The Fly

In this 1986 sci-fi horror masterpiece directed by David Cronenberg, brilliant but eccentric scientist Seth Brundle successfully invents a teleportation device, only to unknowingly splice his DNA with a housefly during a test. As his body grotesquely and progressively transforms, his relationship with journalist Veronica Quaife becomes a tragic love story wrapped in body horror. The film is widely regarded as a profound metaphor for disease, aging, and the terror of losing one's humanity.

• Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis were a real-life couple during filming.
• The transformation makeup took up to five hours to apply daily.
• Director David Cronenberg makes a cameo as a gynecologist.
• The film won an Academy Award for Best Makeup.
• Goldblum did many of his own physical stunts during production.

• Be afraid. Be very afraid.
• I'm saying I'm an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over.
• Brundle-fly. I'm Brundle-fly.
• You have to leave now, and never come back here. Have you ever heard of insect politics?
• I'll hurt you if you stay.