The Fly (1986)

Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) has perfected the art of teleporting inanimate objects. After using himself as his first human test subject, he begins to notice slight changes. Could this have anything to do with the fly that was buzzing around his laboratory?

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While quite possibly the most disgusting film ever made, The Fly is quite certainly the most perfect David Cronenberg film ever. It's all there: science, terror, flesh and technology. Some might argue for Videodrome, but I maintain that The Fly's allegorical implications place it head over heels above. This is a story most anyone can relate to. Strip away all the fantastical elements and this is a film about watching a loved one suffer from addiction and succumb to their illness. Also, you don't get much more classical than a story with only three characters where your hero is brought low by his own hubris. No wonder they were able to turn it into an opera so easily!