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      The Fly

      R Released Aug 15, 1986 1 hr. 35 min. Horror Sci-Fi TRAILER for The Fly: Trailer 1 List
      93% 75 Reviews Tomatometer 83% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score When scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. Initially, Brundle appears to have undergone a successful teleportation, but the fly's cells begin to take over his body. As he becomes increasingly fly-like, Brundle's girlfriend (Geena Davis) is horrified as the person she once loved deteriorates into a monster. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 06 Buy Now

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      David Cronenberg combines his trademark affinity for gore and horror with strongly developed characters, making The Fly a surprisingly affecting tragedy.

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      Alec C Horror has never been more grotesque and tragic! Seth Brundle creates the first functional teleporter, only for himself to become his most terrifying creation as he slowly mutates with a fly's DNA to become a monster that defies the imagination. A doomed romance at the center of this sci-fi fright, this film is both a body horror flick with an emotional core making it one of the most memorable movies of all time! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review Laszlo T An absolute masterpiece! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/24 Full Review Elvis D Unos 20 años después de que la trilogía de The Fly protagonizada por Vincent Price llegara a su fin, David Cronenberg revive este relato de ciencia ficción con un enfoque distinto orientado al horror corporal. Esta versión se podría interpretar más como un reinicio o una reimaginacion porque las diferencias con la película original de 1958 son bastante grandes, pero el concepto es lo que no cambia. Aquí no hay intercambios de partes del cuerpo como en la película original que se volvieron tan icónicos al punto de ser parodiados en muchas caricaturas, David prefirió que los genes de Seth fueran fusionados con la mosca intrusa para dar lugar a una grotesca mutación que se va manifestando a lo largo de la película. La película original pertenecía a la era atómica y en esa época era común que diera mensajes sobre los riesgos de la tecnología. Aquí hay un mensaje similar, pero usando la filosofía de Cronenbergn sobre como la tecnología puede influir en la biología humana de formas inimaginables. Hay que admitir que Cronenberg es un maestro en el área de la ciencia fisión con su concepto sobre la tecnología influyendo en la biología de los seres humanos. Esta versión de The Fly resulta ser una estupenda película en muchos aspectos por ser una versión más grotesca de la historia original. Jeff Goldblum ha ofrecido un muy buen personaje que hizo que esta película sea al igual que Jurassic Park, una de las razones por las que Jeff es recordado. Vemos como Seth va lentamente cambiando hasta volverse una criatura grotesca, pero ese cambio no se limita solamente a su apariencia física. Se puede ver con claridad como la mutación lo va afectando psicológicamente volviéndolo mentalmente inestable. La película original también usaba eso, pero de una manera más sutil. Aquí la decadencia psicológica de Seth es mucho más explícita. Lo más memorable de esta película es indiscutiblemente los efectos especiales. El maquillaje parte desde algo sutil hasta luego ir reflejando la criatura en la que Seth se convierte. Las películas de Cronenberg no decepcionan en ofrecer bizarras secuencias de efectos de maquillaje y esta película cumple con eso. La banda sonora de Howard Shore también merece ser mencionada por ofrecer una buena ambientación y tener un poco del aire de la película original. The Fly es otra de esas películas de los años ochenta que no dejan de ser recordadas o queridas por la buena dosis de monstruos y efectos especiales que pudieron ofrecer. Otra de película de David Cronenberg que cumple los estándares de los amantes de los monstruos y los efectos especiales prácticos. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 9/10. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Johan J 99% Amazingly enough, The Fly refuses to accept a role as a typical horror B-movie like the original 1958 version did. Instead, it becomes a poignant tragedy with career-best performances from the two leads, while still packing a hefty, gross punch using director David Cronenberg's signature body horror (those special effects are some of the best in all of cinema). Cronenberg makes plenty of smart decisions with this remake, such as making the transformation from man to insectoid gradual and grotesque instead of unsuspensfully instant and having the audience sympathize with the characters to add emotional weight. Most importantly, he cast Jeff Goldblum as the ultimate lovable nerd, and his pained performance makes the film sad and unforgettable. The Fly is the movie that made me love movies, and with the near flawlessness of this movie, it only makes sense. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review Barney C My all time favourite horror movie! While a little slowpaced, the horrific transformation of Seth gotta be one of the most bone chilling and stomach turning things I've ever seen, the makeup and practical effects are BREATHTAKING AND STUNNING, definitely some of the best practical effects in horror films ever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Arthur B I found it more funny than horrifying, the plot is pretty thin, at the beginning it felt like I was watching a film that was thirty minutes in but although I am not a fan of Goldblum's acting, the fly manages to easily overcome it's flaws with a good script and excellent practical effects. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jay Scott Globe and Mail The Fly is a mass-market, horror film masterpeice that is also a work of art. Dec 6, 2022 Full Review Patrick Goldstein 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. Aug 4, 2013 Full Review Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer Wildly imaginative, gut-wrenchingly scarifying and profoundly primal (not to mention funny), David Cronenberg's The Fly is a movie that whacks you in the solar plexus and leaves you gasping. Rated: 4/4 Aug 4, 2013 Full Review Howard Waldstein CBR Things go from bad to worse, and the climax of the film is as disgusting as it is moving. Jul 18, 2023 Full Review Nadine Smith them. “Romance” isn’t alway the first word that comes to mind when describing David Cronenberg’s nasty body horror nightmares, but The Fly is nothing if not a deeply loving film. Oct 27, 2022 Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles Reader Cronenberg has layered the story with so many possible interpretations and resonances that one's head swims. Aug 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis When scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. Initially, Brundle appears to have undergone a successful teleportation, but the fly's cells begin to take over his body. As he becomes increasingly fly-like, Brundle's girlfriend (Geena Davis) is horrified as the person she once loved deteriorates into a monster.
      Director
      David Cronenberg
      Screenwriter
      David Cronenberg, Charles Edward Pogue
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox
      Production Co
      SLM Production Group
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror, Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 15, 1986, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 24, 2014
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $34.9M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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