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The Fly
Directed by David Cronenberg
1986•1h 36m•R•★ 7.4
Drama / Horror / Science Fiction
Synopsis
A brilliant, eccentric research scientist invents teleportation pods and successfully teleports himself, unaware that a common housefly slipped into the transmitter with him, beginning a horrifying genetic fusion and bodily decomposition while a science journalist desperately watches the man she loves mutate into a monster. David Cronenberg's heartbreaking, Oscar-winning body horror tragedy starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
WriterDavid CronenbergCharles Edward Pogue
CinematographyMark Irwin
MusicHoward Shore
Principal Cast
Jeff GoldblumSeth Brundle
Geena DavisVeronica Quaife
John GetzStathis Borans
Joy BoushelTawny
Leslie CarlsonDr. Cheevers
George ChuvaloMarky
Michael Copeman2nd Man in BarDavid CronenbergGynecologist
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Runtime1h 36m (96 mins)
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DirectorDavid Cronenberg
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS, CA, GB
StudioBrooksfilms • 20th Century Fox
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