Return of the Fly

Return of the Fly

Out of the World of Atomic Mutation It Rises - With the Dread Curse of the Father Upon It!

Directed by Edward Bernds

Produced by Associated Producers (API), 20th Century Fox

195980 min6.1 / 10

A gothic sci-fi horror about scientific hubris and bodily transformation, where a young man becomes a grotesque hybrid creature through failed experimentation.

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into a horrible half-man, half-fly creature.

Questions people ask

  • Is Return of the Fly easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Return of the Fly end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Return of the Fly sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Return of the Fly violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Return of the Fly scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

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46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity64

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Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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