the fly (1986)
From legendary director David Cronenberg, The Fly tells the story of Seth Brundle, a scientist who, in attempting to create a device that facilitates teleportation, accidentally merges his DNA with that of a fly, and begins to mutate into a human-fly hybrid. The film stars Jeff Goldblum as Brundle, with Geena Davis as Ronnie Quaife, Seth's partner and love interest.
The Fly
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Release Date
- August 15, 1986
- Studio(s)
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Cast
- Jeff Goldblum , John Getz , Geena Davis
- Writers
- Charles Edward Pogue , David Cronenberg
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- The Fly
- Sequel(s)
- The Fly II
- Budget
- $15 million
Summary
A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
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