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  • 1992
  • R
  • New Line Cinema
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 1992
  • R
  • New Line Cinema
  • 1 h 48 m

Summary A simple man (Jeff Fahey) is turned into a genius through the application of computer science provided by a computer scientist (Pierce Brosnan). The first movie to capitalize on interest in virtual reality technology.

Directed By: Brett Leonard

Written By: Stephen King, Gimel Everett, Brett Leonard

  • 1992
  • R
  • New Line Cinema
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 1992
  • R
  • New Line Cinema
  • 1 h 48 m

The Lawnmower Man

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
42
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 25 User Ratings
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Summary A simple man (Jeff Fahey) is turned into a genius through the application of computer science provided by a computer scientist (Pierce Brosnan). The first movie to capitalize on interest in virtual reality technology.

Directed By: Brett Leonard

Written By: Stephen King, Gimel Everett, Brett Leonard

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
42
24% Positive
4 Reviews
47% Mixed
8 Reviews
29% Negative
5 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
42
24% Positive
4 Reviews
47% Mixed
8 Reviews
29% Negative
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75
If you like to have your mind blown, this movie will do the job. [10 Mar 1992, p.4D]
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63
As a visual adventure, "The Lawnmower Man" is great fun.
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User Score
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5.7
28% Positive
7 Ratings
56% Mixed
14 Ratings
16% Negative
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28% Positive
7 Ratings
56% Mixed
14 Ratings
16% Negative
4 Ratings

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60
Although patched together from loose ends, this works surprisingly well, with interesting and well-integrated visual effects, some nice humour and a few genuinely visionary touches.
By Kim Newman FULL REVIEW
50
It's been all the buzz on the “net” (electronic bulletin boards like CompuServe, Genie, or Prodigy) for some months now, but if as much care had been taken with the human elements -- the actors, the story -- it would have been a much better ride. After all, movies always happen in Virtual Reality.
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40
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.
By Jay Boyar FULL REVIEW
38
Mostly plays like an artificial stupidity experiment. Zappy visuals aside, it's essentially a reactionary take on science, stemming from the movies' traditional belief that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and a lot of knowledge is worse. Think of it as Faust Goes to the Lab, with an ambitious doc serving as Mephistopheles. [6 Mar 1992, p.30]
By Jay Carr FULL REVIEW
20
Unfortunately, the VR special effects are few and far between in a film short on plot and long on derivation.
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Production Company Allied Vision, Fuji Eight Company Ltd., Lane Pringle Productions
Release Date Mar 6, 1992
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline God made him simple. Science made him a god.
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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Nomination

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