The Fly

"Be afraid. Be very afraid."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

4,828 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nomination

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$15.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$60.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$45.6M

ROI: +304%

Budget Recovery404% of budget

$0|Budget: $15.0M|Revenue: $60.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

87.6K

Daily Avg

1.5K

7-Day Trend

+16%

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Wikipedia

Based On

The Fly

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Toronto

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1 Location Found

Themes & Subjects

#madscientist

Series & Franchise

Part of

The Fly

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

The Fly II

1989

Characters

Seth Brundle

Played by Jeff Goldblum

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Mark Irwin

Film Editing

Ronald Sanders

Music / Score

Howard Shore

Production Companies

Brooksfilms

Distributors

MOKÉPNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Fly

Available in 84 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	Tubi TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Disney Plus, Crave, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	Disney Plus	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

Germany18

France12

JapanR15+

Argentina+16

Brazil14

Denmark15

+9 more countries

Production

Director

David Cronenberg

Writers

Charles Edward Pogue, David Cronenberg, George Langelaan

Production Companies

SLM Production GroupBrooksfilms

Cast

Jeff Goldblum

Seth Brundle

Geena Davis

Veronica Quaife

John Getz

Stathis Borans

Joy Boushel

Tawny

Leslie Carlson

Dr. Cheevers

George Chuvalo

Marky

Michael Copeman

2nd Man in Bar

David Cronenberg

Gynecologist

No Image

Carol Lazare

Nurse

No Image

Shawn Hewitt

Clerk

Typhoon

Baboon (uncredited)

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Ann Green

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Tags & Keywords

monsterexperimentmutationtoronto, canadamutanttransformationhalloweenremakecreaturescientistbluntpsychoticparasite underneath skinfly (insect)disturbed

External Links

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Frequently Asked Questions

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The Fly (1986) Collection

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