Fly, The (1986)

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Synopsis

Dir: David Cronenberg. Horror. Based on the short story by George Langelaan. After inviting a technology reporter (Geena Davis) to view his teleportation device, a scientist (Jeff Goldblum) inadvertently splices his own genes with the genes of a housefly during an experiment.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of profanity, cursing, scatological slang, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence, some in a horror context - some blood and gory detail
• Frequent portrayals of transformations and frightening scenes - some blood and gory detail, some involving animals
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - buttock nudity
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Hubris
• Technology and invention
• Power and control

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for gory scenes in a genre context

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