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The Fly (1958) was a Horror - Science Fiction Film directed by Kurt Neumann and produced by Kurt Neumann and Robert L. Lippert.

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Monsters and Matinees: It’s Earth vs. The Flying Saucers and Harryhausen is there to help

By Toni Ruberto on May 10, 2025 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Thoughts of flying saucers and alien invasions make me nervous. Though intrigued by the concept enough as a kid to watch movies and read books on the topic, the fact that flying saucers could be real freak me out. (I remember reading War of the Worlds when I was about 10 and pulling the shade dow... Read full article


Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

By Barry P. on Apr 7, 2024 From Cinematic Catharsis

(1956) Directed by Fred F. Sears; Written by Bernard Gordon and George Worthing Yates; Screen Story by Curt Siodmak; Suggested by “Flying Saucers from Outer Space,” by Major Donald E. Keyhoe; Starring: Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum and Grandon Rhodes; Available ... Read full article


Double Take: The Fly

By Barry P. on Mar 21, 2022 From Cinematic Catharsis

The Fly (1958) Directed by Kurt Neumann; Written by James Clavell; Based on the short story by George Langelaan; Starring: Al “David” Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman and Charles Herbert; Available on DVD and Blu-ray Rating: **** The Fly (1... Read full article


CURSE OF THE FLY

By Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 8, 2021 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Another first-time watch for me. This is the third classic "Fly" movie, after THE FLY and RETURN OF THE FLY, which were made in America in the late 1950s. CURSE OF THE FLY wasn't produced until 1965, and it was made in England. The co-producer was low-budget movie maven Robert Lippert, and the direc... Read full article


Monsters and Matinees: Still buzzing about ‘The Fly’ trilogy

By Toni Ruberto on Feb 8, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

It?s easy to think of the 1958 film The Fly in two words: ?help me.? That phrase ? often said in a silly high-pitched voice meant to mimic the film ? is from an iconic moment that still brings chills today. It’s so popular that the actors even signed autographs with “help me.” S... Read full article


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Quotes from

Andre Delambre: Help me! Help meeee!


Andre Delambre: It'd be funny if life wasn't so sacred.


Insp. Charas: I shall never forget that scream as long as I live...


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Facts about

In the scene where the fly with Andre Delambre's head and arm is caught in the spider's web, a small animatronic figure with a moving head and arm was used in the spiderweb as a reference for actors Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall. Vincent Price later remembered that filming the scene required multiple takes, because each time he and Herbert Marshall looked at the animatronic figure, with its human head and insect body, they would burst out laughing.
Patricia Owens has a real fear of insects. Director Kurt Neumann used this by not allowing her to see the makeup until the "unmasking' scene.
Uncredited producer Robert L. Lippert was able to make additional money from the success of this film. His own company, Regal Films, produced Space Master X-7 which 20th Century Fox used as the cofeature for this film.
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