Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

Year: 1957

IMDb Rating: 4.0/10

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Directors: Bert I. Gordon

Cast: Thomas Browne Henry, Than Wyenn, Peggie Castle, James Seay, Morris Ankrum, Peter Graves

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.

Beginning of the End is a 1957 American science fiction film produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon. It stars Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, and Morris Ankrum. Dr. Ed Wainwright, an agricultural scientist, played by Graves, successfully grows gigantic vegetables using radiation. Unfortunately, the vegetables are eaten by locusts (the swarming phase of short-horned grasshoppers), which quickly grow to a gigantic size and attack the nearby city of Chicago. Beginning of the End is generally known for its "atrocious" special effects, "and yet," writes reviewer Bill Warren, "there is something almost compellingly watchable about this goofy little movie". Beginning of the End is the most popular film at the Insect Fear Film Festival at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, according to the National Wildlife Federation's magazine in 1995. The film was released on June 16, 1957, and played on a double feature with The Unearthly (1957).

Title: Beginning of the End Summary: Audrey Ames, an enterprising journalist, tries to get the scoop on giant grasshoppers accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm. She endeavors to save Chicago, despite a ... Directed by: Bert I. Gordon Actors: Production Company: AB-PT Pictures Corp. Release Date: 28 June 1957 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1 Audrey Ames, an enterprising journalist, tries to get the scoop on giant grasshoppers accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm. She endeavors to save Chicago, despite a military cover-up.

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