19861h 36mDir. David Cronenberg

The Fly

Name: The Fly
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1986-08-15
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson

“Be afraid. Be very afraid.”

HorrorScience Fiction

4.5 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.5 ★vs2nd Half: 4.5 ★

CineFriendz Split-Rating Metric (Pacing & Climax breakdown)

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.

Starring:Jeff Goldblum,Geena Davis,John Getz,Joy Boushel,Leslie Carlson

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Jeff Goldblum

Seth Brundle

Geena Davis

Veronica Quaife

John Getz

Stathis Borans

Joy Boushel

Tawny

Leslie Carlson

Dr. Cheevers

George Chuvalo

Marky

Michael Copeman

2nd Man in Bar

David Cronenberg

Gynecologist

Carol Lazare

Nurse

Shawn Hewitt

Clerk

Typhoon

Baboon (uncredited)

Ann Green

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Key Production Crew

Director

David Cronenberg

Screenplay & Writers

David Cronenberg, Charles Edward Pogue, George Langelaan

Cinematography

Mark Irwin

Original Score

Howard Shore

Producers

Stuart Cornfeld

Film Details

Budget$15,000,000

Box Office Revenue$60,629,159

Original Languageen

Production Studios

SLM Production GroupBrooksfilms

Keywords & Themes

#monster#experiment#mutation#toronto, canada#mutant#transformation#halloween#remake#tragedy#creature

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.5

You probably can guess the basic plot just by means of the title and the cover art. A scientist gets teleported with a fly and turns into a fly-human hybrid. What you may not be able to guess is that the film is a one of...

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