THE FLY AT FIFTY: THE CREATION AND LEGACY OF A CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION FILM by Diane Kachmar & David Goudsward
The Fly (1958), an American science fiction/horror film that was produced and directed by Kurt Neumann, and the film was a huge success, especially with stars such as David Hedison (credited as Al Hedison), Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, and Hebert Marshall. Who can forget the horrifying plea of the man turned into a fly? "Help me! Help me!" His wail and the startling close-up that followed etched permanently into the minds of science fiction fans worldwide. The story follows Andre Delambre, a devoted husband, a loving father and a brilliant scientist. When his body is found in his laboratory with his arm and head crushed by a hydraulic press, his wife Helene admits to having killed him. Believing Helene incapable of such a crime, Andre's brother slowly uncovers the truth - that an experiment with Andre's new teleportation device went horribly wrong and Andre persuaded Helene to assist him in suicide. When the American Film Institute distributed a ballot with 400 nominated movie quo