Dont try to think about the confusing lineage of the delambre family. Brian donlevy, burt kwouk, george baker, carole gray. This horror movie, the third and final entry in the fly series, features a failed teleportation device, a mad scientist, a fugitive from a looney bin, and a closet full of mutants. Just for further info, i actually ordered the dvd at first to complete the collection, but the dvd was in pal format. All the trivia you can handle about curse of the fly, 1965, directed by dan sharp, with brian donlevy, george baker, carole gray. A list of films produced in the united kingdom in 1965 see 1965 in film.
The original story first appeared in the june 1957 issue of playboy magazine and was immediately snapped up by 20th century fox for development. Released 1965, the curse of the fly stars brian donlevy, carole gray, george baker, yvette rees the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. This film was rarely seen for many years, as it was the only entry in the trilogy to never to receive a videotape or laserdisc release. Curse of the fly 1965 approved 86 min horror, scifi, drama may 1965 usa patricia stanley breaks out of a mental hospital and is picked up by passing motorist martin delambre. I even prefer it to the david cronenbergjeff goldblum. Expecting some typically cheap, cheesy 60s b horror film, i instead found a film that captured my attention with a better than average storyline, good acting, interesting, if dated, theories on teleportation, and some rather subtle humor. Victor frankenstein peter cushing is a brilliant scientist willing to stop at nothing in his quest to reanimate a deceased body.
Curse of the fly 1965 letterboxd your life in film. Don sharp the franchise laid dormant for 6 years before returning in 1965 with. Return of the fly the fly ii the curse of the mummys tomb the fly. Curse of the fly is a sequel to the 1959 film return of the fly, although it does not yield its star, vincent price. Curse of the fly is a sequel to the 1959 film return of the fly, although it. Brian donlevy, george baker, carole gray, don sharp, robert l. Buy curse of the fly movie posters from movie poster shop. Motorist martin delambre attempts to keep evidence of his familys bizarre experiments in teleportation hidden from his wife, who is hiding secrets of her own. Motorist martin delambre attempts to keep evidence of his familys bizarre experiments in teleportation hidden from his wife, who is hiding. Curse of the fly may well be a surprise to you, as it was to me. It was released in 1965, and unlike the other films in the series was produced.
As often happens with sequels, lowbudgets can really become the achilles heel of a movie, and curse of the fly is no exception. While driving home, martin delambre, the grandson of the turnedintoa fly andre from the past films comes across one patricia gray running in the night, and gives her a lift since since she barely has any clothes on. The film was directed by don sharp and the screenplay was written by harry spalding. The two following black and white sequels, return of the fly and curse of the fly, both produced by associated producers, were released in 1959 and 1965 respectively. For the film to even have a fighting chance, continuity has to take a back seat. By the time the curse of the fly was released, films were already starting to try to move on and be more progressive and the curse of the fly feels like a poor throwback. Curse of the fly is one of those frustrating movies that youre not quite sure how to take.
Despite this, curse has a lot to offer especially if you appreciate a more cerebral approach. The curse of the fly 1965 feature horror, scifi, drama. The film spawned two sequels, return of the fly in 1959 and curse of the fly in 1965. Mar 19, 2011 six years passed between the making of return of the fly and 1965s curse of the fly. The fly collection the fly return of the fly the curse. Return of the fly the fly ii the curse of the mummys tomb. Curse of the fly 1965 don sharp the movie title stills. Its not a bad little scifi yarn, but, as a film in the fly series, its pretty terrible on two fronts. Curse of the fly is the second and final sequel to the 1958 version of the fly. Curse of the fly movie posters from movie poster shop. Oct 08, 2012 the curse of the fly is one of those poor 60s scifi horror films that tried to be a 50s scifi film and failed. Curse of the fly follows once again, henri delambre brian donlevy, who despite having been almost destroyed by his father teleportation machine in. A 1997 biography show on the life of vincent price offers clips from a lot of the actors work, not just fox films. Of all three movies, though, my surprise favorite was curse of the fly.
The fly collection the fly, return of the fly, the curse of. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Unlike the two previous films, nobody turns into a fly hybrid in this one. Curse of the fly 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The fly collection the fly 1958, return of the fly 1959, and the curse of the fly 1965, plus a bonus disc featuring special features. This film is a sequel to the fly twentieth centuryfox, 1958 and return of the fly twentieth centuryfox, 1959. Jun 07, 2017 return of the fly isnt quite the film the fly is, but it is a worthy successor. That said, whats impressive about curse of the fly is that it paints a. Only one year has separated return from the original the fly, though in the story line fifteen years have elapsed in the lives of the delambre family. There was also a remake of the same name in 1986 directed by david cronenberg, which itself had a sequel, 1989s the fly ii. The film was directed by don sharp and the screenplay was written by harry spalding curse of the fly was rarely seen for many years, as it was the only entry in the entire fly film trilogy that did not receive a. A fourth the fly collection disc of horrors contains most of the extras. The curse of the fly 1965 scantily clad patricia stanley carole gray breaks out of a mental hospital and is picked up by passing motorist martin delambre george baker. Find out when and where you can watch curse of the fly on tv with the full listings schedule at.
The first film of the series, the fly, was produced and distributed by 20th century fox in 1958 as a colour film. This reputation extended to the third and final film, 1965 s curse of the fly, which is often labeled unfairly as one of the bad sequels when actually, it is a minor jewel of science fiction. Harry spalding the third and final chapter to the fly trilogy. Curse of the fly 1965 approved 86 min horror, scifi, drama may 1965.
Just for further info, i actually ordered the dvd at first to complete the collection, but the dvd. Dec 11, 20 obsessed scientist andre delambre invents a matter transmitter with horrifying repercussions. The second sequel to the fly 1958, released in 1965. Remember that scientist that was trying to perfect a matter transportation machine but got fused with a fly when one of the little critters got into the transporter with him. Movie typography from curse of the fly 1965, directed by don sharp, starring brian donlevy, george baker, carole gray, yvette rees, burt kwouk. Director kurt neumann, don sharp, edward bernds star brett halsey, brian donlevy, george baker, carole gray, vincent price, david hedison, patricia owens. Unfollow curse of the fly to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Though he has had varying degrees of success with the device, he decides to use himself in a human. The fly franchise began in 1958 with the release of the original film, which was successful enough to spawn two sequels, a remake, and a sequel to that remake. Overview of curse of the fly, 1965, directed by dan sharp, with brian donlevy, george baker, carole gray, at turner classic movies.
It was released in 1965, and unlike the other films in the series was produced in the united kingdom. Read the full synopsis of curse of the fly, 1965, directed by dan sharp, with brian donlevy, george baker, carole gray, at turner classic movies. The success of the film encouraged lippert to hire clavell to make his directorial debut with five gates to hell 1959. Curse of the fly has a few things going for it, but a lot less than return of the fly, which had less than the fly. It actually wasnt too bad, despite not having vincent price. In 1957, author george langalaan published a short story entitled the fly in an issue of playboy magazine. This collection pays tribute the fly in all the characters classic incarnations with 1958s the fly, 1959s the return of the fly, 1965 s the curse of the fly, as well as bonus material. Of the three original films that make up the fly trilogy, 1965s curse of the fly is clearly my favorite. Curse of the fly, the third and final installment of the original series, doesnt get the respect of the first two fly movies because, outside of a photo, there is no monster in the film. Nov 06, 2008 the end of the fly trilogy made in 1965 minus vincent price and the fly itself in britain.
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