David Cronenberg had established himself as one of the foremost voices of independent genre cinema alongside John Carpenter, with bonafide cult classics like SHIVERS (1975), RABID (1977), THE BROOD (1979) and SCANNERS (1980), when he helmed the 1986 remake of the 1950s horror classic THE FLY.
Teleportation and the potential as the centrepiece of this version, scripted by Charles Edward Pogue, which sees Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) seduce journalist Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) into seeing something happen. However, her ex-partner and editor Stathis Boranis (John Getz, BLOOD SIMPLE) wants more of a story.
Brundle then attempts to transport himself through the telepods he has created – but unbeknownst to him, a fly has buzzed into his pod – and a transformation begins….
Competent remake with some very graphic make-up effects from Chris Walas (and an arm wrestle in a cafe destined to make you flinch) and a great score from Howard Shore, who collaborated on several Cronenberg films before scoring the LORD OF THE RINGS films amongst others.