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| − | {{ | + | '''''The Fly''''' is a 1958 science fiction horror movie by Kurt Neumann based on a short story by George Langelaan. The plot follows a scientist who accidentally mutates himself into a fly. One version of himself has a fly's head and paw but an otherwise human body, the other has the body of a fly with his head. The picture also had [[Vincent Price]] in a supporting role. In 1986, the film was remade by David Cronenberg starring [[Jeff Goldblum]] and [[Geena Davis]]. Both films have been frequently referenced on ''The Simpsons''. |
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| − | | | + | == References to ''The Fly'' in ''The Simpsons'' == |
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| + | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| As the bugs get electrocuted by Homer's bug-zapper one of them yells "Ow!" in a tiny, high-pitched voice, implying it's a mutated human fly like in 'The Fly'.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Fly Bart.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 9|9]]}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror VIII]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|The "Fly vs. Fly" segment is an entire parody of the film. Bart turns in a partial fly mutant thanks to a failed experiment. The scene where he is stuck in a spider's web parodies the 1958 original, while the more icky scenes reference the 1986 remake.}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Season 11|11]]}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror X]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Bart appears in the couch gag with a fly's head.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Frog Prince.png|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 13|13]]}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Frog Prince transformed by Bart is a reference to the final part of the 1986 film.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Moe spider.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 16|16]]}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|"[[Future-Drama]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|A mutated spider with Moe's head appears who claims: "A spider got into the cloning machine."}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Brundlefly.png]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 25|25]]}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Among the people seen in the [[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence]] is [[Brundlefly]].}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Season 25|25]]}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|"[[Married to the Blob]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| Comic Book Guy quotes "Help me!" and specifies it's a reference to "The Fly".}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Season 25|25]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|549}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[What to Expect When Bart's Expecting]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| A fly writes "Help me!" on a painting, in reference to the final scene of the 1958 film.}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Season 28|28]]}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|"[[Trust but Clarify]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Professor Frink's dryer looks like the scientific chamber from "The Fly".}} | ||
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| + | {{TBT|[[File:NOTLTHOH Maggie Fly.png]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror|Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Maggie]] is a playable character where she has been turned into a human-fly hybrid.}} | ||
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| − | == | + | === Books === |
| − | [[Veronica Quaife]]'s quote, "Be afraid. Be very afraid" | + | {{Table| |
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| + | {{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] cites [[Veronica Quaife]]'s quote, "Be afraid. Be very afraid" as one of the "Greatest Quotes of All Time".}} | ||
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| − | == | + | == Common cast and crew == |
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| + | {{TBT|[[File:Jeff Goldblum.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Jeff Goldblum]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Seth Brundle, the title character, in the 1986 remake.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[MacArthur Parker]] in "[[A Fish Called Selma]]".}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:40, April 15, 2024
The Fly is a 1958 science fiction horror movie by Kurt Neumann based on a short story by George Langelaan. The plot follows a scientist who accidentally mutates himself into a fly. One version of himself has a fly's head and paw but an otherwise human body, the other has the body of a fly with his head. The picture also had Vincent Price in a supporting role. In 1986, the film was remade by David Cronenberg starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. Both films have been frequently referenced on The Simpsons.
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