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The Lawnmower Man

R Released Mar 6, 1992 1h 48m Sci-Fi Horror List
37% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
The eccentric Dr. Lawrence Angelo puts mentally disabled landscaper Jobe Smith on a regimen of experimental pills and computer-simulated training sequences in hopes of augmenting the man's intelligence. In time, Jobe becomes noticeably brighter and also begins to fare much better with the opposite sex. As he develops psychic powers, he realizes that those around him have taken advantage of his simplicity his whole life, and he plots a bloody revenge.
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The Lawnmower Man suffers from a predictable, melodramatic script, and its once-groundbreaking visual effects look dated today.

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Anton Bitel Little White Lies While ultimately the villain, Jobe is also a victim, and his retreat into the virtual world is entirely understandable. Jun 20, 2024 Full Review Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer The Lawnmower Man echoes Frankenstein and a zillion other noble-scientist-whose-experiment-goes-awry movies. Rated: 2/4 Apr 1, 2014 Full Review Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel The Lawnmower Man has it all -- melodramatic plot, bad acting, special effects that will undoubtedly seem cheesy in about five minutes and even a concluding sequence in which the usual lofty moral is voiced. Rated: 2/5 Apr 1, 2014 Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies It’s cheesy and dripping in 90s silliness, but this VR thriller offers an unnerving – if not absurd – cyberthriller. Rated: 3/4 Jan 27, 2024 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …even if the story is rote, this wacky directors cut is probably the best way to appreciate the skewed, past-tense vision of our future that we get a glimpse of here… Rated: 3/5 Jul 19, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy It's harder than ever to take Jeff Fahey's performance seriously since it's as broad as Ben Stiller's Tugg Speedman character playing Simple Jack in Tropic Thunder. Rated: 2/4 Nov 8, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Twiggy H Quite a goofy film, and quite distasteful. Laughable mostly - may have been filmed in the early 90's but very rudimentary graphics. I find it ridiculous the notion of taking a seemingly dumb lad to make him clever - but that film has awful film writing because it takes a sad man (the Angelo character) who was dislikable throughout the film, but then had the nerve to 'try' and make out he was some sort of hero at the end - he was never a 'hero', just a terrible person who messed with a decent lad. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/24/24 Full Review Travis A I have seen a lot of movies, and a lot of bad ones. This was by far the worst. Killed off the best part in the first 20 mins. Do not watch! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Howard H As good to watch now as it was when released. Virtual sex scene is on point for its time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Chuck S I wish they could've made this with today's technology… this is a great idea and a cult classic… great flick saw it in the theater when it was originally released… you'll like it ignore the bad ratings Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/24 Full Review Cutter75 They had the right idea with this movie and it's even ahead of its time but for the most part it's a joke Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/24 Full Review Luke K actually fucking hilarious Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The eccentric Dr. Lawrence Angelo puts mentally disabled landscaper Jobe Smith on a regimen of experimental pills and computer-simulated training sequences in hopes of augmenting the man's intelligence. In time, Jobe becomes noticeably brighter and also begins to fare much better with the opposite sex. As he develops psychic powers, he realizes that those around him have taken advantage of his simplicity his whole life, and he plots a bloody revenge.
Director
Brett Leonard
Producer
Gimel Everett
Screenwriter
Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett
Production Co
Allied Vision
Rating
R (Sensuality|Language|Violence)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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