The Lawnmower Man

1992

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi

55
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 35% · 43 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 31% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 42674 42.7K

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Plot summary

A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.

Director

Top cast

Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence Angelo
Dean Norris as The Director
Michael Gregory as Security Chief
Dale Raoul as Dolly
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1.02 GB
1280*682
English 2.0
TV-14
23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
Seeds 10
2.15 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
TV-14
23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
Seeds 53

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by John Chard

It Lacks Qualcast Quality. The Lawnmower Man is

It Lacks Qualcast Quality. The Lawnmower Man is directed by Brett Leonard who also co-writes the screenplay with Gimel Everett. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Jeff Fahey, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis, Jeremy Slate and Dean Norris. Music is by Dan Wyman and cinematography by Russell Carpenter. Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Brosnan) is a big mover in the science of virtual reality. When he tries his new technology on mentally challenged gardener Jobe Smith (Fahey), it elevates him to a higher intelligence and it’s not long before Jobe acquires scary new powers… Originally meant to be, and titled as, Stephen King’s Lawnmower Man, the film eventually, after a King lawsuit, ended up bearing very little resemblance to the author’s short story. There’s a couple of small ligaments that link the two, but in the main (not Maine) this Lawnmower Man is its own entity and an obvious attempt to cash in on the then virtual reality zeitgeist. Lawnmower Man has a cult fan base, of that there is no doubt, where much like Tron from 10 years earlier, the effects work and the capturing of something very much being “in” with the youth of the time, has proved perpetually appealing to nostalgists. But strip away these and you have your basic Frankenstein story for the 90s, a pretty standard story lacking intelligent smarts or deep thematic points of worth. And then of course there is the bizarre fact of having a film decrying the advancement of computer technology, by using computer technology to make the film’s strongest moments! Hee. It’s only adequately performed by the cast, and Leonard’s direction matches his writing, which is mundane when not about the visual effects; effects work that dated very quickly as it happened. Other cuts and sequels would follow, the former didn’t improve the same basic problems of the theatrical cut, the latter releases proved to be laughably bad. The Lawnmower Man, an interesting movie in the context of its time, and certainly fun enough for those who were there cloaked in a visually inspired warm glow, but it has not been a must see film for anyone else since 1995. 4/10
Reviewed by Gimly 5 / 10

Ahead of its time. Unfortunately, the technology it

Ahead of its time. Unfortunately, the technology it uses was not. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Reviewed by HorrorDisasterGuy-90617 6 / 10

Decent director's cut and mediocre theatrical version.

I found the director's cut better than the theatrical version. The story is interesting with a scientist who experiments on a disabled gardener who transforms into something else. I think it's interesting on the Virtual Space Industries and what goals are they trying to do. The director's cut have more build-up towards the characters and their problems throughout. It's also builds the character Jobe on how he's a simple guy but becomes smarter and more dangerous later in the movie. We also see the new abilities he gains when he is doing the experiments and uses that for his advantage. In the director's cut, we see how the industry isn't a good company and shows how their work can cause something to go very wrong. Also, later in the movie, the climax gets pretty crazy with Jobe using his new abilities to attack either his enemies or people get in his way. That part is pretty fun to see how bizarre this movie gets.The theatrical version lacks any build-up towards the characters, and it feels like it happened pretty quickly.
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