CANADA · 1986

The Fly

David Cronenberg
New Hollywood
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Synopsis

When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

Year1986
CountryCanada
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
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