The Fly
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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.
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $61M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Fly actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Fly appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #28
Placed at #28 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Horror Movies Ranked #29
Placed at #29 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Fly returned 4.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $61M
- Release date
- Aug 15, 1986
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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