Skip to main content

Plot

Considered fairly gruesome in its day, the original 1958 The Fly looks like Mister Rogers' Neighborhood compared to this 1986 remake. Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis star as Seth Brundle, a self-involved research scientist, and Veronica Quaife, a science-magazine reporter. Inviting Veronica to his lab, Seth prepares to demonstrate his "telepod," which can theoretically transfer matter through space. As they grow closer over the next few weeks, she inadvertently goads Seth into experimenting with human beings rather than inanimate objects. Seth himself enters the telepod, preparing to transmit himself through the ether -- but he doesn't know that he is sharing the telepod with a tiny housefly.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Horror
Run Time:
96min.
Theatrical Release Date:
06/26/1991
DVD Release Date:
10/04/2005
Distributor(s):
20th Century Fox
Director(s):
David Cronenberg
Starring:
Jeff Goldblum , Geena Davis , John Getz , Joy Boushel , Les Carlson
Themes:
Mad Scientists,Inventors,Mutants,Experiments Gone Awry
Tone:
Creepy,Ominous,Paranoid,Visceral,Grotesque,Poignant,Gruesome,Disturbing
Keywords:
experiment,fly [insect],metamorphosis,mutant,science-runs-amok,scientist,teleportation
Country of Origin:
USA (08-15-1986)
Language:
English