Movie
The Fly
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-08-15
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Status
- Released
- Production
- SLM Production Group, Brooksfilms
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle
- Geena Davis as Veronica Quaife
- John Getz as Stathis Borans
- Joy Boushel as Tawny
- Leslie Carlson as Dr. Cheevers
- George Chuvalo as Marky
- Michael Copeman as 2nd Man in Bar
- David Cronenberg as Gynecologist
- Carol Lazare as Nurse
- Shawn Hewitt as Clerk
- Typhoon as Baboon (uncredited)
- Ann Green as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Crew
- David Cronenberg - Director
- Charles Edward Pogue - Screenplay
- David Cronenberg - Screenplay
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