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The Fly II

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The Fly II (1989)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:4

Rotten:11

Average Rating:4.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In this sequel to David Cronenberg's 1986 "The Fly" (a remake of the 1958 sci-fi classic) the son of the original Fly is raised in a laboratory under the watchful eye of Bartok, an evil scientist... In this sequel to David Cronenberg's 1986 "The Fly" (a remake of the 1958 sci-fi classic) the son of the original Fly is raised in a laboratory under the watchful eye of Bartok, an evil scientist who wants to exploit him. Born encased in an insect sac (which results in his mother's death), by the age of five the junior Fly is a fully grown adult and scientific genius. Before mutating into a horrible insect like his dad, he attempts to complete work on his father's teleportation machine, do away with Bartok, and have a love affair with a female research scientist. [More]

Starring: Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson, John Getz

Starring: Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson, John Getz, Frank C. Turner, Harley Cross

Director: Chris Walas

Director: Chris Walas
Screenwriter: Frank Darabont, Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat
Story: Mick Garris
Producer: Steven-Charles Jaffe
Composer: Christopher Young

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02/17/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

It has some of the most graphic blood effects I’ve seen, including a head popping like a zit under and elevator and a man whose face is dissolved away in corrosive fly vomit.

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10/04/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

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07/18/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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05/19/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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05/11/04
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

What a buzz! lots of fun

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11/18/03
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Worthless sequel to a very good film.

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10/15/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The less said about The Fly 2, or Son of Brundlefly, the better.

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07/23/03
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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It's got nothing on Cronenberg's original - or the Vincent Price classic, but it is an disgustingly cool continuation of the story.interesting

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02/10/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)

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11/12/02
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Another unnecessary sequel with gross-out special effects.

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08/30/02
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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07/26/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Vicious, ugly and brutal. That's the good news, because the first two acts are pretty dull.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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07/25/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

actually grosser than the first film, but is also far more clumsy

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
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01/01/00
Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington
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