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The Lawnmower Man (1992)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 10

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Release Date: Mar 6, 1992 Wide

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Loosely based on a short story by Stephen King, The Lawnmower Man was the first film to explore virtual reality technology and boasts a dazzling collection of computer-animated sequences. The story concerns the slightly-mad scientist Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan), who as part of a secret government agency called Cybertech has been experimenting with something termed "intelligence enhancement." By using drugs and virtual reality technology, Angelo has managed to boost the IQ of

R, 1 hr. 48 min.

Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Brett Leonard

In Theaters: Mar 6, 1992 Wide

On DVD: Sep 30, 1997

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Cast

Jeff Fahey
Jobe Smith
Pierce Brosnan
Dr. Lawrence Angelo
Jenny Wright
Marnie Burke
Geoffrey Lewis
Terry McKeen
Mark Bringelson
Sebastian Timms
Jeremy Slate
Father McKeen
Dean Norris
Director
Craig Benton
White Coat
Duane Byrne
Letchworth Buddy
Colleen Coffey
Caroline Angelo
Frank Collison
Night Gate Guard
Mara Duronslet
Young Woman Clerk
Troy Evans
Lt. Goodwin
Randall Fontana
Hotel Waiter
Steffan Gregory Foster
Letchworth
Michael Gregory
Security Chief
Joe Hart
Patrolman Cooley
Craig Hosking
Helicopter Pilot
Doug Hutchison
Security Technician
John Laughlin
Jake Simpson
Rosalee Mayeux
Carla Parkette
Austin O'Brien
Peter Parkette
Denney Pierce
Skinhead Guard
Dale Raoul
Dolly
Roger Rook
Older Guard
Daniel Silver
1st Boy
Joey Simrin
2nd Boy
Jonathan Smart
Assistant
Michael Valverde
Day Gate Guard
Ray Lykins
Harold Parkette
Sally Dennison
Patrick Rush
Jim Landis
Ed Walts

Critic Reviews for The Lawnmower Man

All Critics (25) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (11) | DVD (6)

extremely outdated

January 10, 2008 Comments (3)

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

sbs.is

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

March 10, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

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

March 3, 2005 Comment

Rob Vaux

Flipside Movie Emporium

Cool effects, particularly for the time -- story could have used more logic, though.

January 8, 2004 Comment

Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

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

May 13, 2003 Comment

Widgett Walls

Needcoffee.com

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

October 25, 2002 Comment

Michael Szymanski

Zap2it.com

Fair thriller

July 30, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

begins well, then runs out of gas

July 29, 2002 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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A fairly average thriller that isn't in any way memorable. Dont get me wrong, it's not a bad movie but the brilliantly ingenius premise should have had a much better result. Bits of the movie are good but it's overlong and gives off jiggy legs too much. This was supposed to be a technical breakthrough of cinema but the

December 30, 2011

Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

Wow looking so outdated now, and Virtual reality is barely used these days. Didn't take off like it was predicted. This is based on a short story by Stephen King, surprised to see a young Pierce Brosnan in this. The graphics for the virtual reality scenes look like an arcade game from the era. It's not very original,

January 2, 2007

Dean !

Super Reviewer

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