Beginning of the End
New thrills! New shocks! New terror!
73 mins
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?
John Close
Maj. Everett
Hyllton Socher
Frank, grainary platoon soldier
Douglas Evans
Editor Norman Taggart
Paul Grant
William Summerfield, teen boy
Richard Emory
Lieutenant
Steve Warren
Observation Post #3 Soldier
Frank Connor
Observation Post #1 Soldier
Don Eitner
Observation Post #2 Soldier
Patricia Dean
Red Cross Representative
Alan Reynolds
Agricultural Agent
Alan Wells
Headquarters Sergeant
Lester Gorn
Screenplay
Walter E. Keller
Art Direction
Jack A. Marta
Director of Photography
Steve Drumm
Makeup Artist
Albert Glasser
Original Music Composer
Aaron Stell
Editor
Wilson Shyer
Second Assistant Director
Austin Herrick
Electrician
Morris J. McNaughton
Music Editor
Douglas Stewart
Sound Effects
Richard E. Tyler
Sound Mixer
George Milo
Set Decoration
George J. Eppich
Sound Effects
Melville Shyer
Assistant Director
Albert Glasser
Music Director
Nels Mathias
Key Grip
James Harris
Property Master