Rotten
The Lawnmower Man echoes Frankenstein and a zillion other noble-scientist-whose-experiment-goes-awry movies.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
The Lawnmower Man
God made him simple. Science made him a god.
1992 · 1h 48m · R
Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Brett Leonard
,
Dean Norris
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The Lawnmower Man
Overview
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
Director and cast
- Brett Leonard Director
- Dean Norris Director
- Jeff Fahey as Jobe Smith
- Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence Angelo
- Jenny Wright as Marnie Burke
- Mark Bringelson as Sebastian Timms
- Geoffrey Lewis as Terry McKeen
- Jeremy Slate as Father Francis McKeen
- Dean Norris as The Director
- Colleen Coffey Cast
- Troy Evans Cast
- Austin O'Brien Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
34%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The Lawnmower Man has it all -- melodramatic plot, bad acting, special effects that will undoubtedly seem cheesy in about five minutes and even a concluding sequence in which the usual lofty moral is voiced.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Dazzling computer animation and special effects overcome The Lawnmower Man's mundane story.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
The Lawnmower Man depends mostly on a lot of colorful video-game-like special effects. They are very loud but, after a while, the noise and the lights induce a torpor that is quite soothing.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
So loosely based on a Stephen King short story as to constitute fraud, The Lawnmower Man goes right to the bottom of a growing list of failed King adaptations.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
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