|
The Fly (1986) 7.5
Ratings:
7.5/10 from 74,756 users
Metascore: 79/100
Reviews: 240 user | 155 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong. Director:David Cronenberg |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Fly (1986)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Brazil
(1985)
Drama
|
Fantasy
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Terry Gilliam
Stars:
Jonathan Pryce,
Robert De Niro,
Katherine Helmond
Avalon
(2001)
Action
|
Drama
|
Fantasy
Director:
Mamoru Oshii
Stars:
Malgorzata Foremniak,
Wladyslaw Kowalski,
Jerzy Gudejko
2046
(2004)
Drama
|
Fantasy
|
Romance
Director:
Kar Wai Wong
Stars:
Tony Leung Chiu Wai,
Li Gong,
Faye Wong
Mr. Nobody
(2009)
Drama
|
Fantasy
|
Romance
Director:
Jaco Van Dormael
Stars:
Jared Leto,
Sarah Polley,
Diane Kruger
Source Code
(2011)
Mystery
|
Sci-Fi
|
Thriller
Director:
Duncan Jones
Stars:
Jake Gyllenhaal,
Michelle Monaghan,
Vera Farmiga
Horror
|
Romance
Director:
Neil Jordan
Stars:
Brad Pitt,
Tom Cruise,
Kirsten Dunst
Adventure
|
Comedy
Director:
Terry Gilliam
Stars:
Johnny Depp,
Benicio Del Toro,
Tobey Maguire
The Seventh Seal
(1957)
Drama
|
Fantasy
Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Stars:
Gunnar Björnstrand,
Bengt Ekerot,
Nils Poppe
S1m0ne
(2002)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Fantasy
Director:
Andrew Niccol
Stars:
Al Pacino,
Benjamin Salisbury,
Catherine Keener
The Man from Earth
(2007)
Drama
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Richard Schenkman
Stars:
David Lee Smith,
Tony Todd,
John Billingsley
Dreams
(1990)
Drama
|
Fantasy
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Stars:
Akira Terao,
Mitsuko Baishô,
Toshie Negishi
Edit
Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Jeff Goldblum | ... | ||
| Geena Davis | ... | ||
| John Getz | ... | ||
 |
Joy Boushel | ... | |
|
|
Leslie Carlson | ... |
Dr. Brent Cheevers
(as Les Carlson)
|
| George Chuvalo | ... | ||
|
|
Michael Copeman | ... |
2nd Man in Bar
|
| David Cronenberg | ... |
Gynecologist
|
|
|
|
Carol Lazare | ... |
Nurse
|
|
|
Shawn Hewitt | ... |
Clerk
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point. Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man. This Science-Gone-Mad film is the source of the quotable quote "Be afraid. Be very afraid." Written by Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk>
Taglines:
Half man. Half insect. Total terror. See more »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 August 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La mosca See more »Filming Locations:
John Anderson Charcoal Broiled Hamburgers, 5270 Yonge Street, Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$37,585,252 (USA)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
Seth Brundle: What am I working on? Uhh... I'm working on something that will change the world, and human life as we know it.
See more »
Performed by Bryan Ferry
Written by Nile Rodgers, Bryan Ferry
Nile Rodgers and Bryan Ferry appear through the courtesy by Warner Bro. Records
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
The infamous cat-monkey scene where Brundlefly fuses a cat and the remaining baboon and then beats it to death with a lead pipe was cut following a Toronto screening. According to producer Stuart Cornfeld the audience felt that there was no turning back for Seth and they no longer empathized with his plight which caused the rest of the film to not play as well. In Cornfeld's own words: "If you beat an animal to death, even a monkey-cat, your audience is not gonna be interested in your problems anymore". See more »Goofs
When Brundle is giving his 'gene pool speech' to Ronny, he's walking around shirtless in his apartment. In the long shot of him (eventually) walking out of the room, the hairy wound on his back is not present. Seconds earlier in the scene, it is there and Ronny comments on it. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Seth Brundle: What am I working on? Uhh... I'm working on something that will change the world, and human life as we know it.
See more »
Crazy Credits
Jim Smash Issac Sir Guy of Hudson See more »Soundtracks
"Help Me"Performed by Bryan Ferry
Written by Nile Rodgers, Bryan Ferry
Nile Rodgers and Bryan Ferry appear through the courtesy by Warner Bro. Records
See more »
Why is it this film that will always be his REAL 'breakout', and not any of the others before or since? The truth is, beneath all the biological yucks and makeup (there is plenty of both) lies a strong emotional core. Goldblum is enthusiastically likable as scientist Seth Brundle, and Geena Davis is just how Geena Davis seems to be in real life... sweet. It is how the events change both characters EMOTIONALLY, not physically, that inspires the true horror.
The blending of both the above elements makes this remake appeal simultaneously to the 'gross out' crowd, and those in the mood for a more cerebral horror experience. A concept of B-movie stature, electrified by the skills of A-list talent.