The Fly II

"Like father. Like son."

1989 1h 45m EN

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5.8

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24%

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METACRITIC

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5.1

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 762🥫24%Rotten Tomatoes●36Metacritic★5.1IMDB · 25,770

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.

“Like father. Like son.”

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Cast

Eric Stoltz
Martin Brundle
Daphne Zuniga
Beth Logan
Lee Richardson
Anton Bartok
John Getz
Stathis Borans
Frank C. Turner
Shepard
Ann Marie Lee
Dr. Jainway
Garry Chalk
Scorby
Saffron Henderson
Ronnie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Walas
Writers: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, Frank Darabont
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Fly (1986) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chris Walas, shot by Robin Vidgeon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sean Barton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Eric Stoltz and Daphne Zuniga and Lee Richardson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Like father. Like son.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Chris Walas directs. Robin Vidgeon behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Sean Barton cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Fly (1986) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Chris Walas, shot by Robin Vidgeon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sean Barton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eric Stoltz and Daphne Zuniga and Lee Richardson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Like father. Like son.".
8IMDB entry: tt0097368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "monster", "experiment", "mutation", "transformation".
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robin Vidgeon
Original score: Christopher Young
Editing: Sean Barton
Production design: Michael S. Bolton
Costume design: Christopher Ryan
Makeup / hair: Sherry Linder-Gygli
Sound: Leslie Shatz
Stunt coordinator: John Wardlow
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $16,500,000
Box office: $38,900,000
Return: 236% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Fly II (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes: 24% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 36/100
IMDB rating: 5.1/10 · 25,770 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

3 nominations total

Part of

The Fly (1986) Collection

The Fly is a 1986 American science-fiction body horror film directed and co-written by David Cronenberg. Produced by Brooksfilms and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. Loosely based on George Langelaan's 1957 short story of the same name and the 1958 film, The Fly tells of an eccentric scientist who, after one of his experiments goes wrong, slowly turns into a fly-hybrid creature. The score was composed by Howard Shore and the make-up effects were created by Chris Walas, along with makeup artist Stephan Dupuis. The Fly was released on August 15, 1986, to massive acclaim by critics and audiences, with praise mainly regarding the special effects and Goldblum's performance. It grossed $60.6 million at the box office against its nine-million-dollar budget, becoming the largest commercial success of Cronenberg's career. A sequel, directed by Walas, was released in 1989.