Food of the Gods (1976)

June 20, 2018

In the immortal words of Jeff Goldblum's character from Jurassic Park, "Nature uh uh finds a way." Food of the Gods is a nature horror film about giant animals (mostly rats) terrorizing a group of people who are trapped in the woods. Apparently a scientist has discovered or created something that he calls "Food of the Gods" that causes animals to become giant. His wife, a couple bacteriologists, and two campers must find a way to survive the giant animals.

The film is from the 1970s but seems like it should have been made in the 1950s during the Creature Feature craze. The special effects are largely forced perspective and having animals crawl over miniatures. If you look close enough you can even see the peanut butter smeared on a model of a bus that the giant rats are trying to lick off. There are also some poorly done CGI mosquitos and a terrible voice over at the beginning and end of the film. Also, I kept wondering what is keeping this people in the woods? Why don't they just drive off?

While nobody is being fooled by these special effects the movie was really enjoyable to watch. There is something fun and simple about seeing people fight off giant rats or a giant rooster. Takes me back to simpler times. Watch it if for nothing other than the scene where the main character fights a giant chicken. Even better than Family Guy.