a Drive-inn Style party At my home plus showed other movies and had a blast. Thank you for being prompt and the DVD in good condition November 1, 2007

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