Michael Brandon, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Mimsy Farmer
A musician is stalked by an unknown killer who's blackmailing him for an accidential killing of another stalker. But is everything what it appears to be?
DVD Release Date: February 24, 2009
Stats: 96 reviews
Certainly the weakest part of Dario Argento's so-called 'Animal Trilogy' of gialli, this has been unavailable--at least legally--for many years now and ought to be let out of the vaults. Michael Brandon is efficient but charmless as the hero and the plot is outrageous, but there'...( read more)
Argento's hard-to-find third movie, a drummer of a rock band (Michael Brandon) is being taunted by a killer, who has taken photos which suggest he stabbed another man. He keeps having a weird decapitation dream. He is assisted by his grimey friend Diomede (Bud Spencer) and a flir...( read more)
The very best of Argento's early gialli, Four Flies on Grey Velvet is pure, breathless cinema. Every moment seems like Argento is reinventing the thriller genre for Italian audiences, taking a cue from Bava but working on his own particular style. Here we have a giallo in which...( read more)
In the story alone, this film is just decent and nothing more. But the oddness of the different sort of characters and comedic touches elevates the plot.
Let's also not forget Mr. Argento artful directorial stamp that results in making this film miles above the average giallo.
Final in "The Animal Trilogy". Good engaging thriller in which you can clearly see a young Argento experimenting with visual tricks and editing that later he would do better in other films. The acting is good, the cast is very good, as well as the soundtrack.
An amazing film and one of Dario Argento's best. It's a great suspense thriller full of surprises. The film making is like no other and has some of the most obscure shots. The acting is decent, yet distant, giveing a bizarre twist to the experience. It is by far one of the most b...( read more)
Until recently 4 Flies On Grey Velvet was practically impossible to see....at least in a version were you could make out shapes and details!
The most stylish of his Animals trilogy 4 Flies is also his goofiest. Not that its a bad thing, its just odd. The gay detective whos never...( read more)
An early, obscure giallo by then up-and-coming horror maestro Dario Argento, "Four Flies" is a skillfully crafted exercise in sustained tension that revolves around a young musician tormented first by a stalker, then by a sinister psychopath who's out to destroy his life. Though ...( read more)
This film is book ended by a psychadelic musical opening and ends with a really cool car crash that Tarantino probably ripped off for 'Death Proof'. In between there's the usual Giallo staples: an alternating thrilling/boring pace and a flamboyantly gay private detective.
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