The Fly II (1989)

The almost-human son of "Brundlefly" searches for a cure to his mutated genes while being monitored by a nefarious corporation that wishes to continue his father's experiments.

Director:

Chris Walas

Writers:

Mick Garris (screenplay), Jim Wheat (screenplay)

Stars:

Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Stoltz	...	Martin Brundle
Daphne Zuniga	...	Beth Logan
Lee Richardson	...	Anton Bartok
John Getz	...	Stathis Borans
Frank C. Turner	...	Shepard (as Frank Turner)
Ann Marie Lee	...	Jainway
Garry Chalk	...	Scorby (as Gary Chalk)
Saffron Henderson	...	Veronica Quaife
Harley Cross	...	10 year old Martin
Matthew Moore	...	4 year old Martin
Rob Roy	...	Wiley
Andrew Rhodes	...	Hargis
Pat Bermel	...	Mackenzie
William S. Taylor	...	Dr. Trimble (as William Taylor)
Jerry Wasserman	...	Simms

Storyline

Seth Brundle was a renowned scientist whose warped experiments with teleportation transformed him into a man/fly hybrid called BrundleFly. A few months after the BrundleFly insect met its demise by his lover's, Veronica, shotgun, she dies while giving birth to their son, Martin. Seth's corrupt employer, Bartok, adopts Martin, only so Martin can solve the new problems that the still-functioning TelePods present and to use him as a science project because of the dormant insect genes. Martin is now fully grown, even though he is five, and the fly genes begin to awaken and make him just like dear, dead dad. With the help of his girlfriend, Beth, they go to wherever they can find a possible cure before Bartok finds them and brings them back, but not before Martin finishes his transformation into MartinFly, the deadliest of the BrundleFly species.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | teleportation | sex scene | motel | orphan | 

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Taglines:

A new generation of terror!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Fly 2

Filming Locations:

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,751,371, 12 February 1989, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$20,021,322

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,903,179

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brooksfilms, Saul Zaentz Film Center

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Garry Chalk (Scorby) was a comedian and people who knew him were concerned about his playing a serious role.

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Goofs

Crew guy visible under the table where chrysalis is opened.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Veronica Quaife (on videotape): Oh, my God! There's something wrong! I can feel it!

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Crazy Credits

The sound of flies buzzing is heard in the 20th Century Fox intro at the very beginning of the film.

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Alternate Versions

Alternate Ending: On the 2-Disc version of the Fly II, there is a alternate ending on Disc 1, under the special features section. The scene takes place in the daytime on Beth Logan's houseboat. It shows her bringing some food to Martin, who's sitting down on the dock. She asks, "How do you feel?" He replies, "Much better." As he is saying this, the camera zooms in on his eyes. One eye is an almost blackish color, while the other one is green.

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Connections

Referenced in SpongeBob SquarePants: Patrick SmartPants/SquidBob TentaclePants (2005)

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Soundtracks

Deep Inside Your Love
Produced by WALL STREET
Written by MARK KELLER
Performed by WALL STREET

User Reviews

Not that bad

Ok it was rather drab but what did everyone expect? It wasn't as awful as the other comments seem to be making it. I was entertained at least. We got a chance to see the full grown fly mutant this time, and the gory moments were quite camp and fun, and the ending is a crowd pleaser if nothing else. As for the dog scene, it is rather moving - though pets are the easiest route to someone's emotions and this idea was clearly exploited. It doesn't take genius filmmaking to get someone to cry over a dog that is suffering. This sequel provided the story that I expected from it.