The Fly (1958) | |
| Director(s) | Kurt Neumann |
| Producer(s) | Kurt Neumann, Robert L. Lippert (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Film Adaptation, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Mad Scientists, Monster |
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The Fly Overview:
The Fly (1958) was a Horror - Science Fiction Film directed by Kurt Neumann and produced by Kurt Neumann and Robert L. Lippert.
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
By Barry P. on Apr 7, 2024 From Cinematic Catharsis(1956) Directed by Fred F. Sears; Written by Bernard Gordon and George Worthing Yates; Screen Story by Curt Siodmak; Suggested by “Flying Saucers from Outer Space,” by Major Donald E. Keyhoe; Starring: Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum and Grandon Rhodes; Available ... Read full article
Double Take: The Fly
By Barry P. on Mar 21, 2022 From Cinematic CatharsisThe Fly (1958) Directed by Kurt Neumann; Written by James Clavell; Based on the short story by George Langelaan; Starring: Al “David” Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman and Charles Herbert; Available on DVD and Blu-ray Rating: **** The Fly (1... Read full article
CURSE OF THE FLY
By Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 8, 2021 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogAnother first-time watch for me. This is the third classic "Fly" movie, after THE FLY and RETURN OF THE FLY, which were made in America in the late 1950s. CURSE OF THE FLY wasn't produced until 1965, and it was made in England. The co-producer was low-budget movie maven Robert Lippert, and the direc... Read full article
Monsters and Matinees: Still buzzing about ‘The Fly’ trilogy
By Toni Ruberto on Feb 8, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogIt?s easy to think of the 1958 film The Fly in two words: ?help me.? That phrase ? often said in a silly high-pitched voice meant to mimic the film ? is from an iconic moment that still brings chills today. It’s so popular that the actors even signed autographs with “help me.” S... Read full article
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House (1921, Winsor McCay)
By Andrew Wickliffe on May 28, 2018 From The Stop ButtonThe Flying House does a lot in its eleven minute runtime. First and maybe foremost?it?s questionable given where the film ends up?it?s a successful, ambitious format change for the Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend comic strip. Adapted by its creator, McCay?who?s got his twenty-five year-old son, Robert, ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Helene Delambre: Where's she gone?
Andre Delambre: Into space... a stream of cat atoms...
[sighs]
Andre Delambre: It'd be funny if life weren't so sacred.
Andre Delambre: It'd be funny if life wasn't so sacred.
Insp. Charas: Did your brother ever experiment with animals?
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Facts about
The teleportation that causes Andre and the fly to switch atoms is never seen.
In the scene where the fly with Andre Delambre's head and arm is caught in the spider's web, a small animatronic figure with a moving head and arm was used in the spiderweb as a reference for actors Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall. Vincent Price later remembered that filming the scene required multiple takes, because each time he and Herbert Marshall looked at the animatronic figure, with its human head and insect body, they would burst out laughing.
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