The Fly (1986 film) Quotes
1986 films, Cult films, Films based on short fiction, Science fiction horror films, Remake films, Thriller films, Genetic engineering in films, Mad scientist films, Films about insects, Films directed by David Cronenberg, Body horror films, Films about shapeshifting
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“Be afraid. Be very afraid.”
“Jeff Goldblum - Seth Brundle”
“David Cronenberg - Gynecologist”
“Half man, half insect... total terror.”
“Something went wrong in the lab today. Very wrong.”
“AllMovie: The Fly”
“Joy Boushel - Tawny”
“Rotten Tomatoes: The Fly”
“John Getz - Stathis Borans”
“George Chuvalo - Marky”
“Box Office Mojo: The Fly”
“Wikipedia: The Fly (1986 film)”
“Leslie Carlson - Dr. Brent Cheevers”
“Geena Davis - Veronica "Ronnie" Quaife”
“Internet Movie Database (IMDb): The Fly (1986 film)”
“(from movie trailer) There is a limit, even to the imagination... a point where our greatest creations meet our deepest fears. You are about to go beyond that limit.”
“[To Veronica] I will say now, however subjectively, that human teleportation, molecular decimation, breakdown and reformation is inherently purging. It makes a man a king. From the moment I walked out of the pod, I felt like a million bucks... I mean, what an accomplishment! But what have I really done? All I've done is say to the world: "Let's go! Move! Catch me if you can!"”
“[Adding his teeth to a collection of lost body parts] You're relics. Yes, you are. Vestigial, archaeological, redundant. Artifacts of a bygone era. Of historical interest only. [Notices Veronica] You've missed some good moments. Is that why you're here? To catch up? My teeth have begun to fall out. The medicine cabinet is now the Brundle Museum of Natural History. You wanna see what else is in it?”
“[Being filmed by Veronica] How does Brundlefly eat? Well, he found out, the hard and painful way, that he eats very much the way a fly eats. His teeth are now useless, because although he can chew up solid foods, he can't digest them. Solid food hurts. So like a fly, Brundlefly breaks down solids with a corrosive enzyme, playfully called "vomit drop". He regurgitates on his food, it liquefies, and then he sucks it back up. Ready for a demonstration, kids? Here goes...”
“He starts to change first perhaps mentally. He starts to get very speedy and hyper and exuberant. So the first manifestation of what’s been happening to him is mental rather than physical. But then it’s also physical because of the sugar lust. I’m just trying to see what the two things do and how far it goes. My interest in insects is more than I deal with in The Fly, actually. It’s phenomenal that any insect transforms. They all do. That’s part of being an insect.”