The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (TV 2000)

Leonard Nimoy narrates this documentary chronicling all five "Fly" films. Starting with a short story in Playboy Magazine in 1957, and ending with a gruesome tale in _Fly II, The (1989), ... See full summary »

Writer:

Victoria Price

Stars:

Leonard Nimoy, Vivian Sobchack, Hugh M. Hefner

Cast

Cast overview:
Leonard Nimoy	...	Narrator (voice)
Vivian Sobchack	...	Herself, associate dean, UCLA Film Studies
Hugh M. Hefner	...	Himself, editor, Playboy (as Hugh Hefner)
Ray Bradbury	...	Himself, author
Bernard Glasser	...	Himself
David Hedison	...	Himself
Dana Nye	...	Himself, president, Ben Nye Makeup
Vincent Price	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Goodwin	...	Himself, makeup artist, film historian
Chris Walas	...	Himself
Geena Davis	...	Herself (archive footage)
David Cronenberg	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jeff Goldblum	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

Leonard Nimoy narrates this documentary chronicling all five "Fly" films. Starting with a short story in Playboy Magazine in 1957, and ending with a gruesome tale in _Fly II, The (1989), this 5-film franchise is known for being one of the best/well known franchises in the history of the science fiction genre.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American Movie Classics (AMC), Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This documentary is featured on the 2-disc Collector's Edition DVD for The Fly II, released in 2005.

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Connections

Features Curse of the Fly (1965)

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