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The Fly (1986) - Spooky Spoilers! #525

Pappy, Josh, Brett, Kylo and Mikey discuss Jeff Goldblum's body a lot.


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When scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. Initially, Brundle appears to have undergone a successful teleportation, but the fly's cells begin to take over his body. As he becomes increasingly fly-like, Brundle's girlfriend (Geena Davis) is horrified as the person she once loved deteriorates into a monster.

Release date: January 1, 1986 (USA)

Director: David Cronenberg

Story by: George Langelaan

Distributed by: 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures

Adapted from: The Fly

Budget: $9–15 million

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