The Lawnmower Man (1992)

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

Director:

Brett Leonard

Writers:

Stephen King (title only), Brett Leonard (screenplay),

Stars:

Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Fahey	...	Jobe Smith
Pierce Brosnan	...	Dr. Lawrence Angelo
Jenny Wright	...	Marnie Burke
Mark Bringelson	...	Sebastian Timms
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Terry McKeen
Jeremy Slate	...	Father Francis McKeen
Dean Norris	...	The Director
Colleen Coffey	...	Caroline Angelo
Jim Landis	...	Ed Walts
Troy Evans	...	Lieutenant Goodwin
Rosalee Mayeux	...	Carla Parkette
Austin O'Brien	...	Peter Parkette
Michael Gregory	...	Security Chief
Joe Hart	...	Patrolman Cooley
John Laughlin	...	Jake Simpson

Storyline

A scientist performs experiments involving intelligence enhancing drugs and virtual reality on a simple-minded gardener. He puts the gardener on an extensive schedule of learning, and quickly he becomes brilliant. But at this point the gardener has a few ideas of his own on how the research should continue, and the scientist begins losing control of his experiments.

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Plot Keywords:

virtual reality | scientist | intelligence | computer | basement | 

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Taglines:

God made him simple. Science made him a god.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sensuality and a scene of violence

Details

Country:

UK USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man

Filming Locations:

Brandeis-Bardin Institute - 1101 Pepper Tree Lane, Simi Valley, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$32,101,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allied Vision, Fuji Eight Company Ltd., Lane Pringle Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min 140 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Early versions of the film claimed that they were related to a Stephen King work. King did write a short story called "The Lawnmower Man", but it was completely different to the movie. King sued the film makers, and had his name removed from the film.

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Goofs

Dr. Angelo, remarking on Jobe's progress with Latin, says that he himself took a year to learn just the Latin alphabet, which is still in use, plus a few letters, as the English alphabet. (In mitigation, he could be referring to the difficulty in reading ancient manuscripts, though this seems unlikely in context.)

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Quotes

Father Francis McKeen: The devil has gotten inside you, Jobe.

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Crazy Credits

This Film is Dedicated to the Memory of Our Co-Producer MILTON SUBOTSKY

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Connections

Version of The Lawnmower Man (1987)

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Soundtracks

"State of Shock"
Written by John Hayes, Lyn Vaus
Performed by Carnal Garage
Courtesy of Scraping By Music

User Reviews

Value this movie as you live in early 90's

I saw this movie in early 90's (1991?) and a that time I spaced out on the special effects. In Amsterdam where I lived at that time there were enough helpful "items" which influences the way of experiencing movies. So with a little "green" help this really was a great movie. Imagine that it is possible to alter your personality or intelligence by experiencing virtual reality. Scary, but interesting thought.

Nowadays I still think it was a strong movie for that time. Just use your imagination and don't compare it to real life and Matrix kind of movies and you'll enjoy it.

If you have no imagination leave it in the box.