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List Price: $9.98Amazon.com's Price: $5.49 You Save: $4.49 (45%)Prices subject to change.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786304604571
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6304604572
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 17, 1997
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 19703
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 06, 1992
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
In 1992, The Lawnmower Man was hailed as a CGI (computer-generated image) breakthrough. It's fascinating to consider it in a historical context, knowing it came just a year after Terminator 2: Judgment Day and was followed by Jurassic Park a year later. Written and directed by Brett Leonard, The Lawnmower Man focuses on a scientist (Pierce Brosnan) trying to utilize technology for governmental gain. As with all top-secret government projects in the movies, it 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 (apparently all it takes is cowboy boots), and then develops telepathic and telekinetic abilities. What the film ought to be remembered and appreciated for are the visuals, which undoubtedly advanced the arcade and home computer game industry. --Paul Tonks
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Awesome, classic sci-fi!
This movie is great, a classic any science fiction fan can enjoy. The plot is based on a short story by Stephen King. I've never read the book, but it seems like King's work. Classic cyberpunk, virtual reality themes from the 90's. Some cool CGI special effects (for the time) and some good actors. I won't get into the plot, but basically its virtual reality gone wrong. I've watched this film many times, its worth owning if you are into VR and the like.
Rating: - One of King's novels finally done right.
Yeah I know, the movie bears little resemblance to the book.
Who cares? The movie is better.
Awesome FX.
Super mega powers that I'd give anything to have.
A smart and fun script.
Yet another must have/ must see sci fi movie.
RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!
Rating:  - The Director's Version
I own the Director's Cut of "The Lawnmower Man" on VHS that run 141 minutes. The original theater version is only 108 minutes long and this is all that is available on DVD. The reason is because of the director "Brett Leonard" himself. I saw him doing a review of the film and he stated that he never wanted all that extra material to be release. According to Mr. Leonard it made the film to long and boring to many people.
The problem is that the 108 minute version of the story looks ... Read More
Rating:  - Not the "integrated" complete version (Director Cut)
Hi - This movie is one of my favorites movies talking about computer technology. Is based in a Stephen King story. The issue here is that this is not the complete movie. Several years ago I bought a VHS copy of "The lawnmower man - Director Cut", and in this version has all the deleted scenes integrated at the movie. I must agree that some of them integrated scenes at the movie are not making any sense, but can give us a complete vision of the original script (is a director cut) . In this version at ... Read More
Rating: - Where is the Director's Cut?
When this movie was first released on VHS I immediately noticed an inconsistancy. When you looked at the length of the movie on the video case it had the same length as is listed on amazon at 108 mins. However if you actually sat down and watched the VHS release, it was actually about 2 1/2 hours long. Then I bought myself a VHS copy of the film and again I found that it was a version far longer than indicated on the video case. When I bought this movie on DVD it again said that the movie was 108 ... Read More
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