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Brett Halsey, Dan Seymour, Danielle De Metz

Years after his scientist father met a unique and gruesome end as a grotesque man-fly hybrid, Philippe Delambre (Brett Halsey) is determined to carry on his dad's dubious work. With the help of his un...( read more  read more... )cle François (Vincent Price), Philippe re-creates his father's matter transmission device. But the machine still has a few bugs in it. Philippe soon finds himself sharing his father's fate with horrifying results in this classic sci-fi sequel.

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Directed by: Edward Bernds, Edward L. Bernds

Release Date: August 28, 1959

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DVD Release Date: September 11, 2007

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  • stopitgoaway
    May 3, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    Obviously, this sequel is nowhere near as good as the original 1958 film 'The Fly', but despite obviously being a cheap follow-up and working from a story that basically just rips off the first film, there are some good ideas here and the film is definitely worth watching. The on...( read more)ly actor to return from the original movie is Vincent Price, but the story does lead directly on as in true horror sequel style, in this film we follow the fortunes of the original scientist's son, who naturally decides to follow on his father's experiments. Price isn't the only thing that was recycled for this film, however, as the film was apparently written to incorporate sets from the original, although this does make sense considering how the story follows on. The hapless scientist this time is Philippe Delambre, son of Andre Delambre, and a man who has decided to rebuild the transportation device. Along with his friend Alan Hinds and uncle Francois Delambre, they conduct a series of experiments in the hope of succeeding where Andre failed...but naturally, as nothing runs smoothly in a horror film, events take a turn for the macabre...

    I'm guessing that black and white film was cheap around 1959 as despite the fact that the original film was shot in colour, this one is in black and white. However, I actually prefer films like this in black and white, so this wasn't a problem for me. Vincent Price took a backseat in the original film, but as his star was rising by the release of this follow-up; he gets a more central role, although he still doesn't appear enough if you ask me. His role here isn't one of his strongest, but anything that features a performance from the great Mr Price is well worth seeing if you ask me. It has to be said that most of the performances (and dialogue) in this film are pretty ridiculous, but among the rest of the cast Brett Halsey, an actor who would go on to make Italian films along with this likes of Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci, stands out as the unlucky scientist. The film obviously isn't very graphic; although it's slightly more violent than the first film, and the transporter machine is put to much better use here. The special effects are inventive too, and work well despite obviously not costing much. Overall, this is at least a worthy follow-up, which while not as great as the original; has its moments and is worth seeing.
  • bradwest
    February 3, 2009
    bradwest
    More a mystery with SF/Horror elements thrown in. What else are you going to do when your title character died in the last movie?
  • Stinger839
    January 26, 2009
    Stinger839
    Originally made for television, cheesier and less resounding than its predecessor. Still a great B movie for a Friday night.
  • threefolddado
    June 30, 2008
    threefolddado
    Okay sequel.
  • 53cold
    March 17, 2009
    53cold
    Heeelp me, Help meeeee. LOL
  • kcddck
    December 5, 2008
    kcddck
    Vincent Price was decent in this, but this did have too many flaws.
  • SpAzZyM
    November 3, 2008
    SpAzZyM
    Lacks the suspense of the original. The new fly-man hybrid looks lame due to the oversized head. Price is again great at his role, and the revenge aspect between Alan and Philippe is a great element. The creepiness given by the sound of the Fly's leg dragging against the ground i...( read more)s also a little creepy. Another average sequel that delivers nothing new or special.
  • Skoit7Up
    October 20, 2008
    Skoit7Up
    Vincent Price reprises his role from The Fly and becomes the reluctant helper to the original fly's son. Similiar results ensue though not due to the son but a greedy crook. The sound of the Fly's foot dragging is eerie and adds to the scenes that the Fly is in.
  • casy59
    December 9, 2007
    casy59
    Excellant Horror Classic !

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