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The Lawnmower Man (1992)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:9

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: A reasonably benevolent scientist decides to test his virtual reality computer program on a mentally-retarded young gardener who has often been brutally taunted, teased and exploited. The... A reasonably benevolent scientist decides to test his virtual reality computer program on a mentally-retarded young gardener who has often been brutally taunted, teased and exploited. The experiment, which sends nearly-real computer generated impulses to the man's brain, results in the gardener growing ever more intelligent. As his perceptive ability crosses into the extra-sensory, he seeks revenge on those who used to humiliate and hurt him. [More]

Starring: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan

Starring: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan

Director: Brett Leonard

Director: Brett Leonard

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Dec 16, 1997

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extremely outdated

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01/10/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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07/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

High-Tec, High-Tense Fun....Slickly directed, Fittingly performed

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03/10/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Notable mainly for the fact that Stephen King sued over the use of his name.

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03/03/05
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
N/R

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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Cool effects, particularly for the time -- story could have used more logic, though.

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01/08/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

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01/02/04
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

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11/13/03
Michael Drakulich
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)

No review available.

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07/12/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Every once in a while an idea comes along that's so lame, it surprises even me. This...was three of those times.

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05/13/03
Widgett Walls
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com

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03/23/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Pierce as a kind dad in a fun pre-pubescent tale

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10/25/02
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

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08/23/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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08/22/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Fair thriller

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

begins well, then runs out of gas

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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