The Fly

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The Fly

R

1986

1h 35m

Horror

Sci-Fi

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When scientist Seth Brundle completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. Initially, Brundle appears to have undergone a successful teleportation, but the fly's cells begin to take over his body. As he becomes increasingly fly-like, Brundle's girlfriend is horrified as the person she once loved deteriorates into a monster.

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Critics Consensus

David Cronenberg combines his trademark affinity for gore and horror with strongly developed characters, making The Fly a surprisingly affecting tragedy.

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Jay Scott

Globe and Mail

12/06/2022

The Fly is a mass-market, horror film masterpeice that is also a work of art.

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Patrick Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

08/04/2013

What makes The Fly such a stunning piece of obsessive film making is the way Cronenberg deftly allows us to identify with his monstrous creation.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

08/04/2013

4/4

Wildly imaginative, gut-wrenchingly scarifying and profoundly primal (not to mention funny), David Cronenberg's The Fly is a movie that whacks you in the solar plexus and leaves you gasping.

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George Williams

Sacramento Bee

Jan 13

3/4

"The Fly" is a good movie because Jeff Goldblum plays the scientist with such marvelous ease and a grand sense of humor, and because David Cronenberg directs with sure-fire skill.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Dec 30

Vastly entertaining -- unless you're inordinately squeamish -- it's a film guaranteed to give you daymares as well as nightmares.

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David Elliott

Copley News Service

Dec 14

"The Fly" is adroit.

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Pedro A

@TioRats Apr 18

Buenísima!!! Solamente es innecesaria la escena de s3x 🗿💀🔥

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Christopher J.

@Christopher260 Mar 27

A marvelous masterpiece ✨️

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agent s

@AgentSmart Dec 8

1 star for: Goldblum’s tragic charisma 1 star for: the grotesque romance arc 1 star for: the slow, medical-body-horror logic 1 star for: the "insect politics" monologue 1 star for: that final mercy-shot

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Paul S

@RT91988760 Nov 20

This movie is if Spider-Man was a horror movie, and it's amazing! This is one of the most intriguing sci-fi horror movies I have ever watched. Jeff Goldblum gave an amazing performance, and the practical effects looked absolutely stunning. I definitely recommend it for horror, thriller, and sci-fi fans!

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Shawn R

@satiable Nov 12

The best Jeff Goldblum film! Enjoyed it so much

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Zeferino P.

@Z6fP6ral6s Nov 2

Gory, Gross and it has great practical FX Goldblum and Davis were awesome

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Synopsis

When scientist Seth Brundle completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. Initially, Brundle appears to have undergone a successful teleportation, but the fly's cells begin to take over his body. As he becomes increasingly fly-like, Brundle's girlfriend is horrified as the person she once loved deteriorates into a monster.

Director: David Cronenberg
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld
Screenwriter: David Cronenberg, Charles Edward Pogue
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: SLM Production Group
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.9M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround