Top billed cast

1. 

   Peter Graves

   Dr. Ed Wainwright

2. 

   Peggie Castle

   Audrey Aimes

3. 

   Morris Ankrum

   Gen. John Hanson

4. 

   Than Wyenn

   Frank Johnson

5. 

   Thomas Browne Henry

   Col. Tom Sturgeon

6. 

   Richard Benedict

   Cpl. Mathias

7. 

   James Seay

   Capt. James Barton

8. 

   John Close

   Maj. Everett

9. 

   Don C. Harvey

   State Police Car 254 Officer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-07-15

Oh come on, it's not that bad. Granted, it's not very good but the idea that downtown Chicago is being terrorised by a swarm of gigantic locusts is quite entertaining. It all starts off when photo-journalist "Audrey" (Peggie Castle) stumbles upon an army roadblock near the remote town of Ludlow (no, not the one where Henry VIII's big brother died). The army cordon around the place doesn't prove to be much of a barrier as she convinces the soldiers to let her explore the mysterious site. What has happened and could have caused this? Well the only possible explanation might emanate from a nearby...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• chicago, illinois
• radiation
• deaf-mute
• evacuation
• giant insect
• woman reporter
• military
• locust
• scientist hero
• high frequency sound
• grasshopper