Food of the Gods II (1989)

User Rating:

1.9/10   

Director:

Damian Lee

Writers (WGA):

Richard Bennett (story)
Richard Bennett (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 May 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

They're big. They're back.. and they're hungry.

Plot:

A growth hormone experiment gets out of hand, when the the resulting giant man-eating rats escape, reaking havoc on the unsuspecting campus...

Plot Keywords:

Rat | Cancer | Giant Child | Mutant Animal | Giant Animal

Cast

Paul Coufos	...	Professor Neil Hamilton
Lisa Schrage	...	Alex Reed
Réal Andrews	...	Mark Hales
Stuart Hughes	...	Al
Karen Hines	...	Angie
Frank Pellegrino	...	Joshua
Jackie Burroughs	...	Dr. Kate Travis
Sean Mitchell	...	Bobby
Colin Fox	...	Professor Edmond Delhurst
David B. Nichols	...	Dean White
Robert Kennedy	...	Brett
Michael Copeman	...	Lt. Weizel
Frank Moore	...	Jacques
Howard Jerome	...	Louis
Deborah Cass	...	Elaine

Also Known As:

Food of the Gods Part 2 (USA) (poster title)
Gnaw: Food of the Gods II

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Italy:VM14 (VHS) (alternate rating) | Italy:VM18 (VHS) | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Finland:(Banned) | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Norway:(Banned) (1989-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Carolco Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: During Edmund's demise, his toupee falls off and lands on the table. However when Neil and Alex come in later, the hairpiece is no longer on the table.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mark: [chanting and wearing a cow mask] Animals have rights! Animals have rights! Animals have rights! Animals have rights! Animals have rights! Animals have rights! Animals have rights! Animals have rights! Animals have rights!
[sees Delhurst approaching]
Mark: Professor Delhurst! Professor Delhurst, I wanna talk to you.
Edmund Delhurst: Would you get out of my way, please? I'm late.
Mark: For what? Another execution?
Edmund Delhurst: Somebody call security.
Mark: The animals keep checkin' in, but they don't check out, do they? You're not a scientist, you're an undertaker!
[Delhurst shoves past him]
Mark: We are not through, Professor Delhurst!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "60 Minutes" (1968)

Soundtrack:

Shakin All Over

A bore, but with above-average effects.

Boring, predictable, by-the-numbers horror outing at least has pretty good special effects and plenty of (mindless) mayhem and gore to satisfy (mindless) genre fans. Mostly it's about giant rats chomping on a set of characters we don't care an iota about - if that's your thing, tune in. (*1/2)