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The Fly #2 (B)

STARS...
Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson, Harley Cross, and John Getz.

PLOT SUMMARY...
The son of the original fly/scientist turns out to be a chip off the old block.

QUICK SCAN...
This film brings to mind "The Fly". Eric Stoltz is credible, as a young man who's been raised in a science lab. Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place) provides strong support as his sympathetic girlfriend. Lee Richardson is appropriately creepy, as a manipulative father figure to Stoltz. The teleportation FX, while familiar, are still effective.

DIRECTOR: Chris Walas
YEAR & RATING: 1989 (R)

BEST BETS:

The Fly (58)

(1986)

SYNOPSIS...
A woman gives birth to the child of the fly/scientist from "The Fly". Then she dies.

The boy, who grows at an astonishing rate, and is raised in a lab, under the watchful eye of a business tycoon. The boy, who soon becomes a late teen, develops an interest in dad's field of teleportation. He also starts turning into a fly, just like dad.

The boy solves the problem of safely teleporting people, and gets the fly DNA out of his system, curing himself. He turns the evil tycoon into a bloody, pathetic creature that ends up living in a cage at the lab.

Review:

Director Chris Walas,' THE FLY 2, while not in the same league as "The Fly" (1986) has it's moments.

A woman, who got impregnated by the fly/scientist combo, in "The Fly," gives birth to a cocoon-like mess, then dies. Inside the weird cocoon, however, is a seemingly normal, baby boy.

The boy, Martin, who grows at an accelerated rate, lives in a room at Bartok Industries, where he is studied like, well, a bug. Mr. Bartok (Lee Richardson) takes a fatherly interest in the boy.

The Screenplay, by Mick Garris, and Jim & Ken Wheat, and Frank Darabont, (Story by Mick Garris), occasionally has some awful dialogue. A late teens Martin, now played by Eric Stoltz ("Mask") talks to John Getz, a friend of his father ,who received horrible injuries to two of his limbs, in a confrontation with the fly/scientist, toward the end of "The Fly". When Getz balks at giving Stoltz, and girlfriend, Daphne Zuniga ("Spaceballs") any info on a cure that Stoltz's dad was working on, at the time of his death, Zuniga asks him, "Where's your compassion?" Getz replies, "I had to give it up. It cost me an arm and a leg." Ouch!

The teleport pods, constructed by Don Engel and Dick Stewart, are just as interesting as they were in "The Fly". Their metallic, quasi-insectoid shapes are fascinating, and disturbing at the same time, making great Sci-Fi props.

Eric Stoltz, in the title role, gives a capable, if reserved, performance. Considering that his character grew up in a lab, his every move studied and videotaped, it makes sense that his character is introverted.

The Special Effects, by Special Effects Coordinator, John Thomas, (and Available Light Ltd.), mainly involve objects, animals, and people being transmitted from one teleport pod to the other. While well done, the story involves a whole lot of teleporting, so the impact of the teleporting effect diminishes with repeated exposure.

My favorite scene takes place when Martin, at night, sneaks through air ducts in the research facility and ends up in the animal lab. He hangs out with a friendly dog, telling it, "The doctors say it means I'm growing up alot faster than I'm supposed to." This scene, aided by Christopher Young's evocative Musical Score, weaves a sensitive and sympathetic mood.

THE FLY 2 will be fairly watchable for most Sci-Fi fans. If you're expecting the level of shocks and gore of "The Fly", you will probably be disappointed. THE FLY 2 is a kinder, gentler fly movie, more in tune with the 1958 original, than the first remake.

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The Fly #2 (B)
	STARS... Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson, Harley Cross, and John Getz. PLOT SUMMARY... The son of the original fly/scientist turns out to be a chip off the old block. QUICK SCAN... This film brings to mind "The Fly". Eric Stoltz is credible, as a young man who's been raised in a science lab. Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place) provides strong support as his sympathetic girlfriend. Lee Richardson is appropriately creepy, as a manipulative father figure to Stoltz. The teleportation FX, while familiar, are still effective.
DIRECTOR: Chris Walas YEAR & RATING: 1989 (R) BEST BETS: The Fly (58) (1986)	SYNOPSIS... A woman gives birth to the child of the fly/scientist from "The Fly". Then she dies. The boy, who grows at an astonishing rate, and is raised in a lab, under the watchful eye of a business tycoon. The boy, who soon becomes a late teen, develops an interest in dad's field of teleportation. He also starts turning into a fly, just like dad. The boy solves the problem of safely teleporting people, and gets the fly DNA out of his system, curing himself. He turns the evil tycoon into a bloody, pathetic creature that ends up living in a cage at the lab.
Review: Director Chris Walas,' THE FLY 2, while not in the same league as "The Fly" (1986) has it's moments. A woman, who got impregnated by the fly/scientist combo, in "The Fly," gives birth to a cocoon-like mess, then dies. Inside the weird cocoon, however, is a seemingly normal, baby boy. The boy, Martin, who grows at an accelerated rate, lives in a room at Bartok Industries, where he is studied like, well, a bug. Mr. Bartok (Lee Richardson) takes a fatherly interest in the boy. The Screenplay, by Mick Garris, and Jim & Ken Wheat, and Frank Darabont, (Story by Mick Garris), occasionally has some awful dialogue. A late teens Martin, now played by Eric Stoltz ("Mask") talks to John Getz, a friend of his father ,who received horrible injuries to two of his limbs, in a confrontation with the fly/scientist, toward the end of "The Fly". When Getz balks at giving Stoltz, and girlfriend, Daphne Zuniga ("Spaceballs") any info on a cure that Stoltz's dad was working on, at the time of his death, Zuniga asks him, "Where's your compassion?" Getz replies, "I had to give it up. It cost me an arm and a leg." Ouch! The teleport pods, constructed by Don Engel and Dick Stewart, are just as interesting as they were in "The Fly". Their metallic, quasi-insectoid shapes are fascinating, and disturbing at the same time, making great Sci-Fi props. Eric Stoltz, in the title role, gives a capable, if reserved, performance. Considering that his character grew up in a lab, his every move studied and videotaped, it makes sense that his character is introverted. The Special Effects, by Special Effects Coordinator, John Thomas, (and Available Light Ltd.), mainly involve objects, animals, and people being transmitted from one teleport pod to the other. While well done, the story involves a whole lot of teleporting, so the impact of the teleporting effect diminishes with repeated exposure. My favorite scene takes place when Martin, at night, sneaks through air ducts in the research facility and ends up in the animal lab. He hangs out with a friendly dog, telling it, "The doctors say it means I'm growing up alot faster than I'm supposed to." This scene, aided by Christopher Young's evocative Musical Score, weaves a sensitive and sympathetic mood. THE FLY 2 will be fairly watchable for most Sci-Fi fans. If you're expecting the level of shocks and gore of "The Fly", you will probably be disappointed. THE FLY 2 is a kinder, gentler fly movie, more in tune with the 1958 original, than the first remake.