DVD Buzz-Saw #17

THE FLY: Special Edition

Just recently, Fox Home Entertainment retired it’s previous release of David Cronenberg’s The Fly (See Arrow’s review here). Well just weeks later, Fox is planning on bringing the fans a special edition of both The Fly and The Fly 2. Both sets will be available on September 27th. Not only do you get Jeff Goldblum sticking to walls and projectile vomiting but you also get this ass-load of DVD extras to watch…

Includes:

• The Fly: Disc One
• 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track
• English DTS 5.1 Surround Track
• French Stereo and Spanish Mono Tracks
• Audio Commentary with David Cronenberg
• English and Spanish Subtitles
• The Fly: Disc Two
• Fear of the Flesh 4-Part Documentary:
  – The Making of The Fly
  – Larva
  – Pupa
  – Metamorphosis
• Branching Clips:
  – A Radical Departure
  – The Rise of Marketing
  – Who Wants to Die?
  – All You Have To Do Is Be Passionate
  – Cronenberg’s Preparation
  – On Cronenberg’s Films
  – Cronenberg as Gynecologist
  – Cronenberg as Director
  – On the Cannes Jury
  – The Mother of Invention
  – It Takes Time To Spread the Goop
  – Glass-Break Test
  – Scotch & Razor Blades Genes in the Ether
  – Winning the Oscar
  – The Last Collaboration
  – Haunted by the Fly
  – The Brundle Museum of Natural History
• Deleted Scenes:
  – Second Interview
  – Monkey-Cat
  – Brundlefly vs. Bag Lady
  – Butterfly Baby
  – Alternate ending
• Test Footage:
  – Main Title Elements
  – Telepod Tests
  – Make-Up Tests
  – The Exploding Head
  – Cronenfly
• Written Works:
  – George Langelaan’s Original Short Story
  – Charles Edward Pogue’s Original Screenplay
  – David Cronenberg’s Rewrite
  – Interactive Cinefex Article “The Fly Papers”
  – Interactive American Cinematographer Article “New Buzz on an Old Theme”
  – Interactive American Cinematographer article “More About THE FLY”
• Promotional Material:
  – The Fly Teaser
  – The Fly Trailer
  – 3 TV Spots
  – Featurette
  – David Cronenberg Profile
  – The Fly II Teaser
  – The Fly II Trailer
  – The Fly (1958)
  – Return of the Fly (1959)
  – One Sheet & Lobby Card Gallery
• Still Gallery:
  – Publicity
  – Behind the scenes
  – Concept Artwork
  – Effects
  – Monkey-Cat
  – Space Bug
  – Arm Wrestling
  – Make-up
• Easter Eggs:
  – Halloweener
  – Vomit Drop
  – Summer of ’86:
  – Big Trouble In Little China
  – Aliens
  – The Fly

Yes, Holy Shit is the correct word to describe that massive load of insect love!