THE LAWNMOWER MAN (1992)

The trailer for 1992’s THE LAWNMOWER MAN. Directed by Brett Leonard and written by Leonard and Gimel Everett, technically based on a short story by Stephen King. Kinda. The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Jeff Fahey, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringelson, Geoffrey Lewis, Jeremy Slate, Dean Norris, Austin O’Brien, Rosalee Mayeux, Colleen Coffey, and Troy Evans.

The plot summary is as follows:

A scientist performs experiments involving intelligence enhancing drugs and virtual reality on a simple-minded gardener. He puts the gardener on an extensive schedule of learning, and quickly he becomes brilliant. But at this point the gardener has a few ideas of his own on how the research should continue, and the scientist begins losing control of his experiments.

THE LAWNMOWER MAN is currently streaming on Tubi and is available for rent/purchase on most digital platforms.