Top of the Food Chain

Summary

Top of the Food Chain is a 1999 Canadian comedy-horror film directed by John Paizs and starring Campbell Scott, Fiona Loewi, and Tom Everett Scott.[1] A parody of alien invasion movies of the 1950s, it was released on video in the United States under the title Invasion!

Top of the Food Chain
Theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Paizs
Written byPhil Bedard
Larry Lalonde
Produced bySuzanne L. Berger
Jana Edelbaum
StarringCampbell Scott
Fiona Loewi
Tom Everett Scott
CinematographyBill Wong
Edited byBert Kish
Music byDavid Krystal
Distributed byRed Sky Entertainment
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film's villains are carnivorous humanoids who search for victims while posing as traveling salesmen.

Plot edit

The film revolves around a vacationing atomic scientist who encounters mysterious carnivorous beings disguised as traveling salesmen who are feeding on the eccentric population of the small isolated town of Exceptional Vista.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 221.
  2. ^ Norman Wilner, "Paizs's genre gambles pay off". Now, April 10, 2008.

External links edit

  • Top of the Food Chain at IMDb  
  • Top of the Food Chain at AllMovie