A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Jeff Goldblum | ... |
Seth Brundle
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Geena Davis | ... |
Veronica Quaife
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John Getz | ... |
Stathis Borans
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Joy Boushel | ... |
Tawny
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Leslie Carlson | ... |
Dr. Cheevers
(as Les Carlson)
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George Chuvalo | ... |
Marky
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Michael Copeman | ... |
2nd Man in Bar
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David Cronenberg | ... |
Gynecologist
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Carol Lazare | ... |
Nurse
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Shawn Hewitt | ... |
Clerk
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Ann Green | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Typhoon | ... |
Baboon (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Cronenberg |
Written by
George Langelaan | ... | (from the story by) |
Charles Edward Pogue | ... | (screenplay by) and |
David Cronenberg | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Marc Boyman | ... | co-producer |
Mel Brooks | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Stuart Cornfeld | ... | producer |
Kip Ohman | ... | co-producer |
Music by
Howard Shore |
Cinematography by
Mark Irwin |
Editing by
Ronald Sanders |
Editorial Department
Jack Hooper | ... | negative cutter |
Cherie MacNeill | ... | second assistant editor |
Carol McBride | ... | post-production coordinator |
Kant Pan | ... | assistant editor: London |
Michael Rea | ... | first assistant editor |
Susan Shipton | ... | second assistant editor |
Steve Weslak | ... | assembly editor |
Casting By
Deirdre Bowen |
Production Design by
Carol Spier |
Art Direction by
Rolf Harvey |
Set Decoration by
Elinor Rose Galbraith |
Costume Design by
Denise Cronenberg |
Makeup Department
Shonagh Jabour | ... | makeup artist |
Ivan Lynch | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
David Coatsworth | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Board | ... | first assistant director |
Tom Quinn | ... | third assistant director |
Patricia Rozema | ... | third assistant director |
Kim H. Winther | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Marc Corriveau | ... | property master |
Joe Curtin | ... | construction manager |
Danielle Fleury | ... | set dresser |
Ian Fraser | ... | head carpenter |
Paul Hotte | ... | assistant props |
Gary Jack | ... | set dresser |
Nick Kosonic | ... | scenic artist |
James McAteer | ... | set designer |
Harold Michelson | ... | art department visual consultant |
Nancey Pankiw | ... | first assistant art director |
Ian Wheatley | ... | assistant set dresser |
Donald Engel | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Mick McGinty | ... | advance poster artwork (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Terry Burke | ... | foley artist |
Richard Cadger | ... | dialogue editor |
Pat Calvert | ... | assistant sound editor |
Bryan Day | ... | production sound |
David Evans | ... | supervising sound editor |
Michael Followes | ... | assistant sound editor |
David Giammarco | ... | assistant sound editor |
Wayne Griffin | ... | supervising sound editor |
Gerry Humphreys | ... | re-recording mixer |
Michael LaCroix | ... | production sound |
Robin Leigh | ... | adr editor |
Susan Maggi | ... | assistant sound editor |
Sandra Moffat | ... | assistant sound editor |
Steve Munro | ... | assistant sound editor |
Robin O'Donoghue | ... | re-recording mixer |
Jane Tattersall | ... | sound effects editor |
Don White | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) / foley recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Louis Craig | ... | special effects |
Ted Ross | ... | special effects |
Chris Walas | ... | creature effects |
Clark Johnson | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Michael Bigelow | ... | motion control supervisor |
Dennis Dorney | ... | optical compositing |
Michael Ferriter | ... | optical compositing |
Robert Hall | ... | optical compositing |
Fred Iguchi | ... | motion control supervisor |
Lesley Mallgrave | ... | visual effects coordinator |
William Reilly | ... | motion control technician |
Lee Wilson | ... | computer and video effects supervisor |
Hoyt Yeatman | ... | visual effects supervisor |
James Balsam | ... | motion control camera operator (uncredited) |
Tom Bisogno | ... | CG animation (uncredited) |
Paul Griffin | ... | senior animator (uncredited) |
Stunts
Dwayne McLean | ... | stunt coordinator |
Brent Meyer | ... | stunt double: Brundle |
Camera and Electrical Department
Scotty Allan | ... | gaffer |
Sam Bojin | ... | second electrician |
Charlotte Disher | ... | camera apprentice |
Attila Dory | ... | still photographer |
David Hynes | ... | dolly grip |
Mark Manchester | ... | key grip |
Marvin Midwicki | ... | first assistant camera |
Robin Miller | ... | additional photographer |
Donna Mobbs | ... | second assistant camera |
Ronald G. Paulauskas | ... | assistant key grip |
Don Payne | ... | grip |
Kenneth Post | ... | additional photographer |
Ian D. Scott | ... | first electrician |
David Willetts | ... | best boy electric |
Animation Department
Katherine Kean | ... | animation effects designer |
Mitchell Rothzeid | ... | animation effects designer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Trysha Bakker | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Location Management
Howard Rothschild | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Thomas Bowes | ... | violin |
Homer Denison | ... | orchestrator |
Keith Grant | ... | music recording engineer |
London Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | musician |
Jim Weidman | ... | music editor |
Richard Bissill | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
Gerry O'Riordan | ... | assistant music engineer (uncredited) |
Howard Shore | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Jonathan Snowden | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Gillian Richardson | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Matthew Wolchock | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
Peter Albrecht | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Peter Babakitis | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Brent Baker | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Jon Berg | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Don Bies | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Rob Burman | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Kirk Cheney | ... | revolving stage designer and fabricator |
Blair Clark | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Debbie Cooke | ... | production coordinator |
Doreen Davis | ... | production accountant |
Stephan Dupuis | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Keith Edmier | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Prudence Emery | ... | unit publicist |
Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer |
Bob Hall | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Jonathan Horton | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Guy Hudson | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. (as Sir Guy of Hudson) |
James Isaac | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. (as Jim Smash Isaac) |
Conrad Itchener | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Mike Jobe | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Gary Kanew | ... | title designer |
Doron Kernerman | ... | gymnastics double |
Marie-Louise Kingery | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. (as Mary-Louise Kingery) |
Susan Kinnevy | ... | assistant to producer |
Patricia Kowchak | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Tony Laudati | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Kelly Lepkowsky | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Michelle Linder | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Susan C. MacQuarrie | ... | craft service (as Susan MacQuarrie) |
Barbara Mainguy | ... | assistant: Mr. Cornfeld |
Steve Martin | ... | animal trainer |
Donald Mowat | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Jerrold Neidig | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Gregg Olsson | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Michael Owens | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Zandra Platzek | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Margaret Prentice | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. (as Margaret Beserra) |
Robin Ralston | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Rick Schmidlin | ... | assistant to producer |
Mike Smithson | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Valerie Sofranko | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
William Stoneham | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Romuald Sunny | ... | gymnastics double (as Romuald Vervin) |
Debra Tomei | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Wim Van Thillo | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. (as Wim van Thillo) |
Carol Walas | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Mark Walas | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Harold Weed | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Mark Williams | ... | creature effects: C.W.I. |
Randy Auerbach | ... | assistant: Mr. Brooks (uncredited) |
David Franklyn-Ratchford | ... | set stand-by (uncredited) |
Michael Lennick | ... | technical consultant (uncredited) |
Donna Martin | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1986) (United States) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1987) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (1987) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1987) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1987) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Holland Film Releasing (1987) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox India (1987) (India) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (1987) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (1987) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1987) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1987) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (1987) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1987) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1987) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
- CBS / Fox Video (1987) (Netherlands) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (Argentina) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Showtime Video (1987) (Finland) (VHS)
- Przedsiebiorstwo Dystrybucji Filmów (1988) (Poland) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (New Zealand) (VHS) (original video release)
- Cinema Classics (United States) (VHS)
- VideoVisa (Mexico) (VHS)
- Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT) (1989) (Belgium) (tv) (BRT1)
- Fox Network (1989) (United States) (tv)
- Veronica Omroep Organisatie (1990) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Fox Video (1992) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Mexico) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Mexico) (DVD) (re-release)
- Musikservice Sweden (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- FS Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Fox Pathé Europa (2008) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Mexico) (Blu-ray)
- Direct Star (2010) (France) (tv)
- Movie Mix (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Scream Factory (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Lucernafilm (1991) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox CIS (2008) (Russia) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Bontonfilm (2006) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Magic Box (2023) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Syfy (2023) (United States) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
- Available Light Productions
- Chris Walas (makeup effects)
- Intrigue
Other Companies
- Steve Martin's Working Wildlife (animal training)
- Olympic Studios (music recorded at)
- Pacific Title (titles)
- Dream Quest Images (opticals)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
- London Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- Tattersall Sound (sound post-production)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
An eccentric scientist changes the world with his teleportation technology: when his experiment seems to be going well, Dr. Seth Brundle tests his machine on himself and he gets fused with the worst kind of pest on Planet Earth; The Fly. What is the price of a man playing God? Only Seth knows. Written by Johnny-the-Film-Sentinel-2187 |
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Taglines | Something went wrong in the lab today. Very wrong. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $15,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $7,007,423, 17 Aug 1986 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $20,172,594 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In a 1987 interview on Sinister Image (1987) Vincent Price revealed that when this remake was released, star Jeff Goldblum wrote him a letter saying, "I hope you like it as much as I liked yours." Price was touched by the letter, he composed a reply and went to see the film, which he described as "wonderful right up to a certain point... it went a little too far." See more » |
Goofs | In the "steak experiment" sequence, Seth cuts the meat in two pieces, and teleports the bigger one. Later, Veronica eats a bit of this bigger half and finds that "it tastes like a steak", and when Seth gives her a piece of the smaller one and says "now try this teleported half", she finds that "it tastes synthetic". This is a continuity mistake. (It has been suggested that Seth deliberately misled Veronica as to which steak was teleported, to test Veronica's psychological reaction. However, this is unlikely; if the test were merely to determine Veronica's aversion to eating teleported meat, then it would not have led directly to the realization that the computer was incorrectly reassembling flesh). See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The History of the Hands (2016). See more » |
Soundtracks | Help Me See more » |
Crazy Credits | The background for the opening titles consists of an optically distorted, swirling mass of colors, which gradually transform into the opening shot of the film. This is a representation of how biologists believe a fly's vision would appear to a human. See more » |
Quotes |
Seth Brundle:
You have to leave now, and never come back here. Have you ever heard of insect politics? Neither have I. Insects... don't have politics. They're very... brutal. No compassion, no compromise. We can't trust the insect. I'd like to become the first... insect politician. Y'see, I'd like to, but... I'm afraid, uh... Veronica Quaife: I don't know what you're trying to say. Seth Brundle: I'm saying... I'm saying I - I'm an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over... and the insect is awake. Veronica Quaife: No. no, Seth... Seth Brundle: I'm saying... I'll hurt you if you stay. See more » |