“Be afraid. Be very afraid.”
The Fly
7.4
5,003 votes·1986
·1h 36m
·MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Overview
When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge 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.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget4.0x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
monsterexperimentmutationtoronto, canadamutanttransformationhalloweenremaketragedycreaturescientistparasite underneath skin
Cast
Jeff Goldblum
Seth Brundle
Geena Davis
Veronica Quaife
John Getz
Stathis Borans
Joy Boushel
Tawny
Leslie Carlson
Dr. Cheevers
George Chuvalo
Marky
Michael Copeman
2nd Man in Bar
David Cronenberg
Gynecologist
Carol Lazare
Nurse
Shawn Hewitt
Clerk
Typhoon
Baboon (uncredited)
Ann Green
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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