Beginning of the End
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{{Infobox Film
| name = Beginning of the End
| image = Beginningoftheend.jpg
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| director = [[Bert I. Gordon]]
| producer = Bert I. Gordon
| writer = [[Fred Freiberger]]<br/>[[Lester Gorn]]
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| 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]]
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| runtime = 73 min.
| country = [[USA]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
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| amg_id = 1:4675
| imdb_id = 0050177
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'''''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}}
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[[Category:1950s horror films]]
[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Giant monster films]]
[[Category:Mystery Science Theater 3000 films]]
[[Category:Films about insects]]
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