The Fly is a movie directed by David Cronenberg in 1986 and inspired by the book of the same name by George Langelaan, first published in 1957. The movie features Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson, George Chuvalo, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
Brilliant but eccentric scientist Seth Brundle meets science journalist Veronica Ronnie Quaife at a meet-the-press event held by Bartok Science Industries, the company funding his work. Seth is further inspired to reprogram the telepod to understand the makeup of living tissue, and he successfully teleports a second baboon.
Movie vs Book
Year
1986
Minutes
96
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Year
1957
Pages
61
Book Rate
8.00
S: Goodreads
Book
The Fly
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Kurt Neumann
User polls & recommendations
“I was impressed with Lynch's Dune, but it was not what I had dreamed of. I'll go back to the book and to the images that came out when I read it.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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