Beginning of the End

Overview

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?

Directed by Bert I. Gordon

Top cast

Peter Graves

Dr. Ed Wainwright

Peggie Castle

Audrey Aimes

Morris Ankrum

Gen. John Hanson

Than Wyenn

Frank Johnson

Thomas Browne Henry

Col. Tom Sturgeon

Richard Benedict

Cpl. Mathias

James Seay

Capt. James Barton

J

John Close

Maj. Everett

Don C. Harvey

State Police Car 254 Officer

Larry J. Blake

Roadblock Sergeant

Eilene Janssen

William's Date

H

Hylton Socher

Frank, grainary platoon soldier

Frank Wilcox

Gen. Short

Douglas Evans

Editor Norman Taggart

P

Paul Grant

William Summerfield, teen boy

R

Richard Emory

Lieutenant

Hank Patterson

Dave

S

Steve Warren

Observation Post #3 Soldier

F

Frank Connor

Observation Post #1 Soldier

D

Don Eitner

Observation Post #2 Soldier

Details