Variety
Not for the squeamish. Casting Jeff Goldblum was a good choice as he brings a quirky, common touch to the spacey scientist role.
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The Fly
David Cronenberg turns George Langelaan’s science-fiction short story (previously adapted for the screen in 1958) into a horror cinema masterpiece, placing Jeff Goldblum in the shoes of scientist Seth Brundle whose revolutionary teleportation device has a disastrous side effect when an innocent fly disrupts his self-inhabited test-run.
For Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis), a journalist who winds up in a romantic fling with Seth, this technological breakthrough is the scoop she’s looking for. But Seth’s seemingly successful human trial – in which he was the guinea pig – is disfiguring him, slowly. At first, he gains some spectacular superhuman abilities, only to succumb to mutations that become increasingly more grotesque – and Veronica is the unfortunate witness…
Less1986Rating: R1696 minsUSA, UK, Canada
HorrorScience FictionClassic
- Director:
- David Cronenberg ('Eastern Promises', 'A History of Violence', 'Videodrome')
- Writer:
- David CronenbergCharles Edward Pogue
- Cast:
- Jeff GoldblumGeena DavisJohn GetzGeorge Chuvalo
The Fly | Awards
Best Makeup at the Academy Awards 1987
The Fly | Reviews
93%69 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Time Out
The playful, quirky chemistry between Goldblum and Davis in the first half of the movie ensures that this gothic horror is heartbreaking as well as stomach-churning.
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Los Angeles Times
What makes The Fly such a stunning piece of obsessive film making is the way Cronenberg deftly allows us to identify with his monstrous creation.
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