The Fly Film • 1986 • Horror, Science Fiction Watch trailer 70% 76% 80% 79% 83%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.Where to watch Streaming information by Cast & CrewDavid CronenbergDirector & ScreenplayCharles Edward PogueScreenplayGeorge LangelaanShort StoryJeff GoldblumSeth BrundleGeena DavisVeronica QuaifeJohn GetzStathis BoransJoy BoushelTawnyLeslie CarlsonDr. CheeversGeorge ChuvaloMarkyMichael Copeman2nd Man in BarDavid CronenbergGynecologistCarol LazareNurseShawn HewittClerkSee all cast & crew on IMDbDetailsStatusReleasedReleaseAugust 15, 1986OriginsUnited States of AmericaGenresHorrorScience FictionTagsanimal horroranimal researchbody horrorcommandingcreatureexperimentfly (insect)fly/human hybridfrightenedhalloweeninhome laboratorymeltingmonstermutantmutationparasite underneath skinpowerfulremakescientisttoronto, canadatragedytragictransformationExternal linksLinks AllMovie American Film Institute Apple TV Britannica Comic Vine Does the Dog Die? FilmAffinity Google Knowledge Graph Horror Archive IMDb Letterboxd MUBI Metacritic Netflix Plex Rotten Tomatoes TCM TMDB The Numbers Trakt Wikidata Wikipedia YouTube iTunes