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The Fly
Summary: A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
Release Date: August 15, 1986
Director:
David Cronenberg
Runtime: 1 h 36 min
MPAA: R
Production: SLM Production Group, Brooksfilms, Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit
Distributor: CBS/Fox, Cinema Classics, Fox Network, Fox Video, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Scream Factory
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 15,000,000
Domestic: $ 40,456,565
International: $ 20,172,594
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