Return of the Fly
“Out of the World of Atomic Mutation It Rises - With the Dread Curse of the Father Upon It!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 56, rated by 1 admin.
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The next generation repeats the family's matter-transmission experiment with predictably unfortunate anatomical results. Knowing where the story is heading reduces the mystery, but the earnest laboratory business and conspicuous insect-human consequences make a serviceable vintage creature sequel.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 5/10
- Plot
- 6.5/10
- Effects
- 5.5/10
- Dialogue
- 5/10
- Rewatchability
- 6/10
“The family has retained all the equipment and very few lessons.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 56
Synopsis and movie facts
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.
- Released
- 1959
- Directed by
- Edward Bernds
- Running time
- 80 min
Starring
- Vincent Price as Francois Delambre
- Brett Halsey as Philippe Delambre
- John Sutton as Insp. Beecham
- David Frankham as Ronald Holmes, alias Alan Hinds
- Dan Seymour as Max Berthold
- Danielle De Metz as Cecile Bonnard
- Jack Daly as Granville (reporter)
- Janine Grandel as Mme. Bonnard
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 38126.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review finds that repetition removes the original film's suspense and surprise.
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