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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.

  • Number of Movies: 3
  • Revenue: $99,529,159

Featured Cast

  1. Jeff Goldblum

    Jeff Goldblum

    Seth Brundle

  2. Eric Stoltz

    Eric Stoltz

    Martin Brundle

  3. Daphne Zuniga

    Daphne Zuniga

    Beth Logan

  4. Geena Davis

    Geena Davis

    Veronica Quaife

  5. John Getz

    John Getz

    Stathis Borans

  6. Lee Richardson

    Lee Richardson

    Anton Bartok

  7. Joy Boushel

    Joy Boushel

    Tawny

  8. Leslie Carlson

    Leslie Carlson

    Dr. Brent Cheevers

  9. Frank C. Turner

    Frank C. Turner

    Shepard

  10. Ann Marie Lee

    Ann Marie Lee

    Dr. Jainway

  11. George Chuvalo
  12. Garry Chalk

    Garry Chalk

    Scorby

  13. Michael Copeman

    Michael Copeman

    2nd Man in Bar

  14. David Cronenberg

    David Cronenberg

    Gynecologist

Featured Crew

  1. David Cronenberg

    David Cronenberg

    Writing, Directing

  2. Nikyatu Jusu

    Nikyatu Jusu

    Directing, Writing

  3. Frank Darabont

    Frank Darabont

    Writing

  4. Mick Garris

    Mick Garris

    Writing

  5. Jim Wheat

    Writing

  6. Ken Wheat

    Writing

  7. Chris Walas

    Directing

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.

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.

Plot TBA. The film is set in the universe of David Cronenberg's The Fly.

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