The movie begins with an experiment on Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), a gardener with low intelligence. Scientist Dr. Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) decides to use virtual reality technology to increase Smith's intelligence. But the experiment goes awry and Smith goes insane with his increasing intelligence and powers.
The movie is based on Stephen King's short story of the same name. However, the movie has a very different scenario from the story. The movie deals with the idea that technology can manipulate people dangerously. The Lawnmower Man is considered one of the pioneering films of the period in terms of visual effects and use of virtual reality technology.
Filming took place in Portland, Oregon. The film received generally negative reviews, but was successful at the box office and a sequel was made.
The Lawnmower Man is a sci-fi horror movie that focuses on the unsuccessful results of an experiment to boost IQ gardener Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey).
The main character of the movie, Jobe, lives as an ordinary gardener. However, scientist Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) decides to use virtual reality technology to increase Jobe's intelligence. Dr. Angelo begins to train Jobe in the virtual reality world and his intelligence level rises rapidly. However, over time Jobe becomes obsessed with the virtual reality world and slowly starts to go crazy in the real world.
Dr. Angelo decides to end the experiment because he can't control Jobe, but things don't go that easily. Jobe turns into a psychopath with his growing intelligence and powers, and Dr. He also puts Angelo's life in danger. The conflict between the two characters becomes the main theme of the movie.
Later in the movie, Jobe begins to manipulate real-world people with the powers he has in the virtual reality world. Dr. Angelo does his best to stop him. The struggle between the two characters eventually turns into a violent confrontation.
At the end of the movie, Jobe's fate is uncertain. However, the film has been engraved in the memories as a production that deals with the dangerous effects of technology on people and how powerful virtual reality technology can be.
There is also some interesting information about the movie.
- The title of the movie was inspired by a short story of the same name by Stephen King. However, the story of the movie is not very connected with the story of King.
- The director of the movie, Brett Leonard, set up a real virtual reality studio during the filming of the movie, at a time when virtual reality technology was still very new.
- Pierce Brosnan was preparing to portray the character of James Bond during the filming of the movie. However, during the filming of Lawnmower Man, Brosnan had to continue portraying his character in Lawnmower Man before taking on the role of Bond.
- The visual effects of the film were made using highly advanced technologies at that time. Especially virtual reality scenes are considered quite advanced in terms of film technology.
- The movie started an important discussion about how virtual reality technology can affect people and paved the way for other movies on the subject.
- The movie contains scenes related to the popular computer game "Doom" of the time, and the shooting of these scenes was collaborated with the game's producer company.
Director : Brett Leonard
Writers : Stephen King, Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett
Director of Photography : Russell Carpenter
Music : Dan Wyman
Production : 1992 - USA - 108 m.
Genre : Horror / Science Fiction
Writers : Stephen King, Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett
Director of Photography : Russell Carpenter
Music : Dan Wyman
Production : 1992 - USA - 108 m.
Genre : Horror / Science Fiction
CAST :
Jeff Fahey
Pierce Brosnan
Jenny Wright
Mark Bringelson
Geoffrey Lewis
Jeremy Slate
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