A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.
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David Hedison
- Andre Delambre
- (as Al Hedison)
Eugene Borden
- Dr. Ejoute
- (uncredited)
George Calliga
- Club Member
- (uncredited)
Harry Carter
- Orderly
- (uncredited)
Bill Clark
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac
- French Waiter
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
- Club Member
- (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
- Gaston
- (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
George Nardelli
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Franz Roehn
- Police Doctor
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis film became the biggest box office hit of director Kurt Neumann's career, but he never knew it or even found out about it. He died one month after the film's premiere and only one week before it went into general release.
- GoofsWhen the fly with Andre's head and arm is first revealed to have been caught in the spider's web and his brother Francois is completely unaware of it, the fly is struggling in the web. The string used to make the fly shake is clearly visible.
- Quotes
Andre Delambre: [about the cat killed by the transporter] She disintegrated perfectly, but never reappeared.
Helene Delambre: Where's she gone?
Andre Delambre: Into space... a stream of cat atoms...
[sighs]
Andre Delambre: It'd be funny if life weren't so sacred.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Deadly Earnest's Spooky Colour Marathon (1975)
Featured review
One of the classic 50's sci fi films.
The Fly tells the story of an eager scientist named Andre Delambre. He is happily married and has a son. He has the perfect suburban life. That all changes when he invents a device that can transport inanimate objects, but it has trouble transporting live matter. When he tries it on himself, a fly gets into the chamber with him, and their particles mix up giving Andre the head and arm of a fly, and giving the fly Andre's head and arm.
The Fly isn't an overly terrifying film, but the plot is really interesting. The film starts off as a murder mystery, and slowly evolves into a mix of sci fi and horror as we see the transformed Andre Delambre's mind slowly seep away while being replaced with the fly's. The make-up is really good for a 1950's movie, and it's almost believable that the scientist's head was replaced with a giant fly head.
The characters in the film are all portrayed by great actors of the time, such as David "Al" Hedison as Andre/The Fly and horror master Vincent Price as Andre's brother Francois. The Fly offers up good acting and a great plot and should be recognized for its artistic effect on movies. If you're looking for a classic to watch, pick this up.
7/10
The Fly isn't an overly terrifying film, but the plot is really interesting. The film starts off as a murder mystery, and slowly evolves into a mix of sci fi and horror as we see the transformed Andre Delambre's mind slowly seep away while being replaced with the fly's. The make-up is really good for a 1950's movie, and it's almost believable that the scientist's head was replaced with a giant fly head.
The characters in the film are all portrayed by great actors of the time, such as David "Al" Hedison as Andre/The Fly and horror master Vincent Price as Andre's brother Francois. The Fly offers up good acting and a great plot and should be recognized for its artistic effect on movies. If you're looking for a classic to watch, pick this up.
7/10
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- Budget
- $700,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $1,501
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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