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The Lawnmower Man

R Released Mar 6, 1992 1h 48m Sci-Fi Horror List
37% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 31% Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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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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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 Tristan W He will always be a gem. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/05/23 Full Review M B I liked this movie when it came out. Not bad story, great looking guys. Can't watch it now though it does look very dated. Nice in it own time and I thought fondly of it, probably watched it more than once. I've seen worse. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/12/23 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
English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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