Who can forget 'Brundlefly'?

I scratched another Saturn Award winner for Best Horror Film off my list today, and this time around, it was 1986 winner, “The Fly.”
“The Fly,” which starred Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, was a remake of the 1958 movie of the same name. I’ve never seen the 1958 version, but I’d seen the edited-for-TV version of the 1986 remake several times.
For those of you who have not seen the 1986 version, it’s about a brilliant scientist, who figures out how to teleport objects between two “telepods.” As you might imagine, such an invention would change the world forever, but there’s only one problem. At first, the scientist, Seth Brundle (played by Goldblum), can only teleport inanimate objects.
Brundle eventually works out how to teleport living objects, but not after a number of unsuccessful (and gross) mishaps with lab animals. One night, after he’s had a little too much wine and an argument with his journalist girlfriend, Brundle decides to test the teleporter on himself. Unfortunately for him, a fly buzzes into the telepod with him just before the door closes, and the computer fuses Brundle’s DNA with that of the fly. From there, things really go down hill as Brundle begins to slowly transform into a man-fly hybrid, which Brundle jokingly calls "Brundlefly." One top of all this, his girlfriend is pregnant with who knows what kind of mutant baby.
This movie was released in August 1986 and was a box office success. It was filmed for around $15 million and made over $60 million. Based on the 1957 short story by British writer George Langelaan, the movie was directed by David Cronenberg. (Cronenberg also directed 1983 Saturn Award winner, “The Dead Zone,” which I blogged about on June 22.)
In the end, I enjoyed rewatching “The Fly,” and I was pleased to read last week that it was announced last September that Cronenberg was planning to remake this film. Given the advances in special effects since 1986, the remake could be very, very cool.
From here, it’s on to 1987 Saturn Award winner, “The Lost Boys,” which happens to be one of my all-time favorite movies. I’ve seen the edited-for-TV version dozens of times, but I can’t say for sure that I’ve seen the theatrical version. Thanks to NetFlix, that’s about to change.