10 interesting facts about the film “The Fly” by David Cronenberg that you might not know (8 photos)

Cronenberg's The Fly is one of the most vivid memories of my youth, along with A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Evil Dead. As for me, everything in this film is perfect. “The Fly” is not just a horror film, it is also interesting because the director suggested (and I would say, very visually convincingly) what the transformation of a person into a well-known insect would look like.





At the same time, the film, like all films of those years, was shot without the use of computer graphics, which makes it alive and real. Of course, we should not forget about the charisma of Jeff Goldblum, who played the main character in the 1986 film The Fly. I think someone else would have looked worse in his role.



I have selected for you 10 interesting facts about the film “The Fly” by David Cronenberg that you might not know. Read and share your opinion in the comments.

1. There is an episode in the film when scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) brings home journalist Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis). To impress the girl, the scientist plays the piano. In real life, director David Cronenberg's father was a journalist and his mother played the piano. And I think this is not a coincidence.

. In the moment when Seth's ear fell off, actress Geena Davis' emotions were completely sincere because she did not expect it. And given the fact that she and Jeff Goldblum were dating at the time, such a reaction is understandable.





3. Initially, David Cronenberg wanted to see Linda Hamilton in the role of Veronica. The director liked how Linda showed herself in the film “Terminator”. However, the actress refused. She didn't like some scenes in the script, especially the one where the main character gives birth to a larva.

4. The design of telepods (teleportation devices) was inspired by the shape of the engine cylinder of David Cronenberg's old motorcycle, the Ducati 450 Desmo.



5. Director David Cronenberg ran into trouble when he said he wanted Jeff Goldblum to star. In particular, the management of 20th Century Fox saw a famous actor in the role of Seth (Jeff Goldblum was not one at that time), and Chris Wallace, who was in charge of makeup, said that Goldblum’s face would be difficult to work with. Fortunately, the final decision was left to the director, who insisted on casting Goldblum.



6. Jeff Goldblum, in turn, wanted his girlfriend, Geena Davis, to star in the female lead, and the idea of ​​a real-life couple in the film didn't sit well with David Cronenberg. However, after auditioning other candidates for the role of Veronica, Cronenberg admitted that Geena Davis was better suited for the role than others.



7. Jeff Goldblum's makeup took almost five hours to apply during the final stages of his transformation into an insect.

8. To animate a baboon that was the victim of an experiment and turned inside out, three people were required, sitting under the floor. Two controlled the movements of the puppet, and the third pumped artificial blood. Sometimes the film crew, leaving for lunch, forgot about the “underground” animators and went to eat without them.

9. The unsightly liquid spewed by the main character in the final stages of transformation into a fly was actually a mixture of honey, eggs and regular milk.



10. In this film, just like in the original 1958 film, the main character says at the end the phrase: “Help me!” The difference is that during the filming of the original film, actors Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall were unable to film the scene in the first take because they found it funny. In David Cronenberg's 1986 remake, this moment is not at all comedic and does not evoke a desire to laugh.



In fact, the film “The Fly” is not as simple as it seems. In addition to the visual component, it raises questions about the consequences of the genetic fusion of a person with a creature completely alien to human physiology - a fly. What might such a merger entail? How will the character and perception of a person gradually turn into a disgusting creature change? It is these questions that the brilliant film “The Fly” by David Cronenberg is trying to answer for us.