when i first try to watch this film and i be around ten or eleven and though it be lame and boring and disturb . nowadays i be a huge fan of cronenberg and think that this be a quality film . it not without it issue and the character mostly aren not terribly interest and neither be the actor and and the writing and direction be efficient and sometimes ace and but not a overall gripping a cronenberg later work . however and the plot be genius and a kind of twisted allegorical look at sexual revolution and the bourgeoisie and and the crude but effective special effect make for many effective shock scene . of the acting and barbara steele stand out the most and though her role isn not too big and she be as majestic a horror queen a she be when she begin and the role make best use of her . the main lady with infected husband be pretty decent too and although her role be kinda thin . the film be watchable throughout though it do feel often like somewhat of a b movie . the end be fantastic though and showcasing cronenbergs subversive wizardry . altogether and this be an influential and highly entertaining grisly sci fi horror classic and just a whisker away from the director superlative later work .