sci-fi movie about food that starts hunting humans

i saw it on tv somewhere in the 80's, so movie could be from the 70's or even earlier.

as i remember people started making artificial food, maybe genetic engineering, but somehow food got self-aware and started hunting humans.

i remember something resembling a huge mantis on a hill or a mountain as one of those "food".

cheers.

Beginning Of The End (1957)

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unfortunately, it's not that...
if i remember correctly, it was kind of a puppet, not real insect. and it wasn't grasshopper

but thanks for this gem

Attac of the killer tomatoes

The Stuff?



http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stuff

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I thought it was The Stuff too when I read the thread title.

@akrobatin: haha no... i know all killer tomato movies

@deadite & godoggo: unfortunately, no. as i remember, it's mostly daytime in the movie (if not all of it) and a lot less people in it. also, think it's not in urban surroundings at all.

Try The Food of the Gods - 1976

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074540/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3

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unfortunately, not that either.

wow, can't believe that many movies were made on the similar subject in short period of time.