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Features: DVD, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Biographies, Trailers, Widescreen, Commentary, Special Edition
In this sci-fi thriller, Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye, Live Wire) plays Dr. Lawrence Angelo, a brilliant scientist obsessed with perfecting revolutionary Virtual Reality computer software. When his experiments on animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute: Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey, Body Parts), a slow-witted gardener--"The Lawnmower Man". Dr. Angelo's goal is to benefit his human guinea pig and ultimetely mankind itself. But evil lurks...in the guise of "The Shop," a shadowy troup that seeks to use the technology to create an invincible war machine. When the experiments change the simple Lawnmower Man into a superhuman being, the stage is set for a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde struggle for the control of Jobe's mind and the future of the world.
Editor's Note
A simpleton gardener is transformed into a malevolent mega-genius by a scientist using virtual reality software in THE LAWNMOWER MAN, which uses excellent computer graphic animation by Angel Studios.
Plot Summary
A reasonably benevolent scientist decides to test his virtual reality computer program on a mentally-retarded young gardener who has often been brutally taunted, teased and exploited. The experiment, which sends nearly-real computer generated impulses to the man's brain, results in the gardener growing ever more intelligent. As his perceptive ability crosses into the extra-sensory, he seeks revenge on those who used to humiliate and hurt him.
| Features | Widescreen 1.85:1 | | Dolby Digital 5.1 | | Storyboard Comparison | | Theatrical Trailer | | Cast Bios and Filmographies | | On-Screen Interviews | | Star Highlights | | Edited Animated Sequences | | Interactive Menus | | Audio Commentary | | Twelve Deleted Scenes |
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Release Information
| | Studio: New Line |
| Release Date: 2/3/2004 |
| Running Time: 108 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1992 | | Catalog ID: 4092 | | UPC: 00794043409226 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...Every scene in this cautionary tale about science running amok has spectacular views, unusual camera angles and moves, or dazzlingly outré computer effects..." 03/06/1992 p.F18USA Today
"...The film's computer graphics are impressive..." 09/04/1992 p.3D |
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