The Fly (1986) Movie Review / Rant
9Movie review / rant on The Fly, the 1986 remake now streaming on Hulu.
The Fly
Directed by David Cronenberg
Produced by Stuart Cornfeld[1]
Screenplay by
Charles Edward Pogue
David Cronenberg
Based on The Fly
by George Langelaan
Starring
Jeff Goldblum
Geena Davis
John Getz
Music by Howard Shore
Cinematography Mark Irwin
Edited by Ronald Sanders
Production
company
Brooksfilms
SLM Production Group
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
August 15, 1986
Running time
96 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $9[2]–15 million[3]
Box office $60.6 million
The Fly is a 1986 American science-fiction body horror film directed and co-written by David Cronenberg. Produced by Brooksfilms and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. Loosely based on George Langelaan's 1957 short story of the same name, the film tells of an eccentric scientist who, after one of his experiments goes wrong, slowly turns into a fly-hybrid creature. The score was composed by Howard Shore and the make-up effects were created by Chris Walas, along with makeup artist Stephan Dupuis.
The film was released on August 15, 1986 to massive acclaim by critics and audiences, with praise mainly regarding the special effects and Goldblum's performance. It grossed $60.6 million at the box office against its nine-million-dollar budget, becoming the largest commercial success of Cronenberg's career. Walas and Dupuis' work on the film resulted in their winning an Academy Award for Best Makeup, the only film directed by Cronenberg to win an Oscar. A sequel, directed by Walas, was released in 1989.