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 | 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
4. THE FLY, 1958 Vincent Price, classic sci-fi horror film, David Al Hedison ...
27 jun 2023 · The story centers around the idyllic “Delambre” family: “André”, a scientist/inventor who works in his own basement laboratory and co-owns an ...
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
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Analysis of 'The Fly' – Infinite Ocean
3 mrt 2022 · In the case of this story, the return of the repressed has come in the form of imagining André as having his head and arm traded with the head ...
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 …
9. How Intimacy Creates Domestic Horror in "The Fly" (1958)
28 mei 2021 · Moreover, it's a story about a man who is torn between his work as a scientist and his role as a father and husband. It's Andre's ambition as a ...
This post will discuss the plot of The Fly in detail. Don't read until you've seen the film Kurt Neumann's The Fly is a startling sci-fi ...
10. The Fly (1958) - Movie Review
16 mrt 2024 · The story of The Fly is actually a really tragic one, and as different as the two versions are they both share that same tragic narrative; A ...
I’ve been watching a few old horror movies lately, and by “old” I don’t mean 80s and 90s old, I mean old old.It started around Halloween when I watched Psycho (1960), but I’ve since watched a few more like Night of the Demon (1957), The Birds (1963), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939), The Last Man on Earth (1964) and, just a few nights ago, the original of one of my favourite remakes.The Fly (1958)Much like The Thing (1982) I don’t feel it’s entirely accurate (or fair) to call the 1986 versio
11. The Fly (1958) - Filmsite.org
the rest of the story - in flashback - began a few months earlier, when Helene told about how her husband showed her his matter-teleporting or transfer device ...
The Fly (1958)
12. 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.
13. Review: The Fly (1958) - Our Culture Mag
19 mei 2017 · Told in flashback, the film tells the story of how Andre, a brilliant scientist, creates a matter transportation device. An object (or living ...
Parodied many times but never quite matched, The Fly (1958) remains a unique film amongst the pantheon of science-fiction thrillers from the 1950s. Despite some occasional slow pacing and some outdated social dynamics, The Fly is well-scripted, features some excellent performances, and has a grandiose musical score by Paul Sawtell. Bathed in lavish, saturated colour […]
14. The Fly - AFI Catalog - American Film Institute
A Sep 1958 HR news item notes that writer Arch Oboler sued the studio, short story author George Langelaan and Playboy magazine on the grounds that the film was ...
One late night at the DeLambre Frère Electronics Factory in Montreal, Gaston, the night watchman, hears strange noises emanating from the press room. After a bloodied woman runs from the press room and admits that she killed her husband Andre, one of the brothers who owns the factory, Gaston notifies François DeLambre of his brother's death. François then phones Inspector Charas, an old acquaintance, and asks him to go to the factory. When the jaws of the press are raised, they find Andre's body with its head and arm crushed, and François is baffled as to how Helene would know how to operate the complicated piece of machinery. After Dr. Ejoute, the family physician, declares that Helene is in a state of euphoric relief, Helene, calmly seated in her living room, admits that she killed her husband but refuses to explain why. As the inspector interrogates Helene, she is distracted by the buzzing of a fly. When the inspector asks to see Andre's laboratory, François is shocked that the
15. The Fly (1958) (Film) - TV Tropes
The Fly is a 1958 Sci-Fi Horror movie directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Vincent Price (who, contrary to popular belief, doesn't play the ill-fated ...
The Fly is a 1958 Sci-Fi Horror movie directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Vincent Price (who, contrary to popular belief, doesnât play the ill-fated protagonist), David Hedisonnote billed as "Al Hedison" (who does), …
16. The Fly (1958) - Midnite Reviews
17 okt 2017 · The Fly (1958) · Overview. After killing her husband Andre (Al Hedison) in a mechanical press, Helene Delambre (Patricia Owens) relays her story ...
General Information Director: Kurt Neumann Writer: James Clavell Cast: Al Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman, Betty Lou Gerson, and Charles Herbert Composer: Paul Sawtell Release Date: 7/16/1958 MPAA Rating: Not Rated Overview After killing her husband Andre (Al Hedison) in a mechanical press, Helene Delambre (Patricia Owens) relays her story […]
17. The Fly (1958) - Christina Wehner - WordPress.com
2 nov 2015 · The film really wants to deal with the theme of scientific hubris, the Frankenstein syndrome. A scientist is meddling with things he ought not ...
At the end of The Fly, I hardly knew whether to giggle or shudder. I tried a little of both. It’s that kind of movie. The concept is both chilling and silly. The movie opens with a woman, Hel…
18. The Fly (Film, 1958) - MovieMeter.nl
Plot The Fly. "If she looked upon the horror her husband had become... she would scream for the rest of her life!" Een briljante wetenschapper raakt ...
Sciencefiction / Horror film geregisseerd door Kurt Neumann. Met David Hedison, Patricia Owens en Vincent Price.
19. The Fly (1958) Is a Classic Horror Movie You Should Own
11 okt 2022 · It is a tale of man meddling in things man has no right to meddle in and what the consequences of those actions can be, in this case pretty ...
The Fly (1958) is a movie that Neil Gray is convinced is superior to the remake. Join him for a walk through the original creature feature.
20. THE FLY (1958) - Frame Rated
2 sep 2018 · A genius scientist invents a teleportation device for the good of mankind, but his careless experimentation ends in tragedy.
A genius scientist invents a teleportation device for the good of mankind, but his careless experimentation ends in tragedy.
21. Halloween 2019: THE FLY (1958) is Filled with Existential Dread That ...
21 okt 2019 · The broad strokes are the same: a scientist invents a teleportation machine, gets ahead of himself in the experimentation process, and ...
[This Halloween season, we're paying tribute to classic horror cinema by celebrating films released before 1970! Check back on Daily Dead this month for more retrospectives on classic horror films, and visit our online hub to catch up on all of our Halloween 2019 special features!] As a child of the ’80s, my primary version […]