The Fly (1986‪)‬

    • Common Sense Age 16+
    • Critics Consensus 93%
    • HD
    • CC

In a remake of the 1958 cult classic, a young scientist transforms himself into a fly in an experiment gone horribly wrong. Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point, Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man.

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In a remake of the 1958 cult classic, a young scientist transforms himself into a fly in an experiment gone horribly wrong. Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point, Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man.

    • Rent $3.99
    • Buy $15.99

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Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
127 Ratings

127 Ratings

93% TOMATOMETER

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

16+ COMMON SENSE

Classic '80s horror has some violence, gory moments.

Cast & Crew

Information

Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
Copyright

Languages

Primary
English (Dolby 5.1, Stereo, CC)
Additional

Danish (Subtitles), Dutch (Subtitles), Finnish (Subtitles), German (Subtitles), Italian (Subtitles), Norwegian (Subtitles), Portuguese (Subtitles), Spanish (Subtitles), Spanish (Spain) (Subtitles), Swedish (Subtitles), Turkish (Subtitles)

Accessibility

CC
Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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