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Release Date:
15 August 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
Something went wrong in the lab today. Very wrong. more
Plot:
A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong. full summary | full synopsis
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Teleportation
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Mutant
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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8 nominations
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(132 articles)
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Successful transition of Cronenberg's brand of 'body horror' to the mainstream...
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jeff Goldblum | ... | Seth Brundle |
 | Geena Davis | ... | Veronica Quaife |
 | John Getz | ... | Stathis Borans |
 | Joy Boushel | ... | Tawny |
| Leslie Carlson | ... | Dr. Brent Cheevers (as Les Carlson) |
| George Chuvalo | ... | Marky |
| Michael Copeman | ... | 2nd Man in Bar |
 | David Cronenberg | ... | Gynecologist |
| Carol Lazare | ... | Nurse |
| Shawn Hewitt | ... | Clerk |
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96 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-18 (1986) (cut) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:R (Ontario) |
Netherlands:16 |
Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) (VHS) |
Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2006) (DVD) |
Finland:K-18 (cut) (1986) (theatrical) |
Ireland:18 |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:18 |
Chile:18 |
France:-12 |
Italy:VM14 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:M18 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18 |
Australia:R
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When David Cronenberg was hired as director, it was contingent that he'd work with the same crew of filmmakers he's always worked with that included Editor Ronald Sanders, Production Designer Carol Spier, Director of Photography Mark Irwin and Composer Howard Shore.
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Crew or equipment visible: The camera crew is reflected in the glass of the telepod.
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Seth Brundle: What am I working on? Uhh... I'm working on something that will change the world, and human life as we know it.
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Seth Brundle: What am I working on? Uhh... I'm working on something that will change the world, and human life as we know it.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Something Beneath (2007) (TV)
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Would Seth Brundle's final solution have really worked?more
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Why is it this film that will always be his REAL 'breakout', and not any of the others before or since? The truth is, beneath all the biological yucks and makeup (there is plenty of both) lies a strong emotional core. Goldblum is enthusiastically likable as scientist Seth Brundle, and Geena Davis is just how Geena Davis seems to be in real life... sweet. It is how the events change both characters EMOTIONALLY, not physically, that inspires the true horror.
The blending of both the above elements makes this remake appeal simultaneously to the 'gross out' crowd, and those in the mood for a more cerebral horror experience. A concept of B-movie stature, electrified by the skills of A-list talent.