The Lawnmower Man is a 1992 film loosely based on the Stephen King Short story of the same name, and starring Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, and Austin O'Brien, directed by Brett Leonard and written by Leonard and Gimel Everett, and released by New Line Cinema in 1992.
An earlier short film also titled The Lawnmower Man, and a more faithful adaptation of the short story, was directed by Jim Gonis in 1987. See the "The Lawnmower Man" article for mor...
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The Lawnmower Man is a 1992 film loosely based on the Stephen King Short story of the same name, and starring Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, and Austin O'Brien, directed by Brett Leonard and written by Leonard and Gimel Everett, and released by New Line Cinema in 1992.
An earlier short film also titled The Lawnmower Man, and a more faithful adaptation of the short story, was directed by Jim Gonis in 1987. See the "The Lawnmower Man" article for more information about this film.
Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) works for Virtual Space Industries. His part in "Project 5" involves increasing the intelligence of chimpanzees using drugs and virtual reality. One of the experiment's chimps escapes using the warfare technology he was being trained to use. Angelo is revealed as generally a pacifist, who would much rather explore the intelligence-enhancing potential of his research without having to apply it for military purposes.
Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), the "lawnmower man" of the title,...
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