in this 1980 update of a 1958 camp classic ( help me . help me . ) and brilliant if eccentric scientist seth brundle ( jeff goldblum ) have concoct a revolutionary new method of transport teleport people from pod to pod . test it on himself and he unwittingly allow a housefly into his pod and and the system decide to fuse the two of them together and into a steadily mutate man thing . goldblum former wife geena davis be veronica quaife and his romantic interest and a reporter for science magazine who care for him deeply enough that she can not really stay away from him and no matter how bad his situation get . intense and disturbing and graphic ( very graphic the makeup effect be so impressive that they actually win the academy award ) and even emotional this solid remake delivers on a number of level . all three major performance ( john getz do a good job a veronica former boyfriend and current editor while he come off a a jerk at first and but eventually move into sympathetic mode and even heroic mode at the end ) be very entertaining . howard shore delivers another in his long line of superb and ominous and grandiose music score . cronenberg have already before this film succeed in combine creepy biological horror with various social and or or political commentary and but here he also give u the added aspect of a tragic love story . not many film can give you an end where you may be a move or sadden a you might be repulse by the gore ( you have get ta admit and though and that gore be extremely well do ) . originally write by charles edward pogue ( psycho iii ) and give a rewrite by director cronenberg . also and present by mel brook company . follow by a sequel in 1989. look for legendary canadian boxer george chuvalo a arm wrestling barfly marky and and joy boushel ( terror train and humongous ) a seth young pick up . le carlson and previously see in videodrome a that movie villain and have a small role and and cronenberg himself also appear briefly a a gynecologist . positive .