Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
The classic sci-fi thriller "The Fly" stars David Hedison (TV's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea") as a scientist who experiments on himself with his new teleportation device--but in the process, a tiny fly enters the chamber with him. "Return of the Fly" takes place 15 years later when the scientist's son (Brett Halsey) takes up where his father left off. There will be a discussion with Hedison and Halsey between films.
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Seeing this movie on the big screen was great and meeting David Hedison and Brett Halsey in person was even better. Hearing their stories of the making of the fly was fantastic!
2 great movies. Not the Jeff Goldblum one, thank God. The 2 stars were there and interviewed -- David Hedison (now 81) and Brett Halsey. Also, the LA Opera fly swatter was really cool!
It was very enjoyable. I've done volunteer work at the Egyptian and I just love that theatre! It has such a sense of history about it and the seats are nice. I also really love their balcony, which is hardly ever crowded, either because most people prefer the main floor or lodge seating, or because they just don't know about the balcony. <g> So we watched the first feature from the lodge seats and the second one from the first row of the balcony.
"The Fly"
1958, 20th Century Fox, 94 min.
"If she looked upon the horror her husband had become...she would scream for the rest of her life!" Director Kurt Neumann’s classic sci-fi thriller with David Hedison (TV’s "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea") as the pioneering Canadian scientist Andre Delambre who experiments on himself with his new teleportation device. But in the process, a tiny fly enters the chamber with him, producing a horrifying result. Patricia Owens is Hedison’s faithful wife trying to deal with the terrifying consequences, with the help of Hedison’s brother, Vincent Price. Herbert Marshall is the incredulous police inspector.
"Return of the Fly"
1959, 20th Century Fox, 80 min.
"Blood-curdling giant fly creature runs amuck!" Although it was released only a year after the original, this sequel takes place 15 years later when Andre Delambre’s son Philippe (Brett Halsey), takes up where his father left off. Unfortunately, there’s an industrial spy working with him. The villain purposely places an unconscious Philippe in the teleporter with a fly and sends him through, re-creating another horrid human/fly hybrid. Uncle Vincent Price is in more fragile health this time around, but can rely on Philippe’s faithful girlfriend (Danielle De Metz) and a sympathetic police inspector (John Sutton) to help put things right.
There will be a discussion between films with actor David Hedison ("The Fly") and Brett Halsey ("Return of the Fly").
This screening is being co-presented with LA Opera.
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