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The Fly : Seth's Plasma Pool Monologue

Veronica (Geena Davis) inquires about the strange hair on Seth's (Jeff Goldblum) back. Seth gets the idea to send Veronica through the teleporter. Veronica’s aversion to the idea insults Seth, prompting a manic tirade.

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acting, background, blocking, character, character development, close-up, continuity editing, costume, crescendo, cut-in, depth of field, dialogue, dissonance, dolly in, extreme close-up, focus, framing, full shot, handheld camera, interior, lighting, long shot, low angle, medium close-up, medium long shot, medium shot, monologue, music, music, nondiegetic, over the shoulder shot, reaction shot, scene, set, shot/reverse shot, tracking shot, two-shot

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LGBTQ: Cisgender Female, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Woman, White: White American

"Seth's Plasma Pool Monologue" in The Fly. Directed by David Cronenberg, SLM Production Group, 1986, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=3463

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