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Overview

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5.0/10   11,635 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Stephen King (title only) (credit removed following lawsuit)
Brett Leonard (writer) ...
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Release Date:
6 March 1992 (USA) more
Tagline:
God made him simple. Science made him a god.
Plot:
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
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(6 articles)
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Value this movie as you live in early 90's more (80 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jeff Fahey ... Jobe Smith

Pierce Brosnan ... Dr. Lawrence Angelo
Jenny Wright ... Marnie Burke
Mark Bringleson ... 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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man
Virtual Wars (Japan: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, sensuality and a scene of violence.
Runtime:
107 min | USA:140 min (director's cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
When Dr. Angelo stimulates Jobe's brain using virtual reality, the symbols that fly at Jobe, at close inspection, are Kabbalistic mystical symbols with ancient Hebrew writing around them. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: 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.) more
Quotes:
Jobe Smith: What are you HIDING? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Revelation (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Jobe's Fury more

FAQ

What's the story behind the lawsuit of King vs. New Line Cinema?
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18 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
Value this movie as you live in early 90's, 27 July 2005
8/10
Author: rdobber from Netherlands

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.

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