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The Fly II
HorroRated verdict
- Directed by
- Chris Walas
- Written by
- Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, Frank Darabont, Mick Garris
- Produced by
- Steven-Charles Jaffe, Gillian Richardson, Mel Brooks, Stuart Cornfeld
Why it’s HorroRated
The Fly II can't match its predecessor emotionally but it delivers on the body horror and has a more straightforward revenge arc that gives it its own identity. Eric Stoltz is good in the lead. The practical effects team continues the grotesque work from the original. A solid follow-up.
Synopsis
Martin Brundle grows up accelerated inside a corporate facility surrounded by researchers who treat him as property. When he leaves to find a world he wasn't prepared for, his biological inheritance begins expressing itself. Eric Stoltz carries the lead well and the revenge arc in the third act gives the film a more satisfying shape than most sequels manage.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- February 10, 1989
- Runtime
- 1 hour 45 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
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