Top 5 Surprisingly Awesome Horror Movie Remakes
Jeremy Dick
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David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986) – Courtesy of 20th Century Fox
5. The Fly (1986)
The classic 1958 horror film The Fly is based on a short story by George Langelaan. It tells the story of a deranged scientist who builds a transportation device. When a fly enters the machine at the same time as the scientist, their DNA splices together. This results in the man morphing into a hideous fly-man hybrid. It’s one of the most surreal films of the era.
In 1986, David Cronenberg would remake The Fly using Jeff Goldblum as the titular monster. Goldblum plays the scientist Seth Brundle, who’s creating a scientific breakthrough with his own “Telepods.” As in the original film, he enters the teleporter unaware that a housefly is also inside. Thus, their atoms are mixed, and Seth begins his transformation.
This time, however, the change is much more gradual. His new deformities develop over time, with FX so good it earned the film an Academy Award. Combined with top notch writing and superb directing by Cronenberg, The Fly is one of the best horror films of the 80s.
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