The Fly

"The Fly" is a science fiction horror short story by French-British writer George Langelaan. It was published in the June 1957 issue of Playboy magazine.[1] It appeared in SF The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy, Dell First Edition B119, 1958. It was first filmed in 1958, and thenagain in 1986. An opera of the same name by Howard Shore premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, in 2008.The short story "The Fly" is included in Langelaan's short story collection Out of Time (1964).

The following movies were based on this short story:
 * The Fly is a 1958 film which starred David Hedison as Andre Delambre, Patricia Owens as Helene Delambre, and Vincent Price as François Delambre.
 * Return of the Fly is a 1959 film which is the first sequel to the 1958 film. While Vincent Price reprises his role of François Delambre, Brett Halsey stars as Andre Delambre's son Phillipe Delambre.
 * Curse of the Fly is a 1965 film (the second and final sequel to the 1958 film) which stars George Baker as Martin Delambre, Brian Donlevy as Henry Delambre, and Carole Gray as Patricia Stanley.
 * The Fly is the 1986 remake of the 1958 film which stars Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle (who fills the same role as Andre Delambre), Geena Davis as Veronica Quaife, and John Getz as Stathis Borans.
 * The Fly II is the 1989 sequel to the 1986 film. While John Getz was the only one to reprise his role from the first film, Eric Stoltz stars as Martin Brundle (the son of Seth Brundle and Veronica Quaife) with the supporting cast consisting of Daphne Zuniga as Beth Logan and Lee Richardson as Anton Bartok.