The read
A Balasaur Score of 40 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4/10. It runs a compact 1h 13m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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?
Ratings
IMDb4/10
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Bert I. GordonDirector
- Fred FreibergerScreenplay
- Lester GornScreenplay
- Albert GlasserOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter GravesDr. Ed Wainwright
- Peggie CastleAudrey Aimes
- Morris AnkrumGen. John Hanson
- Than WyennFrank Johnson
- Thomas Browne HenryCol. Tom Sturgeon
- Richard BenedictCpl. Mathias
- James SeayCapt. James Barton
- John CloseMaj. Everett
- Don C. HarveyState Police Car 254 Officer
- Larry J. BlakeRoadblock Sergeant
- Eilene JanssenWilliam's Date
- Hylton SocherFrank, grainary platoon soldier
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Themes
chicago, illinoisradiationdeaf-muteevacuationgiant insectwoman reportermilitarylocustscientist herohigh frequency soundgrasshopper