Beginning of the End

"New thrills! New shocks! New terror!"

Jun 28 1957 Approved 1h 16m
Horror, Sci-Fi

An attractive reporter investigating the mysterious destruction of an Illinois town stumbles upon a secret government laboratory conducting radiation experiments on vegetables. The lead scientist is eager to help find out what happened. Together they discover that giant grasshoppers are behind the devastation. Worse yet, thousands of them are headed toward Chicago! Can they be stopped... or is this the BEGINNING OF THE END?

Plot

Enterprising journalist Audrey Ames (Peggie Castle) is determined to get the scoop on enormous grasshoppers that were accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm, and she endeavors to save Chicago despite a military cover-up.

Written by

Fred Freiberger, Lester Gorn

Directed by

Bert I. Gordon

Cast

Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

AB-PT Pictures Corp.

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Beginning of the End movie trailer
Featurettes
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2,863
Average Rating
4 out of 10
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