Beginning of the End (1957)
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24% of users liked it
(1,894 ratings)
Produced by Bert I. Gordon, The Beginning of the End is a menacing onslaught of giant-sized grasshoppers. Department of Agriculture functionary Dr. Ed Wainwright (Peter Graves) and photojournalist Audrey Aimes (Peggie Castle) discover that the huge grasshoppers are the product of a experiment in… More Produced by Bert I. Gordon, The Beginning of the End is a menacing onslaught of giant-sized grasshoppers. Department of Agriculture functionary Dr. Ed Wainwright (Peter Graves) and photojournalist Audrey Aimes (Peggie Castle) discover that the huge grasshoppers are the product of a experiment in radioactivity gone awry. Before the Army can neutralize the green monstrosities, Chicago has been besieged by the ravenous insects. Beginning of the End was one of two horror films produced by American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres; the other was The Unearthly (1957). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bert I. Gordon
- Written By
- Fred Freiberger, Lester Gorn
- Genres
- Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 28, 1957 Limited
- Studio
- Republic Pictures (I)
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com
Bert I Gordon, the kitsch master of nature gone giant cinema, created this bargain basement spectacle of supersized locusts eating their way through Illinois to Chicago ...
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Giant grasshoppers, Peter Graves, and Bert I. Gordon. What more can you want?
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Bad Movie Lesson #1: Bert I. Gordon. Avoid.
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Cast
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Peter Graves
as Ed Wainwright
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Peggie Castle
as Audrey Aimes
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Morris Ankrum
as Lt. Gen. Arthur Hanson
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Richard Benedict
as Cpl. Jim Mathias
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James Seay
as Capt. Barton
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Thomas Brown Henry
as Col. Pete Sturgeon
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Than Wyenn
as Frank Johnson
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John Close
as Maj. Everett
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Don C. Harvey
as First Patrolman
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Larry J. Blake
as Second Patrolman
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Steve Warren
as Soldier
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Frank Connor
as No. 2 Soldier
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Frank Chase
as Soldier
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Pierre Watkin
as Taggert
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Frank Wilcox
as Gen. Matthew Short
- Thomas Browne Henry
