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The Lawnmower Man is a 1992 science fiction horror film directed by Brett Leonard, written by Leonard and Gimel Everett, and starring Jeff Fahey as Jobe Smith, an intellectually disabled gardener, and Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence "Larry" Angelo, a scientist who decides to experiment on him in an effort to give him greater intelligence by ...
Mar 6, 1992 · A scientist turns a simple-minded gardener into a genius through virtual reality and drugs, but loses control of his experiments. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Stephen King-inspired film.
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- Horror, Sci-Fi
- Brett Leonard
- 1992-03-06
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 ...
- (43)
- Brett Leonard
- R
- Jeff Fahey
Plot summary. Harold Parkette is in need of a new lawn mowing service. The summer before, a neighbor's cat was accidentally killed when another neighbor's dog chased it under the mower. Harold has been putting off hiring new help for the summer, but when he sees an ad for a mowing service, he calls.
Feb 20, 2024 · The Lawnmower Man is a 1992 film that explores the potential of virtual reality, but has little to do with King's short story of the same name. The movie is notorious for its poor graphics, questionable portrayal of disability, and mixed reviews.
- Jake Kleinman
A scientist enhances the intelligence of a mentally disabled gardener with virtual reality and drugs, but loses control of his experiment. The gardener becomes a genius and a villain, and the scientist tries to stop him from taking over the world.
Oct 18, 2018 · A horror sci-fi film about a scientist who experiments on a gardener with virtual reality and turns him into a superhuman. Watch movie clips, see cast and crew, and learn more about the film on Turner Classic Movies.
