End_of_the_World_(1977_film) Knowpia

End of the World
End of the World
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Hayes
Written by	Frank Ray Perilli
Produced by	Charles Band; Richard Band
Starring	Christopher Lee; Sue Lyon
Cinematography	John Huneck
Edited by	John Hayes
Music by	Andrew Belling
Distributed by	Charles Band Productions
Release date	October 12, 1977 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

End of the World is a 1977 American science fiction film directed by John Hayes.^[1]

Plot edit

NASA Professor Andrew Boran is a research scientist who discovers strange radio signals in outer space that appear to originate from Earth. The signals seem to predict natural disasters that are occurring around the globe.

When he and his wife Sylvia decide to investigate the source of the signals, they end up being held captive in a convent that has been infiltrated by aliens. These invaders, from the planet Utopia, plan to destroy the world with the natural disasters. They have replicated the original inhabitants of the convent and now pose as the Father and the nuns.

While posing as the human Father Pergado, the alien leader Zindar explains Earth is a hotbed of disease that cannot be permitted to continue polluting the galaxy.

Boran and Sylvia decide in the end not to stop the destruction of Earth and instead return to Utopia with Zindar. To make the return safely, Zindar holds Sylvia hostage and demands that Boran steal a Variance Crystal from the lab so that they can escape the destruction of Earth.^[2] Earth then explodes.

Cast edit

Christopher Lee as Father Pergado / Zindar
Sue Lyon as Sylvia Boran
Kirk Scott as Professor Andrew Boran
Dean Jagger as Ray Collins
Lew Ayres as Commander Joseph Beckerman
Macdonald Carey as John Davis
Liz Ross as Sister Patrizia
Jon van Ness as Mr. Sanchez

Reception edit

Creature Feature found it to be cheap and plodding, giving it 1.5 out of 5 stars.^[3] TV Guide gave the movie 1 of 5 stars. Moria found the movie dull and legendarily bad, only worth viewing to see the early work of Charles Band,^[4] and gave the movie 1/2 of a star. It further said Lee gave a very good performance, much better than the movie deserved.

Production edit

The movie was produced by Z movie impresario Charles Band. Moria states that in an interview from the 1970s Lee said he was lied to about the quality of the film to be produced to get him to agree to star in the movie.^[4]