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The Evolution of Horror

MIND & BODY Pt 12: The Fly (1986)

The Evolution of Horror

Mike Muncer

Tv & Film, Film History

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2020

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

“Oh…that’s disgusting.”
This week Mike is joined by James and Matt from Journey Through Sci-Fi join Mike to discuss the ultimate Cronenbergian body horror…THE FLY!

Music by Jack Whitney.

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0:00.0

The 1986. Inventor Seth Brundall is working on something that will change the world.

0:31.0

Two telepods. One telepod will disintegrate whatever is inside it, but the other

0:37.0

will reintegrate it on the other side. The world's first ever teleporter.

0:44.0

It'll change the world as we know it, right?

0:46.0

But Seth still doesn't know whether he can teleport human flesh.

0:50.0

How do we wait before? Let's do it.

0:52.0

One drunken night, he grows tired of waiting and decides to give it a try.

0:58.0

What could possibly go wrong. Join me as we continue our journey through the mind and body

1:10.0

and we discuss David Cronenberg's masterpiece, The Fly. Welcome back to the evolution of horror. My name is Mike and as ever I am your

1:28.8

host. If you're tuning in for the first time then welcome in this podcast

1:32.2

we explore and dissect the history

1:34.3

and the evolution of the horror genre by looking at particular sub-genres one series at a time.

1:39.2

This series we're looking at the mind and body in horror cinema and this is part 12 in which as

1:45.8

that intro suggested we are going to be talking about one film and one film only one of the

1:50.8

greatest sci-fi horror films ever made David Cronenberg's The Fly.

1:56.7

This will be a spoilerific review.

1:58.6

I would urge you all to go away and give this film a watch before listening to our

2:02.4

discussion.

2:03.6

You will not regret it because it's one of the greatest movies ever made.

2:08.2

So joining me to discuss this film, I've got two brand new guests.

2:12.2

I'm very excited to finally have them on the main

2:14.3

podcast. They've been on my Patreon feed a couple of times but it's their first time here.

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