The Fly
August 24th 2011 02:38
Director: David Cronenberg
Screenplay: Charles Edward Pogue and David Cronenberg (based on the short story by George Langelaan)
Production: USA
Year: 1986
Sub-genre tags: science fiction, remake, mad scientist, monster
Logline: A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his matter transportation experiments goes horribly wrong.
Tagline: Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Core cast: Jeff Goldlbum (Seth Brundle), Geena Davis (Veronica), John Getz (Stathis), Joy Boushel (Tawny)
Memorable moment: Seth Brundle adding bits of his former self to the Brundlefly museum.
Curious Facts: Stathis's melting hand was effect was created by sculpting the mutilated hand, then building up an intact hand on top of it out of gelatin. The gelatin was then melted using stage lights and a hair dryer, and filmed at low speed. SFX desginer Chris Walas essentially recreated the same effect he had used earlier for Toht's melting face in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Intensity levels:
Blood & gore: high
Fear factor and/or frights: low
Likelihood of bad dreams (disturbing content): low
Horrorphile’s two cents: Cronenberg’s fascination with the disintegration of the body, the perversely close relationship between human and machine, the dangers of experimentation, the desire for dark adventure, are all superbly integrated in his take of The Fly. It is arguably one of the best remakes ever produced.
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