The Fly

1986 | 96 min | Horror, Science Fiction

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

People are still talking about it, it earned strong reviews (94%), audiences rate it highly (7.5/10) and it won an Oscar. Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

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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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsStrong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81 on Metacritic
AudiencesStrong
7.5/10 from 5K viewers
AwardsStrong
2 wins, 0 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling; won National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Box office & staying powerSolid
$61 million worldwide on a $15 million budget
Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
573K Wikipedia readers in the past year

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Trailer

Cast & crew

Directed by David Cronenberg

Jeff GoldblumSeth Brundle
Geena DavisVeronica Quaife
John GetzStathis Borans
Joy BoushelTawny
Leslie CarlsonDr. Cheevers
George ChuvaloMarky
Michael Copeman2nd Man in Bar
David CronenbergGynecologist
Carol LazareNurse
Shawn HewittClerk