The Fly II

Plot synopsis:
Several months after the death of Seth Brundle, his lover Veronica is giving birth to their son at Bartok Industries, the company that funded Brundle's experiments. The labor is very painful, and her accomplice Stathis Borans is dragged away from the procedure after he objects to her treatment. She eventually gives birth to a larval sac, causing her to go into shock and die. The larval sac is opened by the surgeons to reveal a seemingly normal human baby inside.The baby is named "Martin" by the scientists. He begins to age much faster than a normal human; the company's CEO, Bartok, tells him that this is due to an extremely rare disease called "Brundle's Accelerated Growth Syndrome", caused by inherited mutant DNA from his father (hence the disease's name). Martin is just as much of a genius as his father, and Bartok wants him to finish the work Seth started. One day, Martin sneaks into a room where animals are held for testing, and befriends a Golden Retriever. He slips out of his room one day to bring the dog some of his dinner, but he finds that it has been transferred to another section. Martin goes there to discover a new set of Telepods, like the ones his father invented; his dog is being prepared for teleportation. The scientists send the dog through, but it unfortunately emerges as a hideous mutant, biting off a scientist's fingers. A horrified Martin screams, as Bartok consoles him.Five years after Martin's birth, he is now physically 20 years old. He is taken to a new living space, which is much more luxurious and wide open. Bartok also tells Martin that he wants him to fix the Telepods; as Martin saw with the dog, they are unable to properly teleport anything, even inanimate objects like apples. Bartok assures Martin that the dog didn't suffer long, and apologizes for it. Martin is still skeptical about working on the Telepods, but Bartok gives him videotapes of his father being interviewed by Veronica to watch. On the tapes, Seth says that the teleportation somehow invigorated him and gave him more energy (though he was unaware of his eventual mutation at the time). Inspired by his father, Martin begins working on the Telepods.Martin eventually manages to send a telephone through the pods with no ill effects, but he quickly decides he needs organic matter to transmit. He befriends another Bartok employee, Beth, and tries to send a cactus she owns through the Telepods. It comes out heavily damaged. Beth then invites Martin to have dinner with her, and he agrees.One day, Beth takes Martin to a party in the Genetic Research area. He overhears someone talking about a hideous mutant the company has kept alive for two years. Martin slips away from the party and goes down to see it, discovering to his horror that the mutant in question is the Golden Retriever from his childhood. Outraged, Martin slips into the holding pen where the dog is to visit it. The dog is initially hostile, but it soon realizes who he is and relents. Martin sits and pets his dog for a while, before taking out some chloroform and putting it to sleep. The next day, Bartok asks Martin about a break-in at Genetic Research, which Martin denies knowledge of. Bartok realizes he is lying, and theorizes that Martin will eventually become just like him.Martin invites Beth to watch him teleport a kitten. While she initially reacts with horror, she is relieved when the kitten goes through unharmed. Later that night, Beth and Martin make love. The morning after, Beth notices what appears to be an open sore on Martin's arm. Theorizing that this is from the mutant DNA Bartok told him about, Martin asks the computer what can be done. It tells him that the mutant DNA can be replaced with healthy DNA from another donor, using a gene-swapping program built into the Telepod computer. Martin rejects this idea when he sees such a process would turn the donor into a horrific mutant.Martin notices the sore on his arm is secreting a sticky, web-like fluid. When Bartok finds out, he realizes that Martin will soon become a human/fly hybrid like his father. Beth then discovers she is denied access to Martin's work area, and is told that the company taped her and Martin in bed. She tells Martin, who angrily trashes his living area and eventually discovers the hidden camera inside. He destroys it and breaks into the surveillance area, discovering that every moment of his life has been secretly taped. He then runs into another tape of his father, this time in the initial stage of mutation, recounting how a fly had gotten into the telepod with him. Realizing what is happening to him, Martin escapes from Bartok's facility and goes to see Beth at her houseboat.Bartok's scientists attempt to activate the telepods, but they quickly discover that Martin has installed a password system (the computer asks for "the magic word"). If the wrong password is entered, the computer will use a tapeworm virus to completely wipe its memory. Realizing that Martin must be brought back, Bartok's henchmen chase him and Beth, who go on the run. The two visit Stathis Borans, now a reclusive drunk, who theorizes that a cure for Martin's condition involves the Telepods. He gives them his car, and they check into a motel for the night. Martin's transformation quickly becomes too much for Beth to bear, and she surrenders the two of them to Bartok.A now-cocooned Martin is brought back to Bartok Industries, while Beth is interrogated about the "magic word". After some time, Martin's cocoon bursts open and reveals a human/fly hybrid-- "Martinfly." Unlike Martin's father, who was a sickly, deformed mutant, Martin's transformed form is extremely deadly, likely owing to Martin having been born with fly genes rather than being fused with them. It goes on a rampage throughout the facility, killing several security guards. However, a trace of Martin's humanity remains intact; the creature simply strokes a guard dog sent to locate it, and also refuses to harm Beth when it encounters her. Eventually, it breaks into the Telepod bay, grabs Bartok, and uses his hands to type in the his password -- "Dad." The gene-swapping program boots up, and the telepod door opens.Martinfly drags Bartok into the telepod with it, and uses Bartok's hands to gesture at Beth, telling her to activate the teleportation sequence. Over Bartok's objections, she activates it, and Martinfly and Bartok are teleported just as security breaks into the area. Bartok emerges from the pods as a horrible mutant, but Martin is transformed into a normal human again. An exhausted Martin assures Beth that he is okay, and they embrace.Later, the Bartok mutant suffers an ironic fate; it is placed into the same area Martin's mutated dog was, doomed to messily eat gruel through its dying days. As the mutant crawls to the bowl of food, it notices a fly crawling on the rim of the bowl. With this shot, the film ends.

Tags: revenge, cult

Review:
But even though The Fly 2 doesn't quite pack the emotional wallop or sophistication of part one, it's still an enjoyable slice of hokey B-movie monster madness that should particularly appeal to those who love a bit of splatter with their big-bug action.Part Two begins as Veronica, the pregnant girlfriend of tragic deceased scientific genius Seth Brundle, dies whilst giving birth to son Martin under the watchful eye of Bartok Industries, the organisation that funded Seth's telepod experiments (baboons don't grow on trees, y'know).
Thanks to the unique human/fly genetic make-up he has inherited from his father, Martin experiences accelerated growth, and by the age of five, is a fully grown scientific whizz-kid (played by Eric Stoltz) working for his benefactor Anton Bartok (on the same telepod project that claimed his father's life) and romancing pretty computer operator Beth Logan (Daphne Zuniga).Bartok (Lee Richardson), however, is not as benevolent as he seems: with his own wicked agenda in mind, he has led Martin to believe that his rapid growth is the result of a very rare growth disorder, and has kept the lad under continuous observation, waiting for the day that his dormant insect genes fully awaken to transform him into a multi-limbed monster.Despite being a newbie in the director's chair, Chris Walas proves to be no slouch when calling the shots: working from a script by frequent Stephen King collaborators Frank Darabont and Mick Garris, he delivers a surprisingly polished product that offers spirited performances from B-list stars Stoltz and Zuniga, a touch of pathos with a memorable key scene involving a mutated dog, and a whole slew of top-notch special effects, the most stomach churning of which see one poor guy having his head crushed by an elevator!
I caught this movie on cable last night; this is one of those films where the memory of having seen it years ago is better than the actual film.The production design is actually quite good, surprising when, upon closer inspection, they apparently only built one set (the lab), and the rest of the scenes-- all brief ones-- were shot at cheap locations, such as Beth's houseboat, Martin's condo, and such.
Geena Davis wisely took a time-out, so a lookalike actress takes her place as Veronica "Ronnie" Quaife, who conveniently gets to die in the first few minutes, in a childbirth sequence that may make anything in the "Alien" series pale by comparison.As ooky and icky as Cronenberg's bodily mutation-horror point of view was in the previous outing, Walas takes those cues to the 'nth' degree here, so those who are animal lovers or possessing delicate stomachs are hereby given fair warning: this is NOT a pretty picture.Cinephiles who have wasted oceans of print criticizing THE FLY II should take note: the notices were equally severe all those years ago for RETURN OF THE FLY, when Fox tried to cash in then on the predecessor that had such a great pedigree.
Freeze frame the film and you can see it's not Fox. I always thought that footage looked odd - like it wasn't Fox doing the stunt...Anyway, I watched Stoltz and realized how bad he would have been as Marty McFly. He just isn't hyper enough - Michael J.
Anyway, he directs the film pretty good for a creature effects artist...I guess...What I like so much about this movie is its high campy quality.
If you take it seriously you're going to have a pretty hard time watching, but if you turn off the brain for two hours you'll have some fun.My only two complaints is that this movie is about a half hour too long, and the creature looks like a lizard and not a fly.
The only thing remotely okay in this movie is the FX, even though it's all used to show disgusting gore that the viewing audience doesn't really want to see.The Fly II should only be watched if you're curious about the continuing storyline, but be warned that it is nowhere close to on par with the original.2/10.
He grows much faster than a normal man and is intellectually superior even at the age of 5, he is asked to continue his fathers work and begins to mix with other people, finally developing his young emotions; that is until the part of him that is Fly begins to take control.The movie does start really well and has an interesting plot, but the acting is not sufficient enough to capture the complexities of the character and sell them to the audience.The horror is really just a gore-fest that fails to be scary despite the desperate efforts of the sound engineers and the music score.It's not awful, but it is inferior to the original 5/10.
What a brilliant movie, I found the new characters easy to keep up with, The movie moved at a quicker pace to the first and The Fly II has a lot more emotional grip on the viewer.I am not going to give too much away, The use of a cute dog being forced through the pod and the feelings of a youthful blundell for his four legged friend all made uneasy viewing, But this was a clever way of forcing the viewer to feel for young blundell towards the end of the movie when he goes nuts!I found The Fly II very easy to watch and i am now the proud owner of the original big box copy that has been deleted for some time.The fly II is a lot better than the first and the monster at the end deserves a mention too.
Trying to top Cronenberg's version was asking too much, but I honestly think Walas' did a very good job in carrying off the story of Seth Brundle's son into an entertaining movie.
Garbage sequel to David Cronenberg's remake of The Fly. This one's about the son of the Goldblum and Davis characters from that movie as he grows to adulthood in five years and eventually starts to turn into a human fly thing, all the while being manipulated by an Evil Rich Guy. Honestly, who cares?
The Fly II (1989) * 1/2 (out of 4) Silly and rather stupid sequel has Martin (Eric Stoltz), the son of the original film's fly, growing up in a laboratory where he thinks they are keeping him healthy.
There are some memorable gore sequences towards the end of the film that gives us a bit of energy but it comes way too late.THE FLY II is a really bad sequel that just doesn't have enough going for it to make it work..
"The Fly II" falls in with the other mentioned horror sequels as underrated, classic 80's horror flicks that should be enjoyed on their own merit."The Fly II" features a decent enough plot about Seth Brundle's son Martin (Eric Stoltz) and the evil corporation that is trying to control him.
Chris Walas took over directing duties from David Cronenberg in this sequel, which begins with the birth of Martin Brundle, the offspring of his late parents after his father Seth had been genetically altered by the telepods.
Unfortunately, Martin starts to change much like his father, and goes on the run from the corrupt Bartok, with his girlfriend Beth(played by Daphne Zuniga) with him, desperately trying to reverse the process, and avoid the tragic fates of his parents...Frustrating sequel is scrupulously faithful to the first, with solid continuity and performances, but somebody let it slip away into gory melodramatic foolishness.
Now Martin tries to find a way to turn himself human before it is too late.Directed by Oscar-Winner Chris Walas, who best known for creating Creature f/x work like "Enemy Mine", "The Fly" and "Gremlins".
Disc 2 including an documentary (Which it is more of long but interesting interviews with the director, producer:Steven-Charles Jaffe and a brief one with music composer Christopher Young-"A Nightmare on Elm Street 2:Freddy's Revenge"-The Grudge"-"Hellraiser"), another documentary about the history of the "Fly" movies with narration from Leonard Nimoy, featurettes and more.For those, who doesn't have much high expectations from the original will certainly enjoy the sequel.
As a child, I actually thought the fly-form of Martin would have made a great comic book hero.I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a good science fiction film, and I'd love to see modern remakes of both the original film and this one.
Having seen the original film I thought the remake was,in some ways,not as good but the idea of the sequel where the story is extended to allow another generation was quite ingenious but never explained how the fly with the human head trapped in a spiders web ever got out.It was after all the woman's lover and whether she was expecting another child or whether visited in the night...this is the sort of wacky stuff writers think up to make something happen!.
It has an unpredictable plot, a neat ending, fairly good acting and satisfactory debut direction by effects man-turned-director Chris Walas.I was totally innocent when I watched the film and I was shocked to realize that Martin Brundle (Eric Stoltz) had been used, deceived and exploited by Bartok (Lee Richardson) and his staff all the time.
After watching The Fly 2 it is obvious to anyone with taste, sophistication and an appreciation for good acting can see that it is a bad movie and very inferior to the 1986 original.
Martin conceives a way to cure his mutation but it needs to transfer the mutant genes to another donor.Special effects head Chris Walas of the first movie takes over the directing role.
And that sequel was released in 1989- "The Fly II", from director Chris Walas, a special effects wizard who had worked on the previous film.
Eschewing Cronenberg's provocative storytelling and metaphorical imagery, this sequel instead focuses on zany, schlock-y gore effects, in a clear attempt to cash in on gore-hounds who were eating up the slasher-films of the era.We follow Martin (Eric Stoltz), son of Seth Brundle from the original film.
John Getz -- the only recurring cast member from the original -- shows up for a few scenes and while he hams it up with some choice lines ("That guy really bugged me" in reference to Brundle Sr.) he is ultimately inconsequential to the story.Music:Christopher Young's score is effective, even if it feels mostly recycled from the original.The Bottom Line(s): "The Fly II" isn't the worst sequel ever and in all fairness, its predecessor is a tough act to follow.
Following in Cronenberg's footsteps, The Fly II continues to shock and horrify, with a fresh new wave of grotesque mutations, gnarly blood and gore, and even more inhuman experiments in teleportation.Unfortunately, the film doesn't quite move along as smoothly or quickly as its predecessor; this sequel is laden with quite a bit of dragging at certain spots.
It has a nice build-up, some sweet moments between the two young lead characters, and it does actually seem like it's trying to continue the story instead of repeating the first film (like so many unsuccessful sequels tend to do).It should have been good, since make-up artist Chris Walas (who won the Oscar for Jeff Goldblum's transformation in Cronenberg's first film) is making his directorial debut here with this film.
In the opening sequence, his mother dies giving birth to him, leaving the insect-boy an orphan to Bartok Industries, the corporation that financed Seth Brundle's work, with much of his early life spent in isolation in a clinical environment and completely unaware of his imminent transformation.His insect genes allow him to age much faster than humans so that by the time he's only five human years old, Martin looks like an adult in his mid-20s (where he is now played by Eric Stoltz).
By the time Martin's a six-foot-tall insect-monster, he's on the loose in the Bartok facility and the movie quickly becomes an "Alien"/haunted house clone.And that's pretty much why this sequel blows the big one.It's unfortunate how quickly things go downhill in "The Fly II" because of what it could have been.
"The Fly II" is just a gross-out horror movie with a good-but-not-great beginning, semi-decent lead performances by Eric Stoltz and Daphne Zuniga, and a few isolated moments of brilliance.Too bad it let itself go just when things seemed to be getting interesting.5/10.
Granted, yes the focus was more on sheer effects rather than story, but it still proved coherent and entertaining.As you have probably found out by now, "The Fly II" is a direct sequel to David Cronenberg's complex and rather though invoking film of the same name.
This is probably helped by the fact that Chris Walas the movie's director and effects expert is also the same person who did the effects in Cronenberg's film.Well, considering the limitations of "the sequel" as a whole, "The Fly II" did adequately well.
It's by no means even close to the quality of the first part but as a stand alone purely horror film it's enjoyable, thanks to the good effects and formulatic revenge finale.Special message to all those who thought the movie was crap because of the "Dog Scene" - talk about a bunch of P.E.T.A. lovers.
this sequel to "The Fly" isn't all that bad,all things considered.it is however,more disgusting,believe it or not.a lot of the really gross stuff was overkill and gratuitous,i thought.in the original,the gross scenes were sort of necessary to the story.not so in this movie.
also found the movie to have some slow spots at times,which in my mind,took away from the flow of the story.as well,this movie had a slicker more polished look than the original,which i think kind of takes away from the effect.the acting is not bad,and i liked the direction the story went.i really liked the ironic ending.i won't give it away,but let's just say that one S.OB really got what he deserved.i actually almost cheered at this.if you watch the movie,you'll know why.a word of caution:this movie is definitely not for the squeamish.for me,overall,i'd say i liked this movie as well as the first one.therefore,i give "The Fly 2" 8/10.
This time around, we are told the story of Martin Brundle, son of Seth (Jeff Goldblum's character from the 1986 film).
This movie is best watched with no expectations, except for that of a mildly entertaining horror flick with some good special effects..
After that I just saw an awful action flick, not worth being watched thanks to the far from original special effects and the worst acting in years.No, I don't like this movie at all.
though seth brundle died in the original directed by David cronenberg, the follow-up focuses on seth's son, martin, and his transformation from an infant to a young man within a short period of time as his appearance and intelligence accelerates due to experimental drugs and injections.i didn't mind the sequel though it could have taken a different turn in plot had cronenberg re-prised his role in the director's chair.
Not the biggest fan of Eric Stoltz but I liked him in this movie and it was refreshing to go back and see "Princess Vespa" in another role during that period (Spaceballs is an all-time favorite of mine).While I thought the storyline was pretty decent throughout, the final 30 minutes of the film was what I found to be the most exciting to watch.
man it could'nt be any worse , i really hoped it would not be i wasn't convinced at all with the whole plot,it's a bad copy of part one, only that part one was a lot better , it was so lame & so vague that you don't know where you are standing , if it's a horror movie or sci fi movie or one of those scientists movies ,unfortuonatly i cant mention the weak parts of the movie cos i cant find strong ones, not to mention the silly monster they created it didn't scare at all , the children channel have shows with monsters that scare more than that one as for the acting eric stoltz tried to do some good work but the story & the plot wasn't helping so it all went the drains ,i've seen daphne zuniga in better roles , cant compare her with gina davis part one it wouldent be fair anyway i don't recommend it at all specially if you watched part one & like it.
I love it Eric is a good actor for martin The fly II is a sequel to the first fly film.Martin finds out that he is the son of Seth.
And Lee Richardson, does a masterful job of a torn, yet despotic CEO of Bartok industries, becoming the surrogate father figure that Stoltz's rapidly aging Brundle so requires.Whether you watch this sequel immediately after the first film or years later, you'll soon realize that "The Fly 2" stands on its own merits as a crisp horror tale, as well as continuing a legacy with intellect and thrills.
This one however is the classic example of a bad horror sequel.The movie's plot is that Seth's son Martin has accelerated growth (what a way to speed up the plot!) and is trying to work on his fathers project.
Picking up where "The Fly" left off, this sequel offers a fresh, different story about the son of Seth Brundle, Martin (Eric Stoltz).
"The Fly II" is, unfortunately, just such a beast.We pick up where Cronenberg's creepy remake of this classic horror film left off, as we now follow the exploits of the son of Seth Brundle (played by Eric Stoltz).