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Cast & Crew

Jeff Goldblum
Seth Brundle

Geena Davis
Veronica Quaife

John Getz
Stathis Borans

Joy Boushel
Tawny

Leslie Carlson
Dr. Brent Cheevers

George Chuvalo
Marky

Michael Copeman
2nd Man in Bar

David Cronenberg
Gynecologist

Carol Lazare
Nurse

Shawn Hewitt
Clerk

David Cronenberg
Director

Stuart Cornfeld
Producer

Howard Shore
Original Music

Mark Irwin
Cinematographer

Ronald Sanders
Film Editing

Deirdre Bowen
Casting

Rolf Harvey
Art Director

John Board
First Assistant Director

David Cronenberg
Screenwriter

Charles Edward Pogue
Screenwriter

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Audience Reviews for The Fly

• Oct 08, 2015

  The Fly may be horror but it is of the Evil Dead / Nightmare On Elm Street variety where the jokes / silliness lighten things up. This was a movie I had heard about but had never seen until just recently. The Fly is not a bad film but more a product of its time rather than a timeless classic. Recommended for fans of 80s grotesque / animatronic horror and, of course, Cronenberg fans.
  Robert B Super Reviewer
• Dec 04, 2013

  Goldblum and the over-the-top special effects really craft this movie into the classic that it is today, but Cronenberg's ability to find pathos in the most unlikely of places is among the film's more compelling aspects.
  Kase V Super Reviewer
• Oct 31, 2013

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  Directors C Super Reviewer
• Jul 05, 2013

  A mainstream horror movie blended with a heavy dose of science fiction B-movie and melodrama, The Fly is not only wildly fun and entertaining but also very well-made. It begins by diving straight into the story by introducing us to Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a scientist with an invention that he claims will change the world. He invites journalist Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) to his lab to show her the invention, which is a pair of pods that can teleport matter between them. Veronica plans to write a book documenting Seth's progress in perfecting the pods, and they get romantically involved (of course). However, all that goes awry when Seth decides to teleport himself from one pod to another whilst home alone, and a fly joins Seth in the telepod without his knowledge. Seth's invention successfulyl teleports him, but it also merges Seth's DNA with the fly's, causing him to gradually transform into an insect-like abomination. From that point on things begin to get gross, but Jeff Goldblum naturally brings a very human quality to his character and grounds the schlocky plot with a surprising amount of emotion. Despite the gorey moments, it's hard not to be rooting for the characters because the actors and script make them very believable and sympathetic. Even the seemingly two-dimensional character of Veronica's obsessive boss ends up redeeming himself to a certain degree, so the movie is almost like a low-budget sci-fi tragedy. Of course there's also a fair amount of low-budget horror special effects and gore, including Seth Brundle's unique way of eating food as he transforms into the fly-human hybrid (which the movie refers to as Brundlefly). All in all The Fly is a very enjoyable science fiction movie that has a welcome low-budget feel to it yet still has a great script and more than sufficient character development. The gross special-effects might be a turn-off for some people, but The Fly really has a lot going for it that makes it very fun and absolutely worth seeing.
  

  Joey S Super Reviewer

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