David Cronenberg's grisly thriller stars Jeff Goldblum as a scientist whose teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong
The definitive film you can't watch between meals without ruining your appetite, David Cronenberg's grisly thriller stars Jeff Goldblum as a scientist whose teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong.
A fly is caught inside the machine with him and this chiller takes that nightmarish idea of a man merging with the creature to its absolute limit.
In this superior remake of the silly 1958 original, Goldblum's scientist gradually develops both the insect's ruthless nature and its ugly looks.
Along with an ominously hairy back, he soon discovers he has some incredible athletic powers and a craving for sugar.
His new table manners certainly leave a lot to be desired and the film's Oscar-winning make-up effects are nothing short of revolting.
As well as enduring a truly hideous childbirth scene (spot the director in a cameo), girlfriend Geena Davis also gets the most famous line ('Be afraid. Be very afraid!') and it's the way in which the insect and human dimensions mesh in Goldblum's truly manic performance that gives the story its special quality.
