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The Fly( 1986)

TV-MAHorrorScience Fiction
74%
User
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Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      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. Brent Cheevers

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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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      Typhoon

      Baboon (uncredited)

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      Ann Green

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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    Review 4Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Thu Dec 03 2020
    _**Slowly turning into a monster, aka slowly succumbing to age**_ An eccentric scientist living in a warehouse laboratory in a big city in the Northeast (Jeff Goldblum) discovers how to teleport objects, which draws the attention of a journalist (Geena Davis). Everything is going fine until he foolishly uses his invention on himself and a pesky fly inadvertently teleports with him. John Getz is on hand as the woman’s editor while Joy Boushel has a notable small role as Tawny. "The Fly" (1986) has a lot of devotees presumably because of director/writer David Cronenberg, but I found it les...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    60629159.00

    Keywords

    • monster
    • experiment
    • mutation
    • toronto, canada
    • mutant
    • transformation
    • halloween
    • remake
    • creature
    • scientist
    • bodily dismemberment
    • taunting
    • parasite underneath skin
    • fly (insect)
    • animal horror
    • melting
    • animal research
    • fly/human hybrid
    • in-home laboratory
    • body horror
    • disgusted