The Fly II
The Fly II is a 1989 American science fiction horror film directed by Chris Walas. The film stars Eric Stoltz and Daphne Zuniga, and is a sequel to the 1986 film The Fly, itself a remake of the 1958 film of the same name. Stoltz's character in this sequel is the adult son of Veronica Quaife and Seth Brundle, a scientist who became a human-fly hybrid as a result of an experiment gone awry, played by Jeff Goldblum in the 1986 remake. With the exception of stock footage of Goldblum from the first film, John Getz was the only actor to reprise his role, with another actress filling the Geena Davis role as Quaife in the opening birth scene. Unlike the previous film, this film received negative reviews.
Plot
Several months after the events of The Fly, Veronica Quaife gives birth to a larval sac and dies. The sac splits open to reveal a seemingly normal baby boy. Anton Bartok, the owner of the company that financed Seth Brundle's original teleportation experiments, adopts the child and names him Martin. Martin grows up in a clinical environment, tested and examined by Dr. Jainway and Dr. Shepard, two scientists under Bartok's employ. Martin's physical and mental maturity is highly accelerated, and he possesses a genius-level intellect, incredible reflexes, and no need for sleep. He knows he is aging faster than a normal human, but is unaware of the true cause, having been told his father died from the same rapid aging disease.
More details
author | Frank Darabont George Langelaan Ken Wheat Mick Garris |
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director | Chris Walas |
editor | Sean Barton |
events | human pregnancy mad scientist |
genre | horror science fiction thriller |
keywords | baby boy bungalow chloroform computer virus deform fly hidden camera housefly human form kill lock mutate run suffer think wait young man |
musicBy | Christopher Young |
producer | Steven-Charles Jaffe |
productionCompany | List of Brooksfilms productions |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
theme | body horror genetic engineering mad scientist monster movie science fiction horror science fiction thriller sequel shapeshifting |