Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bert I. Gordon
Screenplay by	Bert I. Gordon Alan Caillou
Based on	The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H. G. Wells
Produced by	Bert I. Gordon
Starring	Tommy Kirk Johnny Crawford Ronny Howard The Beau Brummels Freddy Cannon Mike Clifford
Cinematography	Paul C. Vogel
Edited by	John A. Bushelman
Music by	Jack Nitzsche The Beau Brummels
Production company	Berkeley Productions
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures
Release date	October 20, 1965 (1965-10-20)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$750,000[1]

Village of the Giants is a 1965 American teensploitation^[2] comedy science fiction film produced, directed and written by Bert I. Gordon. Based loosely on H. G. Wells's 1904 book The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth, it contains elements of the beach party film genre. The story concerns a gang of rebellious teens who gain access to a chemical substance called "Goo", which causes living things to grow to gigantic proportions. The cast is composed almost entirely of teenaged actors and young adults portraying teenagers. Also making musical guest appearances are The Beau Brummels, Freddy Cannon, and Mike Clifford. Gordon would later direct another adaptation of Wells' story, titled The Food of the Gods.