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The Lawnmower Man
1992
Jobe, the church gardener known as the Lawnmower Man, is an adult with a six-year-old's mind. At Cybertech, a nearby research centre, Dr Angelo uses his technological breakthrough, an advanced virtual reality computer system, to accelerate the intelligence of laboratory chimps. Ater a chance meeting with Jobe, Dr Angelo begins .. Read more
| Starring | Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis |
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| Director | Brett Leonard |
| Genres | Horror |
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The Lawnmower Man
Jobe, the church gardener known as the Lawnmower Man, is an adult with a six-year-old's mind. At Cybertech, a nearby research centre, Dr Angelo uses his technological breakthrough, an advanced virtual reality computer system, to accelerate the intelligence of laboratory chimps. Ater a chance meeting with Jobe, Dr Angelo begins experiments to advance Jobe's intelligence... with amazing and disturbing results. Based on a short story by Stephen King.
| Starring | Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis |
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| Director | Brett Leonard |
| Studio | FIRST INDEPENDENT VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 08 May 2000 Production year: 1992 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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The eye-popping special effects are the real star of this science-fiction tale, which is vaguely based on a Stephen King short story. Otherwise, it's notable only for its attempt to combine a variation on the Frankenstein theme with the cinematic opportunities offered by “virtual reality”. Pierce Brosnan plays the misguided scientist — is there any other kind? — who selects his simple-minded gardener (Jeff Fahey) as a guinea pig for his experiments with hi-tech teaching aids and intelligence-boosting drugs. The film offers shades of everything from My Fair Lady to Carrie, and also boasts cinema's first known cybersex scene.
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Some impressive special effects, simulating 'virtual reality' Ð a computer-created world Ð enliven an otherwise drab and predictable science fiction movie.
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Really bad
Being a Stephen King story and staring Brosnan, I thought it might have something to it. It has: the privilege of being one of the worst movies I?ve ever seen. Actually, I skipped through it after an hour or so. To sum up: wooden characters, laughable story, and juvenile direction. May appeal to 9 year-olds, though. And it feels like it was made by 8 year-olds from start to finish.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Revolutionary FX for the time and a daft storyline to boot. Avoid the sequel at all costs though...
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