Goldblum stars as Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist. He meets Veronica Quaife (Davis), a journalist for Particle magazine, at a party held by Bartok Science Industries, which provides funds for Brundle's work. Brundle takes Veronica back to his warehouse laboratory (where he also lives) and shows her his invention: a set of "Telepods" that allow instantaneous teleportation of an object from one pod to another.