The food of the gods is a 1976 science fiction thriller film released by american international pictures and was written produced and directed by bert i gordon. Directed by bert i gordon king of the low budget big monster movie the food of the gods is a clunky slice of b movie hokum brought to life using exactly the same . The food of the gods and how it came to earth is a science fiction novel by h g wells first published in 1904 wells called it a fantasia on the change of scale