Return of the Fly
1959 · Movie · Approved · 80 min · ★ 6.1 · 41% critics
Years after a family tragedy tied to matter transmission, a young scientist and a wary relative try to rebuild the dangerous device. Their work promises a breakthrough, but fear, ambition, and a laboratory mishap push the experiment into nightmare territory.
Based on The Fly
Also known as The Fly 2 - Return of the Fly · The Fly 2: Return of the Fly · The Return of the Fly
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Details
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1959-07-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (269 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like vintage science-gone-wrong horror with pulpy thrills, especially near The Brain That Wouldn't Die; Not for you if you need a polished, original sequel.
Pros: classic sci-fi chills; charismatic performances; campy monster fun | Cons: rushed sequel feel; uneven effects; familiar story beats
Themes
- experiment
- teleportation
- hybrid
- montreal, canada
- sequel
- black and white
- scientist
- guinea pig
- animal killing
- fly (insect)
- animal horror
- fly/human hybrid
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Vincent Price
as Francois Delambre
Brett Halsey
as Philippe Delambre
John Sutton
as Insp. Beecham
David Frankham
as Ronald Holmes, alias Alan Hinds
- DS
Dan Seymour
as Max Berthold
Danielle De Metz
as Cecile Bonnard
- JD
Jack Daly
as Granville (reporter)
- JG
Janine Grandel
as Mme. Bonnard
- RF
Richard Flato
as Sgt. Dubois
Gregg Martell
as Cop
Directed by Edward Bernds