Beginning of the End 948706 218073577 2008-06-09T01:08:03Z SkierRMH 2618808 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 216442409 by [[Special:Contributions/ImageRemovalBot|ImageRemovalBot]] ([[User talk:ImageRemovalBot|talk]]) {{otheruses|The Beginning of the End}} {{Infobox Film | name = Beginning of the End | image = Beginningoftheend.jpg | image_size = | caption = | director = [[Bert I. Gordon]] | producer = Bert I. Gordon | writer = [[Fred Freiberger]]<br/>[[Lester Gorn]] | narrator = | starring = [[Peter Graves (actor)|Peter Graves]]<br/>[[Peggie Castle]]<br/>[[Morris Ankrum]]<br/>[[Richard Benedict]]<br/>[[James Seay]] | music = [[Albert Glasser]] | cinematography = [[Jack A. Marta]] | editing = [[Aaron Stell]] | distributor = | released = | runtime = 73 min. | country = [[USA]] | language = [[English language|English]] | budget = | gross = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | website = | amg_id = 1:4675 | imdb_id = 0050177 }} '''''Beginning of the End''''' is a [[1957]] [[science fiction film]] starring [[Peter Graves (actor)|Peter Graves]] and [[Peggie Castle]]. In it, [[grasshopper]]s are accidentally allowed to eat atomic radiation-grown foodstuffs at the [[Illinois]] State Experimental Farm, grow to gigantic size with gigantic appetites, and attack [[Chicago]]. Director [[Bert I. Gordon]] used [[Rear projection effect|rear projection]], a common [[special effect]] at the time, to present the giant grasshoppers "interacting" with the characters. He also included close-up shots of grasshoppers crawling on photographs of Chicago buildings for ultra-low-budget establishment and action scenes.{{fact|date=April 2007}} This movie was featured on the movie-riffing TV show ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' (''MST3K'') during its fifth season. ==DVD releases== * ''Beginning of the End'' has been released by [[Image Entertainment]]. * The ''MST3K'' version of the film was released (and later recalled) by [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Home Video]]. This edition also contained the uncut film, included as a bonus feature. == External links == * {{imdb title | id=0050177 | title=Beginning of the End}} {{sf-film-stub}} [[Category:1950s horror films]] [[Category:1957 films]] [[Category:Giant monster films]] [[Category:Mystery Science Theater 3000 films]] [[Category:Films about insects]] [[fr:Beginning of the End]] [[nl:Beginning of the End]]