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The Food of the Gods is a american film of genre Drama directed by Bert I. Gordon released in USA on 18 june 1976 with Marjoe Gortner

The Food of the Gods (1976)

The Food of the Gods
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Released in USA 18 june 1976
Length 1h28
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Horror
Rating46% 2.3065552.3065552.3065552.3065552.306555

The Food of the Gods is a 1976 science fiction thriller film released by American International Pictures and was written, produced, and directed by Bert I. Gordon.

The Food of the Gods starred Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Jon Cypher, John McLiam, and Ida Lupino. This film was loosely based on a portion of the H. G. Wells novel The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth.

Michael Medved gave it the Golden Turkey Award for "Worst Rodent Movie Of All Time".

Synopsis

The film reduced Wells' tale to an "Ecology Strikes Back" scenario, common in science fiction movies at the time. The "food" mysteriously bubbles up from the ground on a remote island somewhere in British Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Skinner (John McLiam and Ida Lupino) consider it a gift from God, and feed it to their chickens, which grow larger than humans as a result. Rats, wasps, and grub worms also consume the substance, and the island becomes infested with giant vermin. One night, a swarm of giant rats kill Mr. Skinner after his car breaks down in the forest.

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