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[2] [3] Keanu Reeves was offered the role of Brundle but turned it down as he disliked the script. [4] Josh Brolin was passed after a failed audition for the role. [5] [6] The Fly II is an early entry in the filmography of Frank Darabont, who co-wrote the screenplay. [2] Tom Sullivan worked as a sculptor for the film's visual effects. [7]
The screenplay of the first film is based on a short story of the same name written by George Langelaan in 1957, presenting a scientist, André Delambre (David Hedison), who accidentally mixes his molecules with a fly in an experiment of his new invention, a matter transference device, and therefore transforms into a human-fly hybrid monster, leading to a series of inevitable tragedies.
"The Fly" reached #7 on the U.S. pop chart, #11 on the U.S. R&B chart, #5 in Canada, and #35 in Australia in 1961. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was featured on his 1961 album For 'Teen Twisters Only . [ 3 ] The song ranked #70 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1961 .
Dr. Seth Brundle, also known as Brundlefly, is a fictional character and the tragic hero in David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly.He is played by Jeff Goldblum.Brundle was the third of Goldblum's "nerdy scientist" roles and is one of his most famous roles to date.
Adventures of The Fly was cancelled with issue #30 (Oct 1964). [7] The Fly also appeared in short stories in some of Archie's other titles (The Double Life of Private Strong #1 and #2 both published in 1959), (Pep Comics #151, 154, 160 and Laugh #128, 129, 132, 134, 137-139) between October 1961 and January 1963.
The Fly, American science-fiction horror film by Kurt Neumann The Fly, remake by David Cronenberg of the 1958 film; The Fly II, 1989 sequel by Chris Walas to the 1986 film; The Fly, 2008 opera by Howard Shore, based on the 1986 film; The Fly, Yugoslavian cartoon by Vladimir Jutrisa and Aleksandar Marks
Christopher James Walas (born 1955) is an American special effects artist, make-up effects artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the film The Fly (1986), [1] for which he won an Academy Award and was nominated for two British Academy Film Awards.
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 .