Thursday, September 28, 2017

The Fly (1958)


Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Directed by Kurt Neumann
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Fox)

A scientist experimenting with the teleportation of matter accidentally teleports himself with a fly. He ends up with a fly head and one fly arm. Hiding in the basement laboratory, he implores his wife to find the fly so that he can attempt to separate himself. However, she is unable to capture the elusive fly in the house or gardens. With his mind deteriorating, he convinces her to kill him and destroy the all evidence of his discovery. Literate sci-fi with some great special effects, but the final scene with its famous "help me, help me" line is more funny than scary, undermining the serious tone of the rest of the film.

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