The Fly (1986) Collection

Number of Movies: 2

Overview

The Fly is a 1986 American science-fiction body horror film directed and co-written by David Cronenberg. Produced by Brooksfilms and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. Loosely based on George Langelaan's 1957 short story of the same name and the 1958 film, The Fly tells of an eccentric scientist who, after one of his experiments goes wrong, slowly turns into a fly-hybrid creature. The score was composed by Howard Shore and the make-up effects were created by Chris Walas, along with makeup artist Stephan Dupuis. The Fly was released on August 15, 1986, to massive acclaim by critics and audiences, with praise mainly regarding the special effects and Goldblum's performance. It grossed $60.6 million at the box office against its nine-million-dollar budget, becoming the largest commercial success of Cronenberg's career. A sequel, directed by Walas, was released in 1989.

Featured Cast

Eric Stoltz

Martin Brundle

Daphne Zuniga

Beth Logan

Lee Richardson

Anton Bartok

John Getz

Stathis Borans

Ann Marie Lee

Dr. Jainway

Harley Cross

10 year old Martin

Matthew Moore

4 year old Martin

Rob Roy

Wiley

Featured Crew

Ken Wheat

Writing

Chris Walas

Visual Effects

Mick Garris

Directing

Jim Wheat

Writing

2 Movies

The Fly

August 15, 1986

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

The Fly II

February 10, 1989

Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.

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