Fly, The

Fly, The

1986

Frightening, but extremely moving and romantic horror film; stars Jeff Goldblum as an over-ambitious scientist who accidentally merges with a housefly while conducting a bizarre teleporting experiment.

Something went wrong in the lab today. Very wrong.

Winner of 1 Academy Award

JBscale
86
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Sci-Fi and Fantasy - Horror
Length
1 hr. 35 mins.
US Theatrical Release
August 15, 1986
US Box Office
$37,585,252 (#2426 of 7542)
Global Office
$20,172,594 (#3058 of 4505)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Sci-Fi Violence/Gore

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
October 9, 2007
Acquired Date
July 11, 2013
Times Seen
4 Times
Last Watched
June 15, 2025

Actors

Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
Geena Davis
Geena Davis
John Getz
John Getz
Joy Boushel
Joy Boushel
Leslie Carlson
Leslie Carlson
George Chuvalo
George Chuvalo
Michael Copeman
Michael Copeman
David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
Carol Lazare
Carol Lazare
Shawn Hewitt
Shawn Hewitt

Directors

David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg

Producers

Stuart Cornfeld
Stuart Cornfeld

Writers

Charles Edward Pogue
Charles Edward Pogue
David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg

Awards & Accolades

  • 1986 Oscar : Makeup

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Fresh
93%
Tomatometer
75 votes
RT Fresh Certified
83%
Popcornmeter
3,619 votes
METASCORE
81
12 votes
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
211,227 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media