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The Fly (1958) -- A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.

Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   4,995 votes
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Director:
Kurt Neumann
Writers:
George Langelaan (story)
James Clavell (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1958 (Norway) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
If she looked upon the horror her husband had become... she would scream for the rest of her life! more
Plot:
A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Gigerbrick: Remaking horror, one brick at a time.
 (From Fangoria. 13 November 2008, 12:05 PM, PST)

User Comments:
I'm still scared of The Fly more (78 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

David Hedison ... Andre Delambre (as Al Hedison)
Patricia Owens ... Helene Delambre

Vincent Price ... François Delambre
Herbert Marshall ... Insp. Charas
Kathleen Freeman ... Emma (Delambre maid)
Betty Lou Gerson ... Nurse Andersone
Charles Herbert ... Philippe Delambre
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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:16 | West Germany:12 (f) (re-rated) | West Germany:16 (nf) (original rating) | USA:TV-PG (tv rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:PG (video re-rating) (2001) | USA:Unrated

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Trivia:
That is actually David Hedison, not a stuntman, inside the Fly makeup. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Just before they go to the ballet, Andre and Helene share a kiss near the telephone in their home. At the beginning of the kiss, both of them had their heads tilted to the right. When the camera zoomed in, they were suddenly tilting their heads to the left. more
Quotes:
Insp. Charas: He put his head and his arm under the press. Why?
Helene Delambre: I cannot answer that question; coffee, Inspector?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Jack the Bear (1993) more

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46 out of 50 people found the following comment useful.
I'm still scared of The Fly, 9 October 2003
10/10
Author: cosmicstargoat from Blemefluk, USA

1958 and 'The Fly'. Who could ever forget it. At the age of 9 or so, I was a horror movie veteran, or so I thought. I would attend the Saturday matinees of a local theater, armed with my THIRTY FIVE CENTS, which was good for an admission, a huge coke and a Butterfinger as long as my forearm.

The theater was, as usual, very dark and of the 3,000 seats, 2996 we unoccupied, the norm on a Saturday afternoon. The sunset times had been carefully memorized as to not be foolishly caught in the dark walking home from a horror flick.

In spite of the subtle warnings from a couple of neighborhood kids who had already seen 'The Fly', I remained confident, having survived several movies, including 'Them' and 'The Invisible Man'. The movie was terrifying enough, but nothing in my 9-year old brain prepared me for the absolutely numbing terror that assaulted my senses at the end of the movie. My 16 oz. cup, containing now only ice left my grasp and clattered noisily on the cold floor and the last vestige of the sticky Butterfinger froze in my open mouth as I was transfixed on the terrifying ending. I knew that I was in trouble.

I walked the 3/4 mile home, BACKWARDS and in the middle of the street as to not encounter any bush or shrub, ALL of which I was sure contained the nightmarish image that was forever burned into my brain. Now I understood why none of the kids who had seen the movie boasted or talked about it, they were still too terrified.

10/10 for terror.

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