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Rating: 3.6/10 by 25 users

End of the World (1977)

After witnessing a man's death in a bizzare accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.

Directing:
  • John Hayes
Writing:
  • Frank Ray Perilli
Stars:
Release Date: Mon, Aug 01, 1977

Rating: 3.6/10 by 25 users

Alternative Title:
END_OF_THE_WORLD - US
Apocalypse Terre - FR
Το Τέλος του Κόσμου - GR

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 28 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: pastor, alien
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Christopher Lee
Father Pergado / Zindar
Sue Lyon
Sylvia Boran
Kirk Scott
Prof. Boran
Dean Jagger
Ray Collins
Lew Ayres
Com. Joseph Beckerman
Liz Ross
Patrizia
Jon Van Ness
Mr. Sanchez
Kathe Cunha
Nun / Alien
Evelyn Lipton
Nun / Alien
Jane Wilbur
Nun / Alien
Pat Wylie
Nun / Alien
Simmy Bow
Diner Owner
John Dennis
Beckerman's Guard
Frank Leo
Beckerman's Guard
Ron Carter
Beckerman's Assistant
David Gold
Beckerman's Assistant
Bennah Burton-Burtt
Awards Party Guest
Jeff Burtt
Awards Party Guest
Meda Band
Awards Party Guest
Albert Band
Awards Party Guest
Jacquelyn Band
Awards Party Guest
Frank Ray Perilli
Awards Party Guest
Bertha Band
Awards Party Guest
Gordon McGill
Awards Party Guest

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First of all, let me tell you straight off the bat that my rather high rating here has nothing to do with the film's quality. It has some decent aspects, mind you, but has 'TV-movie' or 'late-night time-waster' written all over it, despite Sir Christopher Lee's presence and a really good ending, for such a low-budget production. The beginning is also quite good and intriguing--it's everything in between that lets the film down. I like Sue Lyon (Stanley Kubrick's 'Lolita', although she's not a good actress, just an intriguing presence) and Macdonald Carey--but these actors are clearly at the stage of their career when if they're not doing theatre, they're taking TV-work or B-movies such as these, that fine actors such as Ray Milland, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford gave credibility to, in their declining years. There isn't a lot of action. It's full of lulls and rather boring--you get a lot of sequences of looking at screens or printouts from those clanky old computers and printers that used to take up so much space. Lee does the best he can, there's good chemistry between Lyon and her protagonist-husband, there's good use of stock footage of disasters happening all over the world, and the climactic shot at the end is excellent despite the low budget. It made me wonder how it would have looked if shot a few years later, when 3-D made a brief comeback as a fad. I gave one star (out of five) for one of my favourite horror actors ever, one for that shot at the end, and one for the way the poster reminded me of my favourite album cover--Oxygene by electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. How I wish his music from that album had been utilized instead of the shreck that was used. So, in total, 3/5, or 6 out of 10.


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