Movie connections for
The Fly (1986) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

The Fly II (1989)

Version of

The Fly (1958)

References

The Elephant Man (1980)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
The Terminator (1984)

Referenced in

Howling III (1987)
 -  a poster can be seen of the fly in one scene
"Saturday Night Live: Robin Williams/James Taylor (#13.9)" (1988)
 -  referenced by 'Sixty year old' Robin Williams'
Kamillions (1989)
Tetsuo (1989)
The Exorcist III (1990)
 -  A character jokingly cites the film as his favorite.
Metamorphosis (1990/I)
Awakenings (1990)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams (1991) (V)
 -  referenced by 'Sixty year old' Robin Williams'
Lik Wong (1991)
City Slickers (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Naked Making Lunch (1992)
The Journeyman Project (1992) (VG)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Being from Another Planet (#5.5)" (1992)
 -  "Be afraid. Be very afraid."
Severed Ties (1992)
Day of the Tentacle (1993) (VG)
Matinee (1993)
Jûbei ninpûchô (1993)
"Animaniacs: Hello Nice Warners/La Behemoth/Little Old Slappy from Pasadena (#1.13)" (1993)
 -  The famous line "Be afraid, be very afraid" is quoted.
"Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (#19.3)" (1993)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
Addams Family Values (1993)
Contra: Hard Corps (1994) (VG)
 -  When fighting the doctor, he creates mutants from a gene splicing machine much like that in The Fly.
Wolf (1994)
"Father Ted: Entertaining Father Stone (#1.2)" (1995)
 -  Referenced in the story Dougal tells Ted at the hospital
Evil Ed (1995)
 -  Poster on wall
Multiplicity (1996)
 -  Doug tells the doctor that he doesn't want the same thing to happen to him as what happens to Jeff Goldblum in The Fly.
Organ (1996)
The First Wives Club (1996)
Mad City (1997)
"Game-On: (#3.2)" (1998)
 -  Mandy quotes the film's tagline ("Be afraid. Be very afraid.")
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Projected Man (#10.1)" (1998)
 -  "We'll there's a fly in there"
"SpongeBob SquarePants: Jellyfishing/Plankton! (#1.3)" (1999)
 -  Plankton's computer analysis machine and it's onscreen read-outs are based on that of the computer used in this movie.
"Oz: Out o' Time (#3.8)" (1999)
 -  "Be afraid. Be very afraid."
"Cinéma, de notre temps: David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh" (1999)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Hollow Man (2000)
"Gilmore Girls: Rory's Birthday Parties (#1.6)" (2000)
 -  referenced by Lorelai
Earth vs. the Spider (2001) (TV)
 -  Both films are science fiction horror tragedies involving mild mannered and good hearted men who are unwillingly turned slowly, painfully and humiliatingly into insectoid monsters. Both unsuccessfully fight their insect natures, and both beg for death by gunfire with their little remaining humanity, and die before the women they love.
Bones (2001)
ReBoot: My Two Bobs (2001) (TV)
The Hours (2002)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (2003) (VG)
 -  Poster seen in movie theater
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) (TV)
 -  Wade mentions that a matter transporter might put one's insides on the outside, like the unfortunate lab animal in "The Fly".
One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (2003) (V)
 -  Mention once
"Tripping the Rift: Honey, I Shrunk the Crew (#2.3)" (2004)
 -  Mentioned by Gus
Shut Up and Kiss Me! (2004)
 -  Waitress asks "Would you like some coffee with your sugar?" which is a quote from The Fly.
Boa vs. Python (2004) (V)
 -  "He's probably got the whole crazy, bug-eyed Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum mad scientist thing going on"
Perfect Strangers (2004) (TV)
Film Geek (2005)
 -  in Scotty's 'favorite David Cronenberg films' list
Mansquito (2005)
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"SpongeBob SquarePants: Patrick SmartPants/SquidBob TentaclePants (#4.6)" (2005)
 -  Sandy's transporter machine and what happens when SpongeBob and Squidward enter it reference this movie
Pittsburgh (2006)
 -  Goldblum's past movies are mentioned in conversation
Acts of Violence (2006) (V)
 -  Mentioned once by the screenwriter.
The Remake (2006)
 -  One of the characters mentions this film during a conversation about remakes that were actually good.
"Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps: Finger Sniffing (#6.7)" (2006)
 -  Character talks about the food breaking down with vomit scene in detail.
"The Venture Bros.: Powerless in the Face of Death (#2.1)" (2006)
 -  During a conversation about teleporters, Dr. Venture references it as "that Jeff Goldblum movie."
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Witch Hunt (#4.6)" (2006)
 -  Abby, McGee and Tony are having a discussion about whether zombies should be fast or slow. Several movies are mentioned during the conversation. Among them The Fly.
Something Beneath (2007) (TV)
 -  dialogue: "be afraid, be very afraid"
Fulci Talks: The Man (2007)
 -  In the documentary Lucio Fulci talks about this movie
The Lucky Ones (2008)
 -  dialogue: "Be afraid, be very afraid."
"Heroes: Chapter Two 'The Butterfly Effect' (#3.2)" (2008/II)
 -  The changes Mohinder experiences after taking his serum closely mimics Seth Brundels transformation and reactions.
"Superjail!: Combaticus (#1.2)" (2008)
 -  the pod in which Combaticus is created is identical to the matter transport pod used by Seth Brundle in "The Fly"
"Heroes Unmasked: New Heroes on the Block (#3.2)" (2008)
 -  Referenced by name
"Transformers: Animated: Predacons Rising (#3.7)" (2009)
 -  Blackarachnia's experiment on Wasp and a real insect and the equpment used for it are references to this movie.
Sertoli, Sertoli, Sertoli (2009)
 -  'Stathis' character name.
District 9 (2009)
 -  The stages of Wikus's transformation are similar to those experienced by Seth Brundle: fingernails falling off, teeth falling out, vomiting up the creature's fluid, and pieces of his new body piercing his human flesh.

Featured in

David Cronenberg: Long Live the New Flesh (1986)
 -  Clips from the movie
The Fly II (1989)
Untitled 'Naked Lunch' Featurette (1991)
 -  Features a scene from The Fly
Naked Making Lunch (1992)
Monster Mania (1997) (TV)
 -  Film clips included
Wo ai chu fang (1997)
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV)
"The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg (#1.10)" (1999)
 -  Clips shown.
"Cinéma, de notre temps: David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh" (1999)
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV)
 -  clips shown
"SexTV: Dark Desires: Sexuality in the Horror Film (#5.15)" (2003)
 -  Clips from movie used in episode.
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini- series.
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of 'The Fly' (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
The Brundle Museum of Natural History (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
Transformations: Looking Back at 'The Fly II' (2005) (V)
 -  clip shown
"SexTV: Monstrous Desires: Sexuality and Horror/A Moment with... David Cronenberg (#8.2)" (2005)
 -  Clip from film is used in this episode.
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown

Spoofed in

Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti (1989) (VG)
 -  level three boss is a human-fly mutant, result of an accident with teleporter
Minnâ-yatteruka! (1995)
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror VIII (#9.4)" (1997)
 -  The segment Fly Vs. Fly is a parody of both the original The Fly and this remake of The Fly, most prominently, the remake.
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Little Nicky (2000)
ReBoot: My Two Bobs (2001) (TV)
Scooby-Doo (2002)
"Family Guy: 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter (#4.8)" (2005)
 -  In the opening, Stewie uses repicas of the teleporters in this movie to accidentally combine his DNA with that of his teddy bear mocking the plot of the film.

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