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The Fly (1986)
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel
7.6
94%Runtime96 min
Rating18
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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.
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The 1986 film The Fly, directed by David Cronenberg, is a critically acclaimed horror-sci-fi classic. Critics praised the film's groundbreaking special effects and Cronenberg's skillful handling of the body horror themes. The film has a strong 7.6/10 rating on IMDb and a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating widespread audience approval as well.
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With David Cronenberg's distinctive body horror approach, The Fly from 1986 offers a visceral, unsettling exploration of transformation and humanity's limits. Jeff Goldblum delivers a captivating performance as the scientist whose teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong, providing a thrilling, emotionally resonant take on the classic sci-fi premise.
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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 of the same name, 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.
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