World Famous Comics: The Fly (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
The Fly (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, George Chuvalo, Michael Copeman, Leslie Carlson Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 04, 2005 Running Time: 95 minutes Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 1986
Amazon.com essential video: David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of the science fiction classic about a scientist who accidentally swaps body parts with a fly is both smart and terrifying: an allegory for the awful processes of slow death and a monster movie with a tragic spin. Jeff Goldblum gives a masterful performance as a sweet, nerdy scientist whose romance with a writer (Geena Davis) makes him more fully alive. Next thing you know, a tiny oversight in an experiment causes him to transmogrify, gradually, into something more like an insect than a human. This is Cronenberg (Scanners, Videodrome) country, so expect The Fly to be a gross-out, but in the way that disease corrupts the body and can make a loved one unrecognizable on every level. This is one of Cronenberg's best films, and certainly one of the important movies of the 1980s. --Tom Keogh
Description: Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point. Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man.
just seen this on tv i just seen the fly for the first time on tv yesterday. nothing was on so decided to give this a shot. i am so glad that i did. only seen a few of jeff goldblums movies (jurassic park 1-3, independance day) and also only seen a few of geena davis's flicks (a league of there own, beetlejuice, speechless). man i am glad i seen this movie. grossed me out in a few parts. loved the special effects. the actors were really great in this film. very rare that a remake surpasses the original. i will def. add this one to my collection.
A classic horror/love story The remake of The Fly is in my opinion a true classic, I first saw it many years ago and the memory still lingers, I love the acting, Geoff Goldblum and Geena Davis have never been better. Everything about this film is brilliant, the direction by Cronenberg, the score and the make up effects, no CGI back then just proper physical effects which movies so need to return to. 10 out of 10.
Among the best of its kind As far as horror and science fiction movies go, Cronenberg's 1986 version of The Fly is hands down one of the best ever made. The blending of a great storyline, great acting, and mind blowing special effects rarely ties in as seamlessly as it does here. Not to mention the film manages to be equally funny, sad, and disgusting all in the course of 90 minutes.
The movie wastes no time as we are quickly introduced to Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) pitching his latest invention to journalist Veronica (Geena Davis) at a convention. He convinces the skeptical Ronnie to come along to his laboratory where he proceeds to give her a demonstration of his invention that will change the world as we know it, the telepods, which enable teleportation. When she decides to write a magazine article on his unfinished masterpiece, Seth urges her instead to work with him and chronicle his work in a book that will launch her to fame as well. She agrees and the two begin living together and form a relationship much to the dislike of Veronica's ex (John Getz).
As Seth's work progresses, he finally hits it big when he successfully teleports a living creature, and as he becomes more self-assured he even runs the procedure on himself. Unfortunately, Seth was unaware that a fly was in the telepod along with him, thus fusing his genes with that of the fly. At first he finds himself with incredible newfound speed, strength, and agility and convinces himself that the procedure somehow enhanced him. But as he begins deteriorating mentally and physically, we witness the slow and horrible degradation of a person becoming something more insect than man.
Really there's nothing I can say about this movie that hasn't already been said. Jeff Goldblum's performance as Seth Brundle is absolutely top notch, as is Geena Davis and John Getz's in their respective roles. The special effects are legendary, and to this day remain some of the grossest and most convincing ever made courtesy of Chris Walas. I would even go as far as to say this movie is among David Cronenberg's best work. All in all if you want a smart, entertaining, and truly effective horror film, it doesn't get much better than The Fly. This is one to see at all costs!
Scary, funny, and thought-provoking -- what more could you ask for from a film? A scientist on the verge of a technical breakthrough, is stymied by his failure to understand the body in other than intellectual terms. His affair with the reporter who enters his life to document his discoveries awakens him to the power of the flesh -- but the flesh is nothing if not unpredictable and irrational and a "fly in the ointment" changes the outcome of a pivotal experiment, leading to disastrous concequences. The Fly represents a perfect blend of Cronenberg's b-horror sensibility and his obsession with the overlap between man and machine, flesh and technology. It takes what might have been a fairly campy remake of a fairly campy horror film and elevates it to a whole new level, giving it an intriguing science fiction premise and a horrific conclusion. Jeff Goldblum gives a brilliant performance, among his best, as a cerebral scientist who is gradually overcome by the flesh in the form of libidinal urges. The special effects are just right -- not enough to overwhelm the story, but sufficiently convincing to horrify. I saw this with a large group very recently, many of whom had never seen it before, and there were uncomfortable laughs and gasps in all the right places. What is even better, as we talked about the film afterwards there was a lot to say. The Fly is right up there with Alien and Blade Runner and Total Recall and the Thing as one of the very best genre films of the 1980s (or of any decade for that matter -- I can't think of anything in the 90s, except for the Matrix, and maybe Pan's Labyrinth in this decade, that matches these in terms of the combination of both thrills and intellectual excitement).
One of the best horror movies ever made The Fly is more than a horror movie it's a statement of the eighties. I remeber seeing this film for the first time when I was five years old and telling my friends about the gore scenes but as I got older and viewed the film again I realzied how much of a tragic love story the film was. Jeff Goldblum gave an Oscar worthy performance of ill fated scinenits Seth Brundle and Genna Davis gave an equally good performance as his love interest. The special effects were very good for the eighties and the film does have some scary moments
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