Stathis Borans

Stathis Borans is a fictional character in David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly, played by John Getz. Getz also reprised the role in The Fly II. The character of Borans was played by Gary Lehman in Howard Shore's 2008 opera The Fly in its premiere at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Stathis Borans met Veronica Quaife while teaching science at college. Borans, who served as editor of Particle Magazine (which covered developments in science),... more

Stathis Borans is a fictional character in David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly, played by John Getz. Getz also reprised the role in The Fly II. The character of Borans was played by Gary Lehman in Howard Shore's 2008 opera The Fly in its premiere at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Stathis Borans met Veronica Quaife while teaching science at college. Borans, who served as editor of Particle Magazine (which covered developments in science), sparked Veronica's interest in journalism. The two became lovers and lived together for two years, but eventually broke up. However, Borans and Veronica remained very close, and Veronica eventually found work as a scientific journalist at Particle. Hoping to find a good story, Borans sent Veronica to a meet-the-press party held by Bartok Science Industries. The next day, Veronica met Borans at his office, the walls of which were lined with both hard-earned and honorary scientific awards, and played a cassette tape she had recorded of a... less