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The Fly (1986)The Fly is a 1986 film directed by David Cronenberg, and starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. It is a remake of a 1958 film of the same name. Goldblum plays Seth Brundle, a scientist. He meets Veronica (Davis), a reporter who ends up interviewing Brundle at a convention. Brundle takes Veronica back to his place and shows her his latest invention: a set of devices that allow teleportation. However, the device does not work on living beings, turning them inside out. Seth and Veronica begin a relationship, which inspires Seth. The problem is the computer doesn't understand "the flesh", so he sets about teaching the computer to understand living matter. He succeeds in teleporting a baboon with no apparent harm. Believing that Veronica is using him (and also drunk), he decides to teleport himself. Just as he's about to teleport, a fly gets into the pod with him. The computer, confused, splices together their DNA and Brundle gradually begins to transform into a hybrid (a "Brundlefly" as he calls it). At first, Seth enjoys euphoria and heightened strength and endurance. As the mutation increases, he becomes violent and arrogant, and progressively less human in appearance. Eventually, he discovers that not only is his body mutating, his mind is becoming more insect-like, brutal and driven by appetites. When he learns that Veronica is trying to have an abortion to rid herself of their possibly mutated child, he abducts her and traps her in a telepod, trying to restore his own humanity by fusing with her and their unborn child. Veronica escapes, and Brundlefly is fused with his own telepod. As a final act of mercy, Veronica kills what used to be Seth Brundle. The sequel is The Fly II. Trivia Like the relationship in the movie, Davis and Goldblum become involved with one another. This led to their three-year marriage in 1987. Quotes Seth: "Don't be afraid."
Veronica: "No. Be afraid. Be very afraid." Seth: "I seem to have been infected by a disease with a purpose."
Veronica: "What does the disease want?"
Seth: "It wants to turn me into something else. That's not so terrible, is it? Most people would give anything to be turned into something else." Seth: "You have to leave now, and never come back here. Have you ever heard of insect politics? Neither have I. Insects... don't have politics. They're very... brutal. No compassion, no compromise. We can't trust the insect. I'd like to become the first... insect politician. Y'see, I'd like to, but... I'm afraid, uh..."
Veronica:"I don't know what you're trying to say."
Seth: "I'm saying... I'm saying I - I'm an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over... and the insect is awake."
Veronica: "No. no, Seth..."
Seth: "I'm saying... I'll hurt you if you stay."
External link Fly 1, The, (1986) Fly 1, The, (1986) Fly 1, The, (1986)
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