1. THE FLY (1958) (a film retrospective by Mark R. Leeper)
It is the story of a man who has just about anything a man could want and loses it all in a moment of hubris. Helene and Andre Delambre, the major characters, ...
THE FLY (1958) is a film that surprised even its producers. They knew the story was a little silly and expected only a modest return on the film from a mostly young audience. Even the film's name stars, Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall, could not take THE FLY seriously. The audience, on the other hand, found that there was much to respond to in the film. THE FLY cost $350,000 to make and grossed $3,000,000 on its release, considerably outstripping any expectation. Based on results of this film 20th Century Fox went on to make several other science fiction films. I would contend that the reason this film had the impact that it did is that it really is very much an archetypal story, an "Oedipus Rex" for the scientific age. It is the story of a man who has just about anything a man could want and loses it all in a moment of hubris. Helene and Andre Delambre, the major characters, have a warm and loving relationship and they love life. Andre himself just follows his curiosity as his profession, and that provides enough so they live very well. And in one moment of pride and carelessness it was all turned into horror. It is interesting to note that this is a film with no human--or even non-human--villains. Essentially, everybody wants the best for everybody else. It is basically people after a disastrous mistake struggling to put things right again. It is most unusual to have a horror film in which there is no ill-will. P...
2. The Fly (1958) | Horror Film Wiki - Fandom
It tells a story of a scientist who mutates into a grotesque human fly after one accidentally flew into his transportation machine and mixes their atoms. It was ...
The Fly is a 1958 American Deluxe Color science fiction-horror film in CinemaScope produced and directed by Kurt Neumann. The screenplay was written by James Clavell (his first), from the short story of the same name by George Langelaan. The film starred Vincent Price and David Hedison. It was released in 1958 on a double bill with Space Master X-7. It tells a story of a scientist who mutates into a grotesque human fly after one accidentally flew into his transportation machine and mixes their a
3. The Fly | Rotten Tomatoes
When scientist Andre Delambre (Al Hedison) tests his matter transporter on himself, an errant housefly makes its way into the transportation chamber, ...
When scientist Andre Delambre (Al Hedison) tests his matter transporter on himself, an errant housefly makes its way into the transportation chamber, and things go horribly wrong. As a result, Delambre's head and arm are now that of the insect. Slowly losing himself to the fly, Delambre turns to his wife, Helene (Patricia Owens), for help. But when tragedy strikes, Delambre's brother (Vincent Price) and Inspector Charas (Herbert Marshall) are forced to pick up the investigation.
4. The Fly | Sci-Fi Horror, Vincent Price, Remake | Britannica
The film focuses on Andre Delambre (played by David Hedison), a French Canadian scientist whose experiment with the transference of matter goes awry when a ...
The Fly, American science fiction horror film, released in 1958, that was among the most influential of its era’s myriad monster movies. The film focuses on Andre Delambre (played by David Hedison), a French Canadian scientist whose experiment with the transference of matter goes awry when a common
5. The Fly (1958) - Movie Review / Film Essay - Gone With The Twins
The heart of the story is a mad scientist's diabolical accident with the ordinary insect. “They wouldn't harm anything, not even a fly,” claims Francois.
A detailed and comprehensive film synopsis, analysis, and critique.
6. Analysis of 'The Fly' – Infinite Ocean
3 mrt 2022 · The Fly is a 1958 horror/science fiction film produced and directed by Kurt Neumann. It stars Vincent Price, Patricia Owens, David Hedison, and ...
I: Introduction The Fly is a 1958 horror/science fiction film produced and directed by Kurt Neumann. It stars Vincent Price, Patricia Owens, David Hedison, and Herbert Marshall. The screenplay was …
7. THE FLY, 1958 Vincent Price, classic sci-fi horror film, David Al Hedison ...
27 jun 2023 · Nearly all great 1950's science fiction films were rooted in Cold War paranoias, atomic technology anxieties, and/or fears of nuclear war, and “ ...
A chillingly fun science fiction horror classicThough sometimes overlooked, “The Fly” is a supremely fun example of 1950’s science fiction horror films. While it appears on many greatest 1950’s sci-fi movies lists, it can occasionally get pushed aside in favor of more common classics such as “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”, “The Incredible Shrinking Man”, “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”, or “The Day the Earth Stood Still”. And that’s a crime, because this unfolding mystery and love story r
8. The Fly (1958) | Hammer horror Wiki | Fandom
The film tells the story of a scientist who is transformed into a grotesque human–fly hybrid after a common house fly enters unseen into a molecular transporter ...
The Fly is a 1958 American science fiction horror film and the first installment in The Fly film series. The film was produced and directed by Kurt Neumann and stars David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, and Herbert Marshall. The screenplay by James Clavell is based on the 1957 short story of the same name by George Langelaan. The film tells the story of a scientist who is transformed into a grotesque human–fly hybrid after a common house fly enters unseen into a molecular transporter wi
9. The Fly (1958) - Kurt Neumann - film review and synopsis
One of the weirder science-fiction films to be made in the 1950s, The Fly has a blackly comedic off-the-wall charm that has helped to maintain its ...
An in-depth review of the film The Fly (1958), directed by Kurt Neumann.
