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- 1986
- David Cronenberg
- 91 mins
- 18
Summary
Horror starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. Seth Brundle, a scientist obsessed with perfecting a revolutionary teleportation machine, meets and falls in love with journalist Veronica Quaife. As he battles to repeat his success with inanimate objects by teleporting live animals, Seth decides in a moment of recklessness to test the device on himself - but with horrific results.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Alan Jones
It's easy to see why visceral visionary David Cronenberg wanted to remake the landmark 1958 chiller about scientific experiments in molecular teleportation. This plunges into the same primal territory he explored in Shivers, Rabid and Videodrome, regurgitating his deep-seated fears of ageing, disease, deformity and the beast within. Only Cronenberg can get away with working out his raw phobias on screen while being poignantly witty and repulsively entertaining at the same time. Jeff Goldblum's sensitive performance takes the edge off the grisly special effects, but many will still find it hard to get past the gore.
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rolenameSeth BrundleJeff GoldblumVeronica QuaifeGeena DavisStathis BoransJohn GetzTawnyJoy BoushelDr CheeversLes CarlsonMarkyGeorge ChuvaloGynaecologistDavid CronenbergNurseCarol LazareClerkShawn Hewitt
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rolenameDirectorDavid Cronenberg
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Released on
1987-02-13
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence, swearing and a sex scene.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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