THE FLY: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. | David Cronenberg: The New Flesh
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Show Notes
With 1986’s THE FLY, David Cronenberg achieved something rare: a brutal, grotesque body horror film that was also a deeply emotional, tragic love story.
A remake in name only of the 1958 sci-fi classic, THE FLY stars Jeff Goldblum as eccentric scientist Seth Brundle, whose teleportation experiments go horribly wrong. What follows is a horrifying — and oddly beautiful — descent into mutation, madness, and mortality.
In this episode, we explore how Cronenberg came to the project, the groundbreaking effects that brought Brundlefly to life, and how this film became both a commercial hit and an enduring genre classic. Plus: Geena Davis, maggot birth nightmares, and the Oscar-winning makeup that still holds up today.
Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, & Todd Davis.
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