An American science-fiction horror film series based on the short story "The Fly" by George Langelaan. It was followed by two sequels, Return of the Fly, and Curse of the Fly.
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 3 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$3M
Cumulative box office receipts
Total Production Budget
$700K
Combined studio investments
Average Gross / Film
$1M
Average theatrical return
Commercial Multiple
4.29x
Worldwide Gross vs Budget
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Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.
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.
The son of the inventor of a matter-transporter, which turned him into a monster when he tried to transport himself along with a tiny housefly, continues to pursue his father's experiment, while his own two sons attempt to extricate him, themselves and the family name from further disaster and scandal.