Film

The Fly

1986 · 1h 36m · Horror · Science Fiction

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Metacritic

81

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.

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)

• David CronenbergScreenplay · Director
• Charles Edward PogueScreenplay
• Stuart CornfeldProducer
• Mel BrooksProducer
• Mark IrwinDirector of Photography
• Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
• Ronald SandersEditor
• Deirdre BowenCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

August 15, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$60,629,159

Genres

Horror, Science Fiction

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