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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300247598
Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6300247597
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 78 minutes
Sales Rank: 30236
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1959-07
Editorial Review:
Description:
The boundaries of science are pushed to the limit once more in this sequel to the ever-popular 'The Fly.' In this new thriller, Philippe, son of the ill-fated scientist who invented the matter transporter continues his fathers experiments. But once again nature and science combine with horrible results when Philippe is betrayed by his traitorous assistant, who's trying to steal the secret of the transporter for himself. Stuck with the head and limbs of a fly, Philippe takes spectacular revenge on those who have wronged him, yet must also return to being a complete man before the fly that now has his head is killed. Featuring Vincent Price as a friend and advisor to the young scientist, this motion picture was praised for it's acting and slick technical effects.
Amazon.com:
The plot device is so damned great that it simply had to be revisited: a scientist invents a device that transmits matter by disintegrating it in one chamber and reintegrating it in another. When he attempts to transmit his own body, he accidentally allows a fly into the chamber, and the resulting man-insect hybrid runs rampant across the Canadian countryside. Philippe, the son of that ill-fated scientist, is told the family history by a benevolent uncle (an oddly prim Vincent Price); possessed with the scientific will-to-know, he becomes determined to re-create his father's experiments. The legendarily silly costuming of the original Fly returns, and with it, the perplexing logic of transmogrification--it becomes difficult to decipher which of the man-insect hybrids we're meant to understand as possessing Phillipe's agency. The film is hampered by the lack of a strong female lead, and by performances by all principals that are disappointingly modern in their clear motivation and restraint. Almost normal--even by modern standards--Return of the Fly represents an interesting bridging piece between the arty, abstract, symbolist sci-fi aesthetic of the early '50s and the naturalist, highly mimetic, realist style that quickly came to dominate the genre. --Miles Bethany
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - "Help Me"
These two films are both frequently over-looked by people who only remember the David Cronenberg version from the 1980's.
Firstly let me say right from the start that I enjoyed both these films, regardless of any reservations I may have about them. They are good quality horror films of the 1950's. Overall I rate the first film slightly higher than the second one, because its in colour and mainly because the first film has a much better ending than the second, which is a little too Hollywood ... Read More
Rating:  - The Fly (1958)/ Return Of The Fly (1959)
These ORIGINAL films make the ( Goldblum films ) look like what they (and most remakes ) are bad copies.
Rating: - Would have been a good Twilight Zone episode.
The Fly is probably not as good as you remember. Oh yes, it does have that gorgeous 1958 CinemaScope sheen, and bears the distinction of being one of the few really big budget science fiction films from that entire decade. Alas, it is also a drawn-out, talky bore with some really obnoxious performances.
To begin with, the film spends about 25 minutes stringing along a pre "flashback" sequence. Not the worst idea, but it drags on and on. Vincent Price prances about like an effeminate dilbert and ... Read More
Rating: - A movie with a heart
"The Fly" is a definite must see because of Patricia Owens, her outstanding performance truly carries this movie. What an underrated performance she gives. From such a fantastical premise, Ms. Owens creates a most believable character, one in which the audience can emphathize with. In an odd way, for a movie about a man with a fly's head,it's heart is in the right place. Ms. Owens does what she does for the love of her husband and her son. Without her, this movie would be just like many other 50's sci fi/horror ... Read More
Rating: - DON'T PAY SELLERS CRAZY HIGH PRICES!!
They may have stopped printing these, but you can still get them for under 15.00 at Suncoast and bookstores. You don't have to pay 30.00 to 60.00. To hell with these guys. It just so happens this is slated for rerelease from Fox with extras. This is a great movie and so is Return of the Fly.
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