Movie connections for
The Fly (1958) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Return of the Fly (1959)
Curse of the Fly (1965)

Version of

The Fly (1986)

Referenced in

A Wedding (1978)
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
Charade (1984)
"The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo: Scoobra Kadoobra (#1.2)" (1985)
 -  Scooby-Doo is turned into a fly and cries "Relp me!"
Beetle Juice (1988)
The Night of the Living Duck (1988)
Tetsuo (1989)
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (#2.3)" (1990)
 -  When a bug flies into a bug-zapper, you hear a tiny, high-pitched "ow" in a nod to this film.
Matinee (1993)
"Father Ted: Entertaining Father Stone (#1.2)" (1995)
 -  Referenced in the story Dougal tells Ted at the hospital
"The Fast Show: Three (#2.3)" (1996)
 -  Someone mentions a fly and a character starts talking about this film.
"Earthworm Jim: Darwin's Nightmare (#2.3)" (1996)
 -  "Help me!" in a high pitched voice.
Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Projected Man (#10.1)" (1998)
 -  "He'll come out half man and half wristwatch"
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
 -  Delilah mentions it to Stella.
Antz (1998)
"The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg (#1.10)" (1999)
 -  Mentioned in film.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Horrors of Spider Island (#11.11)" (1999)
 -  Crow: That's a pretty lame impression of David Hedison in "The Fly".
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
 -  When the llama Kuzco is in the jungle, he hears a fly screaming "Help me, help me!" as it is about to be attacked by a spider.
The Lost Empire (2001) (TV)
 -  At one point of the movie, Nick is transformed into a fly, but still has his own head. He's eventually grabbed by a bad guy who threatens to rip his wings off. In sheer terror, Nick yells "HELP ME!!!" like in the end of the original Fly movie.
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
"Tremors: The Sounds of Silence (#1.10)" (2003)
 -  Open reference by a character
Calendar Girls (2003)
 -  When Chris (Helen Mirren) wins the cake competition with one she bought from Marks & Spenser, she does an impression of David Hedison screaming (in a tiny voice) "Help Meeee." Hedison (turned fly) had gotten himself into trouble, but no one could hear his repeated pleas for help.
Half-Life 2 (2004) (VG)
 -  Barney says "I still have nightmares about that cat", a reference to the mishap with Dandelo the cat "disintegrated" in the movie.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)
 -  "Snake's mask was designed after the image of The Fly."
"Jeopardy!: (#22.39)" (2005)
 -  correct response in "Name That Movie" category
"SpongeBob SquarePants: Patrick SmartPants/SquidBob TentaclePants (#4.6)" (2005)
 -  Parts of SpongeBob and Squidward being merged together.
The Producers (2005)
 -  Nathan Lane's character shouts "Heeeeeelp meeee!" in a high-pitched voice, as in the Fly.
Casper's Scare School (2006) (TV)
 -  One of the students is a human fly
Smother (2008/II)
 -  myron mentions this while talking about his screenplay
"Ghost Whisperer: Horror Show (#3.15)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned by Melinda as one of the horror films a ghost is imitating.
Igor (2008)
 -  The brainwashing business is run by a man's body with a fly's head and a fly's body with a man's head.
Futurama: Bender's Game (2008) (V)
 -  The Dixie Chicks are all combined together in a matter-transporter accident, mocking the concept of this film.
Gameshow (2009)
 -  The supposedly-dead cockroach squealing "Help me!" as it's dumped into the stew.
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
 -  Dr. Cockroach's scenario is based off this film
District 9 (2009)
 -  In both films, the transformation begins with the left hand becoming a claw/pincer.
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
 -  a man has a giant fly head
Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) (TV)
 -  Dr. Cockroach's scenario is based off this film

Featured in

"Future Fantastic: The Incredible Shrinking Planet (#1.4)" (????)
 -  Clips shown.
It Came from Hollywood (1982)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Precious Images (1986)
Lucas (1986)
 -  Shown in theater scene.
Vincent Price: The Sinister Image (1988)
Little Monsters (1989)
Jack the Bear (1993)
 -  on television
"The X Files: Tooms (#1.20)" (1994)
 -  Playing on the TV while Mulder naps on the couch
Tales from the Far Side (1994) (TV)
Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)
 -  This film's theatrical trailer is featured.
Monster Mania (1997) (TV)
 -  Film clips included
Saturn (1999)
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV)
 -  clips shown
In America (2002)
 -  the movie is shown in a TV, the title is confirmed in the final credits
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of 'The Fly' (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
Transformations: Looking Back at 'The Fly II' (2005) (V)
 -  clip shown
"Bones: Two Bodies in the Lab (#1.15)" (2006)
 -  On TV in Booth's hospital room as he flicks channels

Spoofed in

The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge (1994) (VG)
 -  Malcolm can enter a Kyrandian transporter and emerge with a fly's head; to which he will instantly jump back in and emerge back to normal
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror VIII (#9.4)" (1997)
 -  2nd segment is a parody of this movie. Bart gets his DNA mixed with a fly's just like in this film.
Bees (1998)
 -  tiny bug screaming "Help me..."
"Dexter's Laboratory: Old Flame/Don't Be a Hero/My Favorite Martian (#2.28)" (1998)
 -  The Dexter-Spider character looks similar to the title character from the 1958 movie, except, his head is a spider's head with many eyes, and he has many arms
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
The Simpsons: Night of the Living Tree House of Horror (2001) (VG)
 -  Level based on the film plot
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
 -  when they get reassembled they have body parts all mixed up
"Tripping the Rift: Creaturepalooza (#2.11)" (2004)
 -  There are a fly-man on the planet and he gets eaten by Whip.
"The Simpsons: Future-Drama (#16.15)" (2005)
 -  Moe and his clone encounter a Moe/spider who then says "What? A spider got into the cloning machine" -a parody of the fly who got into the cloning machine in this film and had his D.N.A. mixed with the subject.
"Grim & Evil: Zip Your Fly/Puddle Jumping (#4.10)" (2005)
 -  In "Zip Your Fly", the plot of this episode echoes that of this movie
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
 -  Mike Teavee is shrunk inside a television, and as he is being flipped through the various channels, and just before his father picks him up he yells "Help me!" a few times in a high pitched voice because he's so small.
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
 -  Melding of two creatures
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  "Help me"
"Phineas and Ferb: Put That Putter Away/Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat? (#1.31)" (2008)
 -  The plot of "Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?" parodies this movie with its teleportation experiment gone wrong and body-switching
Evil Bong II: King Bong (2009)
 -  when a man is turned into a giant joint, he is shrunk down and his high-pitched voice can be heard saying "Help me"

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