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Five films from the hugely popular sci-fi franchise. In 'The Fly'
(1958), a scientist (David Hedison) is obsessed with developing a
molecular matter transmitter. When he attempts to test the
invention himself, he is unwittingly joined by a companion - a fly
that has sneaked into the transportation pod with him. The
consequences of the experiment soon become clear, as the scientist
begins to take on fly-like characteristics. 'Return of the Fly'
(1959) sees the original scientist's son reconstructing the matter
transporter which turned his father into an insect, with the young
man's experiments leading him down the same insectoid path. In
'Curse of the Fly' (1965) the plot again revolves around the
Delambre family, although this time it is the scientist's grandson,
Henri Delambre (Brian Donlevy), who becomes obsessed with
transporter experiments to the dismay of his two sons, who want to
live normal lives and forget about their grandfather's invention.
Henri's oldest son, Martin (George Baker), marries a young woman
who just escaped from a mental hospital. After Martin's new wife
discovers a closet filled with deranged humans left over from
failed teleportation experiments, the police are called and Henri
attempts to flee using the infamous transporter. 'The Fly' (1986)
is the Oscar-winning remake of the 1958 horror classic. Scientist
Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), experimenting with transmitting
matter uses himself as a guinea-pig, unaware that a fly has got
into the machinery. As he embarks on a relationship with Veronica
Quaife (Geena Davis), the journalist covering his project, his body
slowly begins to take on fly-like characteristics. 'The Fly 2'
(1989) is the sequel to the 1986 movie. Dr Seth Brundle is no more,
but he has left behind a gruesome legacy: the teleportation device
which transformed him into a human fly, and a son, Martin (Matthew
Moore/Harley Cross). Infected with his father's insect metabolism,
Martin's growth is hugely accelerated, and he is soon a fully grown
man (Eric Stoltz). When he discovers the remains of his father's
experiment, Martin decides to pick up where Seth left off.
A triple bill of the 'Look Who's Talking' films. In 'Look Who's
Talking' (1989), Mollie (Kirstie Alley) is pregnant by Albert
(George Segal), a married man who won't leave his wife. When her
contractions start, she leaps into a taxi, driven by James (John
Travolta) who accompanies her not only to the hospital but into the
delivery room. Mollie gives birth to a healthy boy, Mikey (voice of
Bruce Willis), and soon James is baby-sitting for her while she
goes in search of a suitable father. The sequel, 'Look Who's
Talking Too' (1990), picks up where the first film left off, with
James and Mollie having another baby. Meanwhile, Mikey deals with
growing up, the intrusion of a new baby sister Julie (voice of
Roseanne Barr) and that daunting rite of passage - toilet training.
In 'Look Who's Talking Now' (1993), Mollie is fired from her job,
and takes a position in a toy department as a Christmas elf and
James lands a job as a private pilot for the vampy socialite
Samantha (Lysette Anthony). When the local street dog Rocks (voice
of Danny DeVito) is taken home for son Mikey (David Gallagher),
Samantha also turns up with her pampered poodle Daphne (voice of
Diane Keaton) who Julie (Tabitha Lupien) instantly takes to. The
dogs take an instant dislike to each other, but the parents are too
tied up with their own problems to notice. When Mollie discovers
that Samantha has whisked her husband off for a secret rendezvous
on Christmas Eve, she determines to intercept them with kids and
dogs in tow.
Cult horror director David Cronenberg found mainstream success with
this remake of the 1958 horror classic and Chris Walas and Stephan
Dupuis won an Oscar for their make-up effects. Scientist Seth
Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), experimenting with transmitting matter
uses himself as a guinea-pig, unaware that a fly has got into the
machinery. As he embarks on a relationship with Veronica Quaife
(Geena Davis), the journalist covering his project, his body slowly
begins to take on fly-like characteristics.
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