The Fly (1986)
91 %
Reviews Counted: 45 Fresh: 41 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 8/10
Consensus:
David Cronenberg combines his trademark affinity for gore and horror with strongly developed characters, making The Fly a surprisingly affecting tragedy.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis: David Cronenberg's remake of the 1958 classic transcends its genre to become a moving portrait of a man and his lover attempting to come to terms with his physical disintegration. "The Fly" stars Jeff Goldblum as a spaced-out scientist who invents a genetic teleportation machine and... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Les Carlson, George Chuvalo
Director: David Cronenberg
Screenwriter: Charles Edward Pogue, David Cronenberg
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld
Composer: Howard Shore
Screenwriter: Charles Edward Pogue, David Cronenberg
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld
Composer: Howard Shore
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Cronenberg's most conventional film prior to A History Of Violence, The Fly is also among the finest of his American movies.
09/24/07
Image so much subverts intention that Jeff Goldblum's tragic flyperson finally seems more ludicrous than affecting, voyeuristically bizarre.
06/05/07
Top Critic
It left me itching for something less warped to identify with than a human fly.
02/13/07
The playful, quirky chemistry between Goldblum and Davis in the first half of the movie ensures that this gothic horror is heartbreaking as well as stomach-churning.
01/26/06
David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of the sci-fi schlockfest The Fly is celebrated as perhaps the most perfectly balanced of the director's pre-prestige films.
10/20/05
Charles Edward Pogue and Cronenberg's intelligent script and Goldblum's heartfelt performance make this outlandish story perfectly feasible.
10/14/05
excels at telling a seemingly simple story with great intensity and human dimensions masked in genre elements
10/11/05
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