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{{see also|Apex predator}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Top of the Food Chain
| image          = Foodchainposter.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical poster
| director       = [[John Paizs]]
| producer       = Suzanne L. Berger<br>Jana Edelbaum
| writer         = Phil Bedard<br>Larry Lalonde
| starring       = [[Campbell Scott]]<br>[[Fiona Loewi]]<br>[[Tom Everett Scott]]
| music          = David Krystal
| cinematography = Bill Wong
| editing        = Bert Kish
| distributor    = [[Red Sky Entertainment]]
| released       = {{film date|1999}}
| runtime        = 99 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = English
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''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]].<ref name=pratley>[[Gerald Pratley]], ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. {{ISBN|1-894073-21-5}}. p. 221.</ref>  A [[parody]] of alien invasion movies of the 1950s, it was released on video in the United States under the title ''Invasion!''
The film's villains are carnivorous [[humanoid]]s who search for victims while posing as [[Door-to-door|traveling salesmen]].
==Plot==
The film revolves around a vacationing [[atomic scientist]] who encounters mysterious carnivorous beings disguised as [[Door-to-door|traveling salesmen]] who are feeding on the eccentric population of the small isolated town of Exceptional Vista.<ref name=wilner>Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-features/paizss-genre-gambles-pay-off/ "Paizs's genre gambles pay off"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', April 10, 2008.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{allMovie title|181871}}
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