Is Beginning of the End sad?

Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Beginning of the End scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Beginning of the End violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Beginning of the End end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Beginning of the End easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Beginning of the End

Name: Beginning of the End
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1957
Duration: 73 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum, Than Wyenn, Thomas Browne Henry

New thrills! New shocks! New terror!

Directed by Bert I. Gordon

Produced by AB-PT Pictures Corp.

195773 min4.0 / 10

A 1950s atomic-age creature feature that blends Cold War anxieties with B-movie spectacle, following a reporter and scientist racing to stop giant radiation-mutated grasshoppers from destroying Chicago.

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?

Clusters

Cold War Creatures and Paranoia Over-the-Top Monster Movies Fun Over-the-Top Movies American City Movies Journalism and Reporters

Genres

Horror Science Fiction

Keywords

Chicago, Illinois Radiation Deaf-mute Evacuation Giant Insect Woman Reporter Military Locust Scientist Hero High Frequency Sound Grasshopper

Questions people ask

Is Beginning of the End sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is Beginning of the End scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Beginning of the End violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Beginning of the End end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Beginning of the End easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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