“It's still brilliant and perfect, and profoundly moving—maybe Cronenberg's greatest and most perfect film; a horror tragedy that doesn't cop out, ever. Deftly combining aspects of romantic comedy, science fiction, gross-out midnight movie, and parable of the consequences of hubris, THE FLY also works as a metaphor for what happens to couples and individuals when the body breaks down, decays, or merely ages.” - Matt Zoller Sietz, Press Play
Sunday, July 12, 4:00 p.m. | When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
Awards & Nominations
1986 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Nominee, Best Actor
1987 Academy Awards - Winner, Best Makeup
1988 BAFTA Awards - Nominee, Best Special Effects
MUBI FEST CHICAGO | July 11–12, 2026
BETTER TOGETHER: A series of cinematic pairings that reflect and refract one another, exploring relationships as a shifting bond shaped by loyalty, desire, intimacy and power. Each film might echo or complicate the other, but they're always better together.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu