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When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
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- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Written by
- Charles Edward Pogue, David Cronenberg
- Produced by
- Mel Brooks, Stuart Cornfeld
- Composer
- Howard Shore
- Cinematographer
- Mark Irwin
- Editor
- Ronald Sanders
- Studios
- SLM Production Group, Brooksfilms
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 7.4/10 (5,126 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 82% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 81/100
- IMDb
- 7.6/10 (227,964 votes)
Awards
- WonAcademy Award— Best Makeup and Hairstyling(1987)
- WonSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1987)
Cast
Jeff Goldblum
Seth Brundle
Geena Davis
Veronica Quaife
John Getz
Stathis Borans
Joy Boushel
Tawny
Leslie Carlson
Dr. Cheevers
George Chuvalo
Marky
Michael Copeman
2nd Man in Bar
David Cronenberg
Gynecologist
Carol Lazare
Nurse
Shawn Hewitt
Clerk
Typhoon
Baboon (uncredited)
Ann Green
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Crew
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — MIND & BODY Pt 12: The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986) Collection
Appears in
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
FreakFest 2024
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Mind & Body - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Playing God
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Scream Factory
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
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