The Fly
7.6
“Be afraid. Be very afraid.”
When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
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Part of The Fly (1986) Collection
2 films
Cast
12 people
Jeff Goldblum
Seth Brundle
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Independence Day
Geena Davis
Veronica Quaife
Known for
Beetlejuice
Stuart Little
John Getz
Stathis Borans
Known for
Blood Simple
The Last of Us
Joy Boushel
Tawny
Known for
Look Who's Talking
Terror Train
Leslie Carlson
Dr. Cheevers
Known for
Videodrome
A Christmas Story
George Chuvalo
Marky
Known for
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
Michael Copeman
2nd Man in Bar
Known for
Storm of the Century
Fargo
David Cronenberg
Gynecologist
Known for
Alias Grace
Star Trek: Discovery
Carol Lazare
Nurse
Also in
The Brain
Lies My Father Told Me
Shawn Hewitt
Clerk
No other roles listed
Typhoon
Baboon (uncredited)
Known for
Shakma
Ann Green
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Known for
The Good Witch's Garden
David Cronenberg Director · Charles Edward Pogue Screenplay George Langelaan Author
Worldwide gross $61M · Budget $15M · United States release August 15, 1986
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$60,629,159
Gross vs. budget
4.0×
Production
SLM Production Group
Production
Brooksfilms
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States · Canada · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 15, 1986
Theatrical
United States · August 15, 1986
Theatrical
United States
June 19, 2014 · Premiere · Provincetown International Film Festival
Argentina
April 30, 1987 · Theatrical
Australia
January 8, 1987 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 16, 1987 · Theatrical
Canada
October 4, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
March 5, 1987 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 30, 1987 · Theatrical
Finland
January 16, 1987 · Theatrical
France
January 1, 1987 · Premiere · Avoriaz Film Festival
January 21, 1987 · Theatrical
December 7, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 3, 2017 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
June 5, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
June 18, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Présenté par Denis Revirand, Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
June 26, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
Germany
January 8, 1987 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 1, 1993 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
July 17, 2001 · Physical · DVD
November 7, 2024 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
October 9, 1986 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 25, 2015 · Premiere · Reyjkavik International Film Festival
India
November 3, 1987 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 3, 1987 · Theatrical
October 28, 2016 · Premiere · Horrorthon Festival Dublin
Israel
April 8, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
November 26, 1986 · Premiere · Milan
January 8, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
January 1, 1987 · Theatrical
September 24, 2015 · Digital
Mexico
May 22, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 15, 1987 · Theatrical
December 30, 2006 · TV · RTL 7
October 28, 2007 · Physical · DVD
April 19, 2018 · Premiere · Imagine Film Festival
Norway
May 21, 1987 · Theatrical
Peru
June 18, 1987 · Theatrical
Poland
February 1, 1988 · Theatrical
January 19, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
February 1, 1987 · Premiere · Fantasporto Film Festival
February 6, 1987 · Theatrical
Russia
August 7, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
October 9, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Africa
October 31, 1986 · Limited theatrical · Johannesburg
South Korea
August 13, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
February 9, 1987 · Theatrical
February 19, 1987 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
October 7, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
February 11, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona (Phenomena, Subtitled Version, Event)
Sweden
January 16, 1987 · Theatrical
December 3, 2004 · Physical · DVD
June 11, 2008 · Physical · Bluray
Taiwan
October 26, 2012 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
April 13, 2025 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
Türkiye
December 1, 1988 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
January 13, 2009 · TV
United Kingdom
February 13, 1987 · Theatrical
Uruguay
September 18, 1987 · Theatrical
XC
July 18, 1991 · Theatrical
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