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The Lawnmower Man

  • 1992
  • 15
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
38K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,854
723
Jeff Fahey in The Lawnmower Man (1992)
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A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.

  • Director
    • Brett Leonard
  • Writers
    • Stephen King
    • Brett Leonard
    • Gimel Everett
  • Stars
    • Jeff Fahey
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Jenny Wright
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    38K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,854
    723
    • Director
      • Brett Leonard
    • Writers
      • Stephen King
      • Brett Leonard
      • Gimel Everett
    • Stars
      • Jeff Fahey
      • Pierce Brosnan
      • Jenny Wright
    • 157User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos4

    Lawnmower Man
    Trailer 2:03
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    The Lawnmower Man: Jobe Attacks
    Clip 1:50
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    The Lawnmower Man: Cast & Crew On The Virtual Reality World
    Featurette 2:09
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    Top cast

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    Jeff Fahey
    Jeff Fahey
    • Jobe Smith
    Pierce Brosnan
    Pierce Brosnan
    • Lawrence Angelo
    Jenny Wright
    Jenny Wright
    • Marnie Burke
    Mark Bringelson
    Mark Bringelson
    • Sebastian Timms
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Terry McKeen
    Jeremy Slate
    Jeremy Slate
    • Father McKeen
    Dean Norris
    Dean Norris
    • Director
    Colleen Coffey
    Colleen Coffey
    • Caroline Angelo
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Lt. Goodwin
    Rosalee Mayeux
    Rosalee Mayeux
    • Carla Parkette
    Austin O'Brien
    Austin O'Brien
    • Peter Parkette
    Michael Gregory
    Michael Gregory
    • Security Chief
    Joe Hart
    Joe Hart
    • Patrolman Cooley
    John Laughlin
    John Laughlin
    • Jake Simpson
    Ray Lykins
    Ray Lykins
    • Harold Parkette
    Jim Landis
    • Ed Walts
    Michael Valverde
    • Day Gate Guard
    • (as Mike Valverde)
    Dale Raoul
    Dale Raoul
    • Dolly
    • Director
      • Brett Leonard
    • Writers
      • Stephen King(credit removed following lawsuit)
      • Brett Leonard
      • Gimel Everett
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      New Line Cinema had obtained the rights to the Stephen King short story "The Lawnmower Man", and the producers also had an unrelated script called "Cyber God". For economical reasons, they simply placed King's title on the production of "Cyber God", and early promotional material with that claim even went public. King was furious at this abuse of his name, and he sued the studio to have his name and title removed from the film and promotion. The studio refused, but was eventually ordered to pay ten thousand dollars and full profits to King.
    • Goofs
      At the start of the film text appears explaining virtual reality; one of the very first words printed is 'Millenium' which should have been spelled 'Millennium'.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Lawrence Angelo: This is all so new.

      Jobe Smith: It's not new. I realized that nothing we've been doing is new. We haven't been tapping into new areas of the brain - we've just been awakening the most ancient. This technology is simply a route to powers that conjurers and alchemists used centuries ago. The human race lost that knowledge and now I'm reclaiming it through virtual reality.

      Dr. Lawrence Angelo: You're moving too fast. Even with all these new abilities, there are dangers. Man may be able to evolve a thousand-fold through this technology, but the rush must be tempered with wisdom.

    • Crazy credits
      At the start of the movie, just after the New Line Cinema logo, the following Virtual Reality 'statement' is given (the director stated that this was rewritten many times): By the turn of the millenium a technology known as VIRTUAL REALITY will be in widespread use. It will allow you to enter computer generated artificial worlds as unlimited as the imagination itself. Its creators foresee millions of positive uses - while others fear it as a new from of mind control...
    • Alternate versions
      A director's cut was released with 39 minutes of additional footage which included the following material:
      • When Rosco 1138 was shot in the theatrical version he died, but in the directors cut he survived
      • A scene when Jobe Smith is attacked by Rosco 1138, but Rosco looks at his pupils and sees he is not a threat
      • Dr. Angelo gives some soldiers a briefing on capturing Rosco
      • Jobe speaks to Rosco thinking he is a comic book super hero called Cyboman
      • Father McKeen finds Rosco with Jobe and calls V.S.I., Dr. Angelo's place of work
      • The soldiers go to Jobe's house and Dr. Angelo wants to get Rosco alive, but the soldiers kill Rosco and Jobe starts to cry
      • Father McKeen talks to Jobe and tells him how he endangered the church by letting Rosco in his house
      • Jobe and Terry McKeen are at the gas station and Jobe tells Terry and Jake about Cyboman and Jake makes fun of him
      • Dr. Angelo talks into his audio journal and wonders why Rosco bonded with the retarded man Jobe
      • In the theatrical version Dr. Angelo's wife leaves him, but in the director's cut she goes out with her friends. Dr. Angelo follows her to her car and she leaves; then he talks to Peter's mom [Carla Parkett] and they talk about how Peter reminds him of himself at that age
      • Terry McKeen and Jobe are in a diner and Jake starts harassing him about Cyboman
      • Father McKeen sees Jobe reading and yells at him and Terry defends him and tells Father McKeen to let Jobe be a man. Then Father McKeen leaves and tells Jobe he'll teach him to drive, but he learnt how already with the V.R. treatments he has been getting from Dr. Angelo
      • Jobe is with Dr. Angelo on the way to V.S.I. and asks if he is going to do to him what he did with Rosco
      • Jobe is scared because he can read minds; he asks Mrs. Angelo where Dr. Angelo is and he reads her mind
      • Dr. Angelo asks his wife where Jobe is and she does not respond because she is under Jobe's control
      • Dr. Angelo is tied up and his wife asks if he and Jobe need anything, still being under his control
      • The agents are going to pick up Jobe and Dr. Angelo when Jobe tells Dr. Angelo "Now you will witness the impossible" and makes Dr. Angelo watch his wife kill an agent and then is killed by the other two while he watches through V.R.
    • Connections
      Edited into Beyond the Mind's Eye (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Jobe's Fury
      Written and Performed by Sterling

    User reviews157

    Review
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    Featured review
    8/10
    an early look at the coming power of computers
    Stories about a simple person getting turned into something more seem pretty common in movies, but none are like "The Lawnmower Man". Portraying scientist Pierce Brosnan turning retarded Jeff Fahey into a super-genius (with unintended consequences), this is one movie destined to blow your mind. The visual effects were beyond impressive even for 1992, but they never dominate the movie. We might say that the movie deals with the dangers of people relying too much on technology, and also the dangers of militarism, but even aside from that, this is a movie worth seeing. Check it out.

    Oh, and I think that we can all agree that the sequel needs to be avoided at all costs.
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    • lee_eisenberg
    • Jul 12, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 5, 1992 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man
    • Filming locations
      • Brandeis-Bardin Institute - 1101 Pepper Tree Lane, Simi Valley, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Allied Vision
      • Fuji Eight Company Ltd.
      • Lane Pringle Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,100,816
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,751,971
      • Mar 8, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,100,816
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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