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Beginning of the End (1957) 3.3
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 ... See full summary » Director:Bert I. Gordon |
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Dr. Ed Wainwright
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Audrey Aimes
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Gen. John Hanson
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Frank Johnson
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Col. Tom Sturgeon
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Cpl. Mathias
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Capt. James Barton
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John Close | ... |
Maj. Everett
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Don C. Harvey | ... |
Guard at Lab
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Larry J. Blake | ... |
Illinois Highway Patrolman
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Eilene Janssen | ... |
Girl Teenager in Car
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Hylton Socher | ... |
Frank - Soldier
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Gen. John T. Short
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Douglas Evans | ... |
Norman Taggart - News Editor
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Paul Grant | ... |
Male Teenager in Car
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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. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
28 June 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
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Words and Music by Lou Bartel & Harriet Kane
Sung by Lou Bartel & Chorus
An ABC - Paramount Record
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The National Guardsmen wear the insignia of the U.S. 33rd Infantry Division, which is indeed the designated unit of the Illinois National Guard. The soldiers in Chicago wear the insignia of the U.S. Fifth Army, which at the time was headquartered in Chicago, where the film takes place. See more »Goofs
The pilot and co-pilot of the B-52 are not in flight suits. See more »Quotes
Gen. John T. Short: Dr. Wainright, you're a scientist, you know what grasshoppers can do. I'm a soldier, I know what guns can do.See more »
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"Natural, Natural Baby"Words and Music by Lou Bartel & Harriet Kane
Sung by Lou Bartel & Chorus
An ABC - Paramount Record
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Sorry, it's a bit hard to hear myself think over that loud blaring music.
Another opus from Bert I. Gordon (of "Amazing Colossal Man" fame), this was one pretty much cut from the same bolt: huge creatures mutated by atomic radiation, really cheesy special effects (even by '50's sci-fi movie standards), loud pompous music, handsome dashing hero, pert, perky blonde heroine, etc.
This movie may not have Glenn Langan (or even William Hudson for that matter), it does have Peter Graves, which more than makes up for any Glennlessness. (Both movies have Hank Patterson, by the way).
Overall, this is an OK movie, given its time and genre; the really bad special effects previously alluded to will make you smile, and the mellow take-charge presence of Peter Graves will leave you feeling warm and secure
- sort like you used to when you fel asleep in the back seat of you parents'
car on long trips while Mom and Dad sat up front, taking care of everything.Aaaahhhhh, now if they'd only turn down that music.