``The Fly'' This is how Cronenberg's terrifying and sad masterpiece was born!

“Top Gun” was also a candidate!? Struggling after entering Hollywood

Cronenberg's first film as a director in Hollywood, `` The Dead Zone ,'' was well received for its content and was a moderate success at the box office, and various projects came to Cronenberg. This includes ``John Book'' (1985), `` Beverly Hills Cop Witness), and `` Top Gun '' (1986), which were later made into movies by other directors and became big hits. Ta. Needless to say, Cronenberg had no interest in these projects.

He chose the project `` Total Recall, '' which was approached by Dino De Laurentiis, the producer of ``The Dead Zone.'' Although he enthusiastically worked on this project, after a year of being involved in the production, Cronenberg felt uncomfortable with Laurentiis' direction and eventually quit the project. The film later became a huge hit, directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Cronenberg, who had wasted a year and was feeling heartbroken, was given a new Being There by Mel Brooks, who was active primarily in the comedy field as an actor and director, and was also a shrewd producer. The theme is a remake of the 1958 film `` The Flies ''. Cronenberg had previously read the screenplay, written by Charles Edward Borg, but was too busy working on Total Recall at the time to get into it. When Brooks approached me and read the script again, he was impressed and accepted the project. And so ``The Fly'' begins in earnest.

What Cronenberg liked about Pogue's script was the emphasis on the body and the awareness of the body. That this is so important is understandable when you look back at his previous directorial films that dealt with mutations of the body and consciousness. On the other hand, there were also some dissatisfaction with the script. Similar to the original ``Horror of the Flies'', in the script the protagonist, who is fused with a fly, does not speak at all in the second half and becomes nothing more than a monster.

If that's the case, a human drama won't be possible... With this in mind, Cronenberg delved into the character and explored the way the main character communicates, as he becomes increasingly speechless. Needless to say, communication is essential to a love story. Cronenberg revised the script, striking a balance between horror and romance, and incorporating his own themes, until he finally came up with a scenario that made sense. The casting was satisfactory, and filming began.