Who directed the 1986 science-fiction horror film The Fly?

David Cronenberg directed the 1986 science-fiction horror film The Fly.

The film stars Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle, a scientist whose teleportation experiment goes wrong when a housefly enters the machine. His body gradually transforms as human and insect characteristics merge, creating one of cinema’s best-known examples of body horror.

The Fly is a remake of Kurt Neumann’s 1958 film, which itself was based on George Langelaan’s 1957 short story. Cronenberg’s version changes the tone and structure, emphasizing physical deterioration, romance, disease, and the loss of identity.

Jeff Goldblum received a Saturn Award for Best Actor, and the film won the Academy Award for Best Makeup. Cronenberg’s direction is frequently associated with “biological horror,” a style focused on disturbing changes to the human body.