Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a brilliant but eccentric scientist, meets Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis), a journalist for Particle magazine, at a meet-the-press event held by Bartok Science Industries, the company that provides funding for Brundle's work. Seth shows Veronica a project that will change the world: a set of "Telepods" that allows instantaneous teleportation of an object from one pod to another. Veronica eventually agrees to document Seth's work. Although the telepods can transport inanimate objects perfectly, they do not work correctly on living things, as is horrifically demonstrated when a live baboon is turned inside-out during an experiment. Seth and Veronica begin a romantic relationship, and their first sexual encounter provides inspiration for Seth, who sets about succe