# @americanfilminstitute on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcE1RnWkllU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69262275-americanfilminstitute-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-15T21:16:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Film Institute (@americanfilminstitute) — https://gondola.cc/americanfilminstitute

## Caption

🪰 On the 40th anniversary of David Cronenberg’s THE FLY (1986), go behind the scenes with photos from the Stuart Cornfeld Collection at the AFI Archive. An AFI Conservatory Alum, Cornfeld was a longtime film producer whose credits include THE FLY, THE ELEPHANT MAN and ZOOLANDER.

Swipe through these archival images, then see the Brundlefly model used in the film as it looks today, preserved in the AFI Archive.

Help protect film history by supporting the AFI Archive today at AFI.com/donate.

#AFIArchive #TheFly #MovieHistory

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thefly, afiarchive, moviehistory

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