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The Lawnmower Man [DVD] [1992]

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3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringleson, Geoffrey Lewis
  • Directors: Brett Leonard
  • Writers: Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett, Stephen King
  • Producers: Clive Turner, Edward Simons, Gimel Everett, Masao Takiyama
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: First Independent Video
  • DVD Release Date: 8 May 2000
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004SC8J
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 45,385 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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In 1992, The Lawnmower Man was hailed as a CGI (Computer Generated Image) breakthrough. It's fascinating to consider the effects in a historical context, knowing it came just a year after T2: Judgment Day and was followed by Jurassic Park a year later. Written and directed by Bill Leonard, this was intended to showcase how realistic digital likenesses and landscapes had become. Little did they know that Toy Story was already in pre-production! The story hangs on the concept that a scientist gain (Pierce Brosnan) is drafted in to utilise the technology for governmental. As with all top-secret government projects in the movies, it all goes horribly wrong. Forced to progress from a chimp to a human subject, Brosnan secretly recruits local backwards boy and lawnmower pusher Jobe (Jeff Fahey). The increases in intelligence are alarming. He learns Latin in two hours, becomes an object of sexual desire (all it takes is cowboy boots apparently), and then develops telepathic and telekinetic abilities. Some very overt religious analogy is in evidence. Jobe's beatings by a priest give way to an eventual crucifixion on the spinning wheel that allows him to enter Virtual Reality. Will he be resurrected for a sequel? Such questions were what Stephen King took extreme exception to when his name was placed before the title. A lawsuit took care of that. What the film ought to be remembered and appreciated for though are the visuals, which undoubtedly advanced the arcade and home computer game industry. --Paul Tonks

Special Features
1.77 Wide Screen
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1
12 Deleted Scenes
Animated Montage
Cast Biographies
Featurette
Storyboard To Film Comparisons
Original Theatrical Trailer


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2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The classic that introduced Jeff Fahey to the world, 23 Jul 2000
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Lawnmower Man is a chilling critique of V.R., or Virtually Reality as it is more commonly known. It examines the effects it has on one man and how it changes him and the potential effects it couuld have on the world and those around him.

When we first meet Jeff Fahey he is all thick and stuff and his voice is stupid because he is a retard. Pierce Brosnan is clever because he is a scientist and when he meets Jeff, or Jobby as he is called in the film, and he says; "I think you should try V.R. Then you will be cleverer than you are." So he does. Then the science man says "Now you know Latin" This is followed by several bone chilling scenes where Jobby revenges himself on the society that was so cruel to him when he was a div. Looking at a priest he sets him on fire because of Virtually Reality. This angers Pierce Brosnan, who would go on to portray James Bond double o seven, and he says "stay away from my boy. I don't like you anymore"

The scene is set for a showdown in the computer where a battle that could be responsible for the fate of humankind will take place.

Special mention should go to the revolutionary computer animation that was done better in Terminator 2. When first released potheads got all scared when they watched it. In these scenes there is the first V.R. sex scene but you don't see anything.

The actin is superb with Fahey doing a stirling job in portraying a man who is at first a simpleton who goes on to become an all powerful man. When he is silly his hair is a mess but when he becomes clever it looks much better. Frightening and seductive.

On this DVD, or Digitally Video Disk, you will find the trailer which is really really good.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Lawnmower Man/Directors Cut, 15 Oct 2002
This review is from: The Lawnmower Man [VHS] [1992] (VHS Tape)
Considering the time this was made,the special effects were very good.Not the best acting in the world but an all round good watch.Your futuristic spin on a tale of the worm that turned with an extra 38 minutes of added footage that really filled the gaps of the original and made for a much more complete experience.
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars dud, 12 Sep 2001
By Kevin Pohl (Torrance, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lawnmower Man [VHS] [1992] (VHS Tape)
a few cute computer effects do not make up for a terrible plot, horrible acting. This movie has nothing in common with the Stephen King short story. god only knows what made Pierce Brosnan take the lead in this dud. Miss it if you can!
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