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H.G. Wells' The Food of the Gods

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H.G. Wells' The Food of the Gods (1976)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:3

Rotten:11

Average Rating:3.6/10

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: On a remote island, a farmer discovers a strange, gooey substance that causes animals to grow rapidly. His problems begin when the creatures get hungry - they prefer human flesh. Based on H.G.... On a remote island, a farmer discovers a strange, gooey substance that causes animals to grow rapidly. His problems begin when the creatures get hungry - they prefer human flesh. Based on H.G. Wells' novel of 1904. [More]

Starring: Marjoe Gortner, Ida Lupino, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker

Starring: Marjoe Gortner, Ida Lupino, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Tom Stovall, Jon Cypher, John McLiam, Chuck Courtney, Belinda Balaski

Director: Bert I. Gordon

Director: Bert I. Gordon
Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff

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Reviews for H.G. Wells' The Food of the Gods

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM

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Steve Crum

Schlocky, schlocky sci-fi/horror, circa 1976. And it stars Marjoe Gortner. Say more?

comment Comment | Feb., 17 2008 05:55 PM

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1/5

David Thomas

without even a hint of irony, fun, thrills, imagination, or anything else approaching entertainment

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 16 2007 03:41 PM

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Oct., 11 2005 12:04 PM

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Jake Euker

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comment Comment | Jul., 17 2005 04:35 PM

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Rob Thomas

When it comes to making bad giant-animals-attack movies, nobody touches Bert.

comment Comment | Jul., 14 2005 08:52 AM

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Daniel M. Kimmel

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comment Comment | Feb., 08 2005 06:54 AM

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Staci Layne Wilson

Yummy schlock cinema!

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Roger Ebert

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 23 2004 10:36 PM

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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comment Comment | Mar., 28 2004 11:30 AM

Spirituality and Practice

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2/5

Ken Hanke

Not content with having made a mess of this earlier, Gordon tries again.

comment Comment | Nov., 20 2003 08:55 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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3/5

Widgett Walls

Mosquitos that can puncture a man's entire head. How can you go wrong with that, I ask you.

comment Comment | Feb., 24 2003 01:28 AM

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Jeffrey Westhoff

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comment Comment | Aug., 15 2002 03:11 PM

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comment Comment | Jul., 26 2002 08:05 AM

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Scott Weinberg

Giant animal silliness.

comment Comment | Jul., 25 2002 10:59 PM

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