''Top of the Food Chain'' is a 1999 Canadian

comedy-horror Comedy horror, also known as horror comedy, is a literary, television, and film genre that combines elements of comedy and horror fiction. Comedy horror has been described as able to be categorized under three types: "black comedy, parody and spo ...

film directed by

John Paizs John Paizs (born in 1957) is a Canadians, Canadian director, writer and actor. In 1985 his independent comedy ''Crime Wave (1985 movie), Crime Wave'' was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote an ...

and starring

Campbell Scott Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961) is an American actor, producer and director. His roles include Steve Dunne in '' Singles'', Mark Usher in ''House of Cards'', Joseph Tobin in ''Damages'', and Richard Parker in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and ...

Fiona Loewi Fiona Loewi (born 1975) is a Canadian actress. She attended McGill University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is perhaps best known for ''Love and Death on Long Island''. Her married name is Fiona Loewi Reinhardt and she is ...

, and

Tom Everett Scott Thomas Everett Scott (born September 7, 1970) is an American actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film ''That Thing You Do!'', the protagonist in ''An American Werewolf in Paris'', and notable roles in ...

. A

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its subj ...

of alien invasion movies of the 1950s, it was released on video in the United States under the title ''Invasion!'' The film revolves around a vacationing

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who encounters mysterious carnivorous beings disguised as

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who are feeding on the eccentric population of the small isolated town of Exceptional Vista.The New York Times
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* * 1999 films English-language Canadian films Canadian science fiction comedy films 1990s parody films 1990s science fiction comedy films 1990s science fiction horror films 1990s comedy horror films Canadian comedy horror films 1999 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films {{comedy-horror-film-stub