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The Fly Quotes

"If she looked upon the horror her husband had become...She would scream for the rest of her life!"

1958 · 1h 34m
70
Audience
70
Audience
12 quotes
The Consequences of Uncontrolled Scientific Experimentation
Taglines The monster created by atoms gone wild.
A Mysterious Invitation to the Lab
Helene Delambre André wants to show you something.
François Delambre In the lab? Well, what is it? Flat screen?
Helene Delambre It's better. No more questions. Come on.
The Limits of Knowledge and Understanding
Andre Delambre The more I ], the more sure I am I know so little. The ] ].
[[Knowledge|know; [Eternity|eternal; [paradox]
The Importance of Discovery and Possibility
Andre Delambre ] gives us ] to uncover the ] of ]. Without the ], nothing is possible.
[[God; [intelligence; [wonders; [nature; [gift]
Revolutionizing Transportation and Human Existence
Andre Delambre I can transport matter — anything — at the speed of ], perfectly. Of course this is only a crude beginning, but I've stumbled on the most important discovery since man sawed off the end of a tree trunk and found the wheel. The disintegrator-integrator will change life as we know it. Think what it means. Anything, even humans, will go through one of these devices. No need for cars or railways or airplanes, even spaceships. We'll set up matter-receiving stations throughout the ], and later the ]. There'll never be famine. Surpluses can be sent instantaneously at almost no cost, anywhere. ] need never want or fear again. I'm a very fortunate man, Hélène.
[[light; [world; [universe; [Humanity]
Desperation for Assistance in Transformation
The Fly Help! Help me! Please help me! Help me!
Murder and Responsibility in The Fly
Francois Delambre You've committed murder just as much as Helene did. You killed a fly with a human head. She killed a human with a fly head.
The Importance of Scientific Discovery
Francois Delambre The search for the ] is the most important work in the whole ] — and the most ].
[[truth; [world; [dangerous]
The Sacredness of Life and Innocence
Francois Delambre No, Helene and Andre believed in the sacredness of life. They wouldn't harm anything... not even a fly.
The Cost of Pursuing Truth
Philippe Delambre Why did he die?
Francois Delambre Well, Philippe, he died because of his work. He was like an explorer in a wild country, where no one had ever been before. He was searching for the truth. He almost found a great truth, but for one instant he was careless.
The Horror of Transformation and Its Consequences
Taglines If she looked upon the horror her husband had become... she would scream for the rest of her life!
Struggling with a husband's transformation
Taglines She had to kill the thing her husband had become—but could she?