The Fly (1958)

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  • Trailer for this horror starring Vincent Price

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Kurt Neumann

Producer:

Kurt Neumann, Robert L. Lippert

Release Date:

Jul 16, 1958

Runtime:

1hr 34m

Synopsis

A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.

Cast

  • Al Hedison
  • Patricia Owens
  • Vincent Price
  • Herbert Marshall
  • Kathleen Freeman
  • Betty Lou Gerson
  • Charles Herbert
  • Eugene Borden
  • Torben Meyer
  • Harry Carter

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Oct 17, 2019

    I think I now understand why Walter White was so obsessed with contamination in that fly episode of Breaking Bad.

    851 Likes
    sarah
    sarah
    Oct 20, 2021

    if my husband disintegrated my cat into a cloud of cat atoms i'd take great pleasure in squishing his tiny fly brain

    340 Likes
    scream queen
    scream queen
    Dec 21, 2024

    ‘58 is the Torah, ‘86 is the Talmud.  Maybe the cruelest story in the sci-fi canon.  It scares the boy a little but he loves it.

    330 Likes
    carrieandtracy
    carrieandtracy
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    Jan 29, 2023

    the remake is much better but this one has vincent price so i kinda have to like it

    315 Likes
    haley
    haley
    Oct 9, 2026

    RESEÑA EN ESPAÑOL AQUI SPOOKTOBER VII: AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS There wasn’t, isn’t, and never will be a person as obsessed with a fly as Patricia Owens in this movie. Even my mom, who was half-listening from the other room, asked out loud, “What’s the problem with that…

    158 Likes
    Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine
    Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine
    Oct 13, 2014

    Stripped of its well-known science fiction veneer and undercurrents of horror, Kurt Neumann's "The Fly" is simply a murder mystery told in flashback. It may be a mystery hinging on the death of a man who has become a monster, but, at its core, the film is a whodunit and…

    226 Likes
    Travis Lytle
    Travis Lytle
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    Jun 30, 2020

    Into space... a stream of cat atoms... it'd be funny if life weren't so sacred. That cat is still out there, haunting the internet.

    224 Likes
    Krautsalat
    Krautsalat
    Nov 1, 2025

    “Well I'm a human fly I-I spell F-L-Y I say ‘Bzz Bzz Bzz’ A-and it's just becuz I-I'm a human fly A-and I don't know why I got 96 tears and 96 eyes” - The Cramps Helping to pave the way for the body horror genre, The Fly cleverly hides the transformations behind a mystery.…

    163 Likes
    Digital Press
    Digital Press
    May 1, 2025

    The remake of the fly is one of my favorite horror films and definitely my favourite body horror so I’ve always been interested in seeing the original work. Honestly it’s pretty good it’s strange to see how it’s a complete different story and set up it’s more restrained and…

    153 Likes
    Sam
    Sam

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Top Reviews
  • Morgan
    Morgan liked
    The Fly

    i liked the little mystery they set up at the beginning :) the characters were super charming and i really liked their family dynamic, it was super sweet, the effects looked pretty good for the 50s too, fun lil movie

    🔥 1 4Y
    cool guy
    cool guy loved
    The Fly

    THIS MOVIE WAS SO CUTE much sweeter than the remake, i also want andrea in my bed

    🔥 1 4Y
    Eitan Koppelman
    Eitan Koppelman liked
    The Fly

    WOW. For 1958, this was impressive. To start off, yes, it’s in color for all of you that were wondering. A crazy scientist tries to create a teleportation machine. At first it works when he teleports small items, but teleporting himself goes really wrong… thrilling movie! 8.4/10

    3Y
  • Frogdor
    Frogdor liked
    The Fly

    A great concept for a film with an antagonist that truthfully isn’t antagonistic of his own volition. The characters of this film are all quite well written and the formatting of the plot is solid too.

    1Y
    jessica
    jessica liked
    The Fly

    this was a peculiar and seemingly original move to of been made in the time it was. i enjoyed how the story was way before it’s time.

    3Y
    L
    L liked
    The Fly

    I just curious why the brother had less of reaction than the wife

    3Y
  • Carson Jewell
    Carson Jewell is "meh" on
    The Fly

    I expected something different from this movie I don’t know why

    3Y
    Lorelei
    Lorelei loved
    The Fly

    This is so good. I’m really bummed out but that was so good

    2Y
    Evita
    Evita loved
    The Fly

    so good Better than the 1986 one

    3Y

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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Reviews
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The Fly is a study in how the boldness of new discoveries is compromised by science’s need for precision, but it’s also a nightmarish tale of a comfortable little family, and a nagging little buzz.

Metacritic review by Noel Murray
Noel Murray
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The Fly (1958) (1958)?
The movie is 1hr 34min long.
What's The Fly (1958) (1958) about?
A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.
Who's the cast of The Fly (1958) (1958)?
  • Al Hedison as Andre Delambre
  • Patricia Owens as Helene Delambre
  • Vincent Price as François Delambre
  • Herbert Marshall as Insp. Charas
  • Kathleen Freeman as Emma (Delambre maid)
  • Betty Lou Gerson as Nurse Andersone
  • Charles Herbert as Philippe Delambre
  • Eugene Borden as Dr. Ejoute (uncredited)
  • Torben Meyer as Gaston (uncredited)
  • Harry Carter as Orderly (uncredited)
Who's the director behind The Fly (1958) (1958)?
Kurt Neumann directed The Fly (1958) (1958).
Who produced The Fly (1958) (1958)?
Kurt Neumann and Robert L. Lippert produced The Fly (1958) (1958).