The Food of the Gods
Seen it?1976 | 88 min | Horror, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.0 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved The Thing, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Some graphic violence despite the PG rating.
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
18% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
5.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 36K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bert I. Gordon
- Marjoe GortnerMorgan
- Pamela FranklinLorna
- Ralph MeekerBensington
- Jon CypherBrian
- Ida LupinoMrs. Skinner
- John McLiamMr. Skinner
- Belinda BalaskiRita
- Tom StovallThomas
- Chuck CourtneyDavis
- Reg TunnicliffeFerry Attendant