The Fly (1986)
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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
Genre: Horror/Suspense
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... [More]
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Les Carlson
Director: David Cronenberg
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Reviews for The Fly
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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. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Cronenberg's most triumphant and accessible film to date. Full Review |
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Image so much subverts intention that Jeff Goldblum's tragic flyperson finally seems more ludicrous than affecting, voyeuristically bizarre. Full Review |
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It left me itching for something less warped to identify with than a human fly. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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Kafka would have loved it. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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Charles Edward Pogue and Cronenberg's intelligent script and Goldblum's heartfelt performance make this outlandish story perfectly feasible. Full Review |
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excels at telling a seemingly simple story with great intensity and human dimensions masked in genre elements Full Review |
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Few films caused so much buzz in the horror world than The Fly. Full Review |
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Cronenberg mucks up the original in a good way
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A true horror classic. Goldblum's best screen performance.
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CommentLatest News for The Fly
November 05, 2007:
Cronenberg Seeks The Talking Cure
Tired of remakes, sequels, and videogame/comic book adaptations? David Cronenberg's next project might be of interest to you. Particularly if you have a degree in psychiatry. More...
May 23, 2005:
Time Magazine Names the Top 100 Movies Ever Made
Time Magazine film critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel have put together a list of the All-Time Top 100 Movies. Lists like these are usually the domain of the American... More...
May 17, 2005:
Trailer Bulletin: "A History of Violence"
Thanks to the official Cannes Film Festival website for posting the all-new trailer for David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence." The New Line Cinema release, which... More...
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