The Fly
1986 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 7.4 · 87% critics
A breakthrough in teleportation leads an eccentric scientist to test it on himself, only to have a housefly get inside the device. What should be a triumph turns into a frightening blending of human and insect.
Based on The Fly
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-08-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (4,971 votes)
- Box office
- $60,629,159
- Budget
- $9,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy The Fly if you want a tense, tragic sci-fi horror that leans hard into body horror and grotesque visuals, but Not for you if you’re gore-sensitive or want a gentler horror like Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Pros: practical effects; tragic sci-fi romance; unsettling body horror | Cons: heavy gore; disturbing transformations; not for all tastes
Themes
- monster
- experiment
- mutation
- toronto, canada
- mutant
- transformation
- halloween
- remake
- tragedy
- creature
- scientist
- parasite underneath skin
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1987
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1987 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jeff Goldblum
as Seth Brundle
Geena Davis
as Veronica Quaife
John Getz
as Stathis Borans
Joy Boushel
as Tawny
Leslie Carlson
as Dr. Cheevers
George Chuvalo
as Marky
Michael Copeman
as 2nd Man in Bar
David Cronenberg
as Gynecologist
- CL
Carol Lazare
as Nurse
- SH
Shawn Hewitt
as Clerk
Directed by David Cronenberg