Kino Lorber has announced a trio of "When Animals Attack" films, THE FOOD OF THE GODS, EMPIRE OF THE ANTS, and FROGS.
These three film were previously, by Scream Factory, with THE FOOD OF THE GODS and FROGS being released as a double feature. EMPIRE OF THE ANTS was also released on blu-ray by Scream Factory as a double feature with JAWS OF SATAN. These releases have been out of print (OOP) for a while now.
Release Date for all three is August 20th.
Today the pond…Tomorrow the world! A shocker reminiscent of Hitchcock’s The Birds, this amphibious horror flick is teeming with thousands of nasty-tempered creatures that are hopping mad—and murderous. Jumping with action, suspense, revenge and Southern Gothic charm, Frogs stars Ray Milland (The Thing with Two Heads), Sam Elliott (The Legacy) and Joan Van Ark (The Last Dinosaur) are constantly a lily pad away from croaking! Jason Crockett (Milland) is an aging, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to his island estate for his birthday party. The old man is more than crotchety…he’s crazy! Hating nature, Crockett poisons anything that crawls on his property. But on the night of his shindig, it’s nature’s payback time, and thousands of frogs whip up every bug and slimy thing into a toxic frenzy until the entire environment goes environ-mental. Directed by George McCowan (H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come).
Special Features:
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Film Historian/Producer Dan Marino (son of NFL legend)
• Interview with Actress Joan Van Ark
• 4 TV Spots and 3 Radio Spots
• Theatrical Trailer
• Limited Edition Reversible Art and O-Card Slipcase
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles
THE FOOD OF THE GODS (1976) Color 88 Minutes 1.85:1 Rated PG
Get ready for a taste of HELL! B-movie maestro Bert I. Gordon (Village of the Giants, Empire of the Ants)—the godfather of the “gigantic creature” genre—delivers the biggest Midnight Movie of all with this spine-tingling tale of ecology gone berserk. Based on H.G. Wells’ classic tale of sci-fi terror, The Food of the Gods predicts a future where animals are suddenly at the top of the food chain…and eager to get their fill! On a remote island, a mysterious substance is oozing from the ground. A farmer sees that it acts as a growth hormone and thinks his fortune is made. But when rats, chickens, worms and wasps begin sampling the potent substance, they morph into bloodthirsty giants! Now, it’s up to the island’s few residents and visitors (including Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Jon Cypher and Ida Lupino) to destroy “the food of the gods”…before the animals take over for good!
EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977) Color 89 Minutes 1.85:1 Rated PG
It’s no PICNIC! From sci-fi mastermind H.G. Wells and B-movie bigwig Bert I. Gordon (Village of the Giants, The Food of the Gods)—brace yourself for mutant mayhem and pestilent payback in this cult classic creature feature about good bugs gone BAD! Starring queen of mean Joan Collins (The Stud), this incredible insect extravaganza is swarming with flesh-crawling chills, hair-raising thrills and spine-tingling terror...with a venge-ANTS! A heavenly paradise becomes a hellish nightmare when a toxic spill turns harmless ants into rampaging, radioactive reprobates! Stumbling into their creepy lair, a sleazy land developer (Collins) and her clients (including Robert Lansing and John David Carson) are horrified to realize that the ants are having a picnic...and humans are on the menu! Fleeing for their lives—only to be squashed underfoot—they soon discover that these bad-boy bugs are hell-bent on exterminating mankind, and building an evil empire where humans check in...but they can’t check out!
Special Features:
THE FOOD OF THE GODS (1976) KINO CULT #10
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critics/Authors Lee Gambin and John Harrison, Author of WILDCAT!: The Films of Marjoe Gortner
- Audio Commentary by Writer/Producer/Director Bert I. Gordon
- Interview with Actress Belinda Balaski
- 3 Radio Spots and 2 TV Spots
- Theatrical Trailer
- Limited Edition Reversible Art and O-Card Slipcase
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles
EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977) KINO CULT #11
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Filmmaker/Historian Michael Varrati
- Audio Commentary by Producer/Director Bert I. Gordon
- Radio Spot
- Theatrical Trailer
- Limited Edition Reversible Art and O-Card Slipcase
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles
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