Director
David Cronenberg
Leading Actors/Actresses
Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis
Supporting Actors/Actresses
John Getz, Joy Boushel
Genre
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Language
English
Awards
Won Oscar for Best Makeup
Date of Release
1986
Producer
Stuart Cornfeld
Setting and Context
New York City Warehouse Laboratory - 1986
Narrator and Point of View
POV is that of Seth and Veronica
Tone and Mood
Dramatic, Suspenseful
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonists are Seth and Veronica. Antagonists are Seth and Stathis
Major Conflict
Seth has become fused with a fly in the teleportation device and is changing into an insect.
Climax
Seth finds out Veronica is pregnant with his baby and attempts to fuse everyone together into one being. Stathis is able to get Veronica out of the telepod before it happens as Seth is transformed into a giant fly/metal fusion. Seth, as the fly begs Veronica to kill him, which she does by shooting him in the head.
Foreshadowing
The fly on the telepod foreshadows the horror that is to ensue.
Understatement
It is understated that Veronica is pregnant.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film is an allusion to the fine line between genius and monster.
Paradox
Seth believes he has superpowers after going through the teleportation device. Paradoxically, he has been bound to a fly and is being transformed.
Parallelism
The baboon being turned inside out parallels Seth, as the Brundlefly is fused to the metal door at the end of the film.
