![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The genuinely icky concept definitely had legs: Fox followed it up with two cheap sequels. Presented in color and stereophonic sound, The Fly was promoted with mysterious ads promising horrors unknown. If images can be broadcast from one location to another, why not objects? Langelaan's disturbing story was an obvious choice for the big screen. The writer probably found his inspiration the moment he heard an explanation of the workings of television. His box office hit The Fly originated with a 1957 short story by George Langelaan, first published in Playboy. Lippert made several science fiction thrillers for 20th Fox release (such as She-Devil) under the Regal Films banner. Paramount hired William Alland away from Universal to produce The Space Children and Colossus of New York, and made a killing by distributing Jack H. Written by James Clavell from a story by George LangelaanĪlthough cheaply made independent monster movies about mutated bugs had already been packing the drive-ins for a couple of summers, it wasn't until 1958 that the major studios stepped in looking for easy pickings. Starring Al (David) Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman, Charles Herbert.Īrt Direction Theobold Holsopple, Lyle R. ![]()
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