Tim and Tay become obsessed with the flesh in this discussion of David Cronenberg's body-horror masterpiece The Fly. 

Synopsis
An attempt to change the nature of transportation results in a horrible accident for ambitious scientist Seth Brundle.

Starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, and directed by David Cronenberg, The Fly was released on August 15, 1986.

The Fly is available to stream on Disney+ and Crave.

Scene  [01:23:00 - 01:33:10]
Stathis arrives at Seth's house in hopes of rescuing Veronica, and instead he is forced into a violent confrontation with Brundlefly.

Links

• The Thing (Carpenter, 1982)
• An American Werewolf in London (Landis, 1981)
• The Evil Dead (Raimi, 1981)
• Dead Alive (Jackson, 1992)
• Cronenberg's filmography
• Top movies of August '86
• Cronenberg on elderly and technology
• Marshall McLuhan, Technology and Agency

Recommendations

• Tim: Antiviral (Cronenberg, 2010)—watch on Netflix
• Tay:  Hardcore Logo (McDonald, 1996)—watch on Hoopla

All links are verified at the time of publication and based on availability in Canada.

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