What is "lord of the flies"

n. (context idiomatic biblical English) a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.

Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding about a group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves with disastrous results.

"Lord of the Flies" is an Iron Maiden single and second track on their 1995 album The X Factor. The song is based on the book and film of the same name.

Lord of the Flies is a 1963 British film adaptation of William Golding's novel of the same name about 30 schoolboys who are marooned on an island where they become savages. It was directed by Peter Brook and produced by Lewis M. Allen. The film was in production for much of 1961, though the film was not released until 1963. Golding himself supported the film. When Kenneth Tynan was a script editor for Ealing Studios he commissioned a script of Lord of the Flies from Nigel Kneale, but Ealing Studios closed in 1959 before it could be produced.

The novel was adapted into a movie for a second time in 1990. The 1963 film is generally more faithful to the novel than the 1990 adaptation.

Lord of the Flies is a 1990 American survival drama film directed by Harry Hook and starring Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly and James Badge Dale. It was produced by Lewis M. Allen and written by Sarah Schiff and is based on the 1954 book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It is the second film adaptation of the book, after Lord of the Flies (1963).

The film differs in many ways from both its predecessor film and the novel. Lord of the Flies centers on Ralph mainly, as the children try to initiate a society after crash-landing on an uncharted island, but things go awry.

The film was released on March 16, 1990 by Columbia Pictures, with film rights now belonging to Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. Upon and since its release, the film has received mixed reviews, generally more negative than its 1963 counterpart. Most critics praise the film's scenery but center upon the film's deviations from the novel as a central flaw. However, the movie garnered $14 million from the box office, and has acquired a cult following.

Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by William Golding.

Lord of the Flies may also refer to:

• Beelzebub, a satanic being
• Lord of the Flies (1963 film), 1963 British drama film based on the novel
• Lord of the Flies (1990 film), 1990 American thriller film based on the novel
• "Lord of the Flies" (song), 1995 song by Iron Maiden
• Lord of the Flies (album), fourth full-length studio album by English Gothic rock band Nosferatu
• "Lord of the Flies" (The X-Files), fifth episode of the ninth season of the television series, The X-Files
• A fictional substance resembling a slab of red meat and possessing unusual properties. See His Master's Voice (novel).

"Lord of the Flies" is the fifth episode of the ninth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files, and the show's 187th episode overall. It first premiered on the Fox network in the United States on December 16, 2001, and was subsequently aired in the United Kingdom on BBC Two. The episode was written by Thomas Schnauz, and was directed by Kim Manners. The episode is a "monster-of-the-week" episode, a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the mythology, or overarching fictional history, of The X-Files. "Lord of the Flies" earned a Nielsen household rating of 6.2, and was watched by 9.9 million viewers. The episode received mixed reviews from television critics, with many critical of the episode's reliance on humor.

The show centers on FBI special agents who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files; this season focuses on the investigations of John Doggett ( Robert Patrick), Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish), and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson). In this episode, an amateur stunt performer is killed while performing a daring act for a local cable reality show, Scully, Doggett and Reyes discover that the culprit was apparently a swarm of killer flies hidden in the victim's brain.

"Lord of the Flies" marked a return of comedic episodes to the series. Due to this, Patrick had issues with his acting because, initially, he felt the entry was too foolish. The aggressiveness of flies in the episode was inspired by the actual habits of Australian blow flies. The episode's title, "Lord of the Flies", is an English translation for the name of the semitic demon Beelzebub, and may be a reference to the classic novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. In addition, the episode makes several references to musician Syd Barrett, the original singer and guitarist for Pink Floyd.

''For other instances of the same name see Lord of the Flies (disambiguation) ''

Lord of the Flies is the fourth full-length studio album by English Gothic rock band Nosferatu.It was released in April 1998 by Cleopatra Records in the U.S.A and Canada and by Hades Records in the U.K., Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It is the band's 5th best selling album with world-wide sales realising in excess of 5,000 copies.