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3	->''"Return of the Fly\
4	Return of the Fly\
5	With Creator/VincentPrice\
6	Yeah, Return of the Fly"''
7	-->-- '''Music/TheMisfits''', "Return of the Fly"
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9	The first sequel to the 1958 SciFiHorror movie ''Film/{{The Fly\|1958}}'', written and directed by Edward Bernds and released in 1959.
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11	Years have passed since the accident that transformed André Delambre into the fly creature. His now-grown son Philippe (Brett Halsey) learns the truth behind his father's death, and -- against the urging of his uncle François (Creator/VincentPrice) -- decides to continue his father's work by perfecting the [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporting device]] he'd worked on. However, Philippe's treacherous partner (David Frankham) seeks to steal his work, and causes another fateful teleporter accident that swaps heads with a man and a fly.
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13	Followed by ''Film/CurseOfTheFly'' (1965).
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16	!!This sequel has examples of:
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18	* AnimalTesting: Philippe and co. test their disintegrator-integrator with guinea pigs and rabbits. [[spoiler:A corpse of a policeman ends merged with the latter, which results in their front limbs changing places]].
19	* AxeBeforeEntering: Barthold, Alan's partner in crime, tries to evade the fly monster by locking himself inside his morgue, but the door is soon smashed by the enraged and deranged Delambre.
20	* BigBad: Alan Hinds (real name Ronald Holmes), who tries to steal Philippe's work so that he can sell it to the highest bidder.
21	* DoubleFeature: Was shipped out to theaters packaged with another creature feature, ''Film/TheAlligatorPeople''.
22	%%* ExcusePlot: There's absolutely no reason for Alan to turn Philippe into a half-fly, except the movie was sold on it happening to someone else.
23	* ItAlwaysRainsAtFunerals: The film opens on the burying of late Hélène Delambre, Philippe's mother, which takes place on a rainy day.
24	* RevengeOfTheSequel
25	* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: The film begins with the death of Philippe's mother Hélène, who survived the first film even though she committed suicide in the original short story it was adapted from.
26	* TeleporterAccident: After Philippe confronts Alan about his criminal doings, a fight breaks out and Alan knocks Philippe out and locks him inside the disintegrator chamber. In order to make Philippe unable to tell anyone about his crimes, he puts a fly in there as well, so that when he integrates he'll be merged with it.
27	* TouchOfTheMonster:
28	** Standard poster for the film shows a snarling, fanged fly monster closing on a screaming woman.
29	** One other poster has a gender-inverted example with the fly monster grappling with Creator/VincentPrice's character.
30	* TheXOfY: Used for the title.
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Context Film / ReturnOfTheFly