The Lawnmower Man (1992)

Director:

Brett Leonard

Writers:

Stephen King (title only) (credit removed following lawsuit)
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Release Date:

6 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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.

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Female Nudity | Intelligence | Cyberspace | Computer Cracker

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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
Ray Lykins	...	Harold Parkette
Michael Valverde	...	Day Gate Guard (as Mike Valverde)
Dale Raoul	...	Dolly
Frank Collison	...	Night Gate Guard
John Smart	...	Assistant (as Jonathan Smart)
Stephen Gregory Foster	...	Letchworth
Doug Hutchison	...	Security Tech
Denney Pierce	...	Skinhead Guard
Roger Rook	...	Older Guard
Craig Benton	...	White Coat
Randall Fontana	...	Hotel Waiter
Mara Duronslet	...	Young Woman Clerk
Duane Byrne	...	Letchworth Buddy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Darrell Mapson	...	Guard (struggle with Pierce Brosnan) (uncredited)

Directed by
Brett Leonard

Writing credits
Stephen King		(title only) (credit removed following lawsuit)
Brett Leonard		(writer) and
Gimel Everett		(writer)

Produced by
Gimel Everett	....	producer
Steven A. Lane	....	executive producer
Peter A. McRae	....	associate producer
Robert Pringle	....	executive producer
Edward Simons	....	executive producer
Milton Subotsky	....	co-producer
Masao Takiyama	....	associate producer
Clive Turner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dan Wyman

Cinematography by
Russell Carpenter

Film Editing by
Alan Baumgarten
Lisa Bromwell		(director's cut)

Casting by
Sally Dennison
Patrick Rush

Production Design by
Alex McDowell

Art Direction by
Chris Farmer

Set Decoration by
Jacqueline Masson

Costume Design by
Mary Jane Fort

Production Management
Lisa Cochran-Neilan	....	unit production manager: second unit
Patricia Whitcher	....	production manager (as Patty Whitcher)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gimel Everett	....	second unit director
Sarah Johnstone	....	second assistant director (as Sarah Nugent Johnstone)
Mara J. Lee	....	second second assistant director
Ian McVey	....	first assistant director
John Scherer	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Jeff Balsmeyer	....	storyboard artist
Tony Chaney	....	property maker
Wayne Daddio	....	scenic artist
Stewart Dickson	....	props
Andrea Dopaso	....	set designer
Dragon Dronet	....	weapons and props
Riley 'Sean' Jones	....	on-set dresser
Steve La Ponsie	....	scenic artist
Tim Price	....	assistant set decorator
Eric Ramsey	....	storyboard artist
Chris Santini	....	carpenter
R. Vincent Smith	....	assistant property master
Steven Suchman	....	assistant art director
Brook Yeaton	....	property master
Paul Vincent Fusco	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Russell C. Fager	....	sound mixer
Randy Honaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennis Patterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Serafine	....	supervising sound editor
Elmo Weber	....	digital sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Erick Brennan	....	special effects supervisor
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects coordinator
Tom Ceglia	....	special effects
Brian Christensen	....	special effects
Michael Deak	....	special effects assistant
Gabreal Franklin	....	special effects crew
Paul Haines	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Francesco Chiarini	....	visual effects supervisor
Mikel Evins	....	animator: Bay Area Macintosh Development Team
Alex Funke	....	bluescreen director of photography
Michael Kory	....	fire man graphics
Matthew Maclaurin	....	animator: Bay Area Macintosh Development Team
Rodd Matsui	....	stop-motion animator
Drex Reed	....	visual effects crew
Jimi Simmons	....	visual effects artist
Mark Smith-Arcarese	....	animator: 'Bay Area Macintosh Development Team'
David Stipes	....	visual effects: David Stipes Productions (uncredited)

Stunts
Dan Bradley	....	stunt coordinator
Laura Dash	....	stunt double
Ray Lykins	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Kirk Bloom	....	additional second assistant camera
Marty Collins	....	photographer: second unit
Doug Dole	....	grip
Wes Houle	....	rigging gaffer
Jeffrey A. Johnson	....	grip
David R. Kohn	....	best boy
Vojislav Mikulic	....	gaffer
Lloyd Moriarity	....	key grip
Donna Willinsky	....	still photographer

Animation Department
Jeff Hayes	....	animator

Casting Department
Cheryl Faye	....	extras casting
Patricia Troy	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Joe Fineman	....	post-production consultant
Kevin D. Ross	....	associate editor

Music Department
Jurgen Brauninger	....	orchestrator
Jurgen Brauninger	....	score realization

Transportation Department
Jody Bingenheimer	....	driver
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Katalin Kovacs Rogers	....	script supervisor
Simon McGuire	....	visual consultant
Brian McMillan	....	animal trainer
Dana Ostrow	....	production assistant
Ginny Rankin	....	assistant: Mr. Fahey
Jewels Satterfield	....	production assistant
Brad Stephens	....	publicist

Production Companies

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

Distributors

• Astro Distribution (1996) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Filmayer Vídeo S.A. (Spain)
• First Independent Films (1992) (UK) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• New Line Cinema (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Park Entertainment (1992) (worldwide) (all media)
• Scanbox Danmark (1992) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Starlight (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
• Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Angel Studios Inc.
• David Stipes Productions
• EFX Unlimited
• Homer & Associates
• Mercer Titles & Optical Effects Ltd.
• Reel Effects
• Reel Efx
• Xaos (computer animation)

Other Companies

• Mobtown Props  property

Also Known As:

Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man
Virtual Wars (Japan: English title)

Runtime:

107 min | USA:140 min (director's cut)

Country:

UK | USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Allied Vision Ltd.

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.

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.)

Quotes:

Jobe Smith: Mind over matter Dr. Angelo, not a miracle - a fact.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Pierce Brosnan/Destiny's Child (#26.18)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Man Wants

Must see the uncut film to enjoy

This film once had the great master's name (Stephen King) on it, but he did right to sue them, as it has nothing to do with his story.

It is a good film all the same but you must see the uncut film to enjoy it as it is almost 40 minutes longer. There are some great efects in the film and, like always, the end leaves room for part 2 which is out now and not great. So this film is worth getting, but if you are a Stephen King fan this film is not a King movie