Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants is a 1965 American comedy science fiction film with elements of the beach party film genre. It was produced, directed and written by Bert I. Gordon, and based loosely on H.G. Wells's book The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth. The story revolves mostly around a chemical substance called "Goo", which causes giant growth in living things, and what happens after a gang of rebellious youngsters get their hands on it. The cast was mostly teens, or young actors playing teens; The Beau Brummels, Freddy Cannon, and Mike Clifford make musical guest appearances. Village of the Giants was a low-budget exploitation film and not a huge success (released mostly to drive-ins as part of a double bill), but had some notable use of special effects and undoubted sex appeal, and went on to become a cult classic. The movie proved far more successful years later, when released on home video.