This film has been always a Gem for me, due to it saving my birthday party. The year was 2020, i was 16, and it was my birthday, i had all my friends in my house, we we're playing fortnite in my ps4, but suddenly the internet connection went down and we couldn't fix it, we decided to watch a movie instead, and i found this one laying around, i put it in, and we had the blast of our lives, we laughed at the outdated computer effects, but we also had a great moment discussing the deep social commentary of the film. Since that moment i've been referring to it as "the gem that saved the party". Thanks, Lawnmower man.
Was it the blu ray version by Scream Factory? I've heard that one is great. And glad that you got to appreciate it as a 16-year old in the annis horibilis of 2020. I do remember when the movie out in 1992, although I think it wasn't until a few years later that I saw it and then another decade when I watched it. I'll have to watch it again given the return of virtual reality into the public consciousness.
for it's time it was groundbreaking as it pioneered the virtual reality genre with advanced 3D CGI (movie employed full Silicon Graphics workstations that were state of the art in animation at the time); I re-watched it recently (26 years after launch) and it was a bit slow paced and boring besides the very good acting of main characters
This is one of those great underrated sci-fi movies of the 90's. Shame it never took off as both a pre-bond Brosnan & Fahey were fantastic in their roles in this tale of science gone amok.
To be fair, Jobe(?) only becomes bad or more violent because that bold dude switches the viles and the aggression levels are increased. LMM is not a bad guy.
Which is why yiu should always mow your own lawn, you never know if one of them is undergoing intelligence enhancements mixed with aggression agents, leading to psionic powers and a desire to test them out on you. A tale as old as time, I'm pretty sure it's in the Bible.
Nice to know that The Lawnmower Man has some love. It developed quite a cult following in Post-Soviet countries. I've personally always considered it a bit of a comic book style supervillain movie and it also has the exact pleasant type of early CGI I enjoy as an art form in itself rather then just a visual effect. I also quite fond of sequel, which is worth checking out if for Matt Frewer's performance alone and.. I somehow had no idea it was originally written by Grant Morrison but that makes perfect sense: both movies are oozing comic book style.
Loved this movies as a kid. I was 11 when it was released and rated 15 at the cinema but my dad sneaked me in and that it made it all the more cooler. Sadly he passed a year later but this film always makes me think of that. Probably 1 of my last strong memories of him
There was a book written by Daniel Keyes way back in the 60s called Flowers for Algernon about a mentally handicapped man named Charley Gordon. He is bullied and tormented by his peers at the factory they all work at. A doctor comes to Charley telling him he can make him smart with a brain operation. Soon Charley becomes a super genius. In the end Charles reverts back to his former mental capacity but remembered what it was like to be smart. I always thought that Lawnmower Man plagerised that story quite a bit. There is no VR and Charley does not turn into a God like character but the similarities are striking!
I don't remember him dying faster. I remember him loosing his intelligence and being aware of it though. I also know there is a longer more adult version of the book but I only read the short one for junior high as well.
Zac Hawkins The Lawnmower Man that King wrote had nothing to do with the movie. The book Flowers For Algernon was the book that the movie borrowed a lot from not Kings short story.
1st time I saw this I was at home and when the phone rang at the end, so did my home phone at the same time, freaking me out, when I answered the phone it was only my Grandpa needing gas for his lawnmower...lol.
Im so glad that you added the musoc from the videogame. Also, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace was originaly released on VHS under the name Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War.
This movie doesn't need a remake. It just needs all of the CGI redone and then rereleased. I was one of the very few people that saw this in the theater and I loved it, though I was very disappointed over the next 20+ years when VR didn't really pan out very well. P.S. Virtuosity is a lot of fun. Great actors. Russell Crowe before he was known to almost anyone.
I LOVED this movie so much when it came out! So much so that when it came out on video, I convinced the local video store to give me the ridiculously large promotional cardboard cut out for it... leave me alone, I was like, 13!! Great video BTW;)
Hahaha that's awesome! I tried to convince my local blockbuster store and movie theater to give me a couple posters back in the day. The Day After Tomorrow was the one I remember distinctly. And the movie ended up not even being good!
@@jevinday ha! I was talk il ng with someone about that movie just the other day... it looked like it was going to be sooo cool, then it came out... and made a cold front a villain that chased people!!
Yes exactly! It was such a bummer! I actually got to rent it for free because Blockbuster had a guarantee where if they were out of copies of new movies to rent then you get it for free when someone returns a copy, and when I went to rent it there were hundreds of copies that were all checked out! So i got it for free, and I'm glad I did. I wouldn't have wanted to pay money to watch it! Haha. And it was NOT hard to impress me as a child. Especially when it came to movies.
@@jevinday I absolutely loved this movie as a kid, and I found the 142-minute Director's Cut version a more fleshed-out film. and this is why I held out on upgrading it to DVD, as the extended version didn't hit Blu-Ray until almost 2-years ago (which Oliver Harper talked about on his TH-cam channel)
Jeff Fahey played a tormented psychologist who gets an arm transplanted from a vicious serial killer in Body Parts. That movie is not for the faint of heart.
I love Body Parts and it's worth noting that it was written and directed by Eric Red and many of his movies feature a similar type of chaotic villain. It's my headcanon that Body Parts is somehow connected to Red-penned The Hitcher, as the killer seems to have some of his crimes aligning with what John Ryder did.
Maybe you remember a movie I believe came out around the same time. I Madman. I can't find it anywhere but it seems like I'm the only one who has heard of it
This film still has an impact on me today the final scene with the phone rings is chilling. I own both Lawnmower Man films and while the sequel is not as good as the original the sequel is not bad. There was a movie Brett Leonard directed called Hideaway with Jeff Goldblum that had a similar feel with the CGI look of it but it wasn't about virtual reality.
@@Datan0de No problem at all. I love Hideaway I remember when it first was released back in the 90's and I was at the video store when it was a new release and now I own it and love to watch every couple of years.
I *hated* the sequel, despite my love for Matt Frewer. It's like they went into a completely different direction from the ending of the first movie, and slashed the CGI budget.
@@KingRandor82 Yes it was vastly different to the original and when I first watched it I was like what the hell is this because it was very different to the original but after viewing it a couple of times I just stopped comparing it to the original and got used to it and took it for what it was.
till this day that phone ringing ending still gets me. I don't think any horror movie made me cringe in fear like that, only because of its epic scale and mystery. like what the hell is gonna happen now? is Jobe gonna take away everything like power and electricity and keep it all to himself in a secret government lair??? so good.
Thank you for another great video! I love this series. I was born in 92, and was raised by nerds, so i grew up with this film, highlander, the thing, maximum overdrive, IT, etc etc. Its great when you cover these films from my childhood. Takes me back. Lol. The one dislike is prolly the guy that didnt understand the film. "Pshh. He didnt even turn into a lawnmower.."
I think the director's cut is better as we go from Jobe being a simple person to a intelligent maniacal nightmare and the reason we feel for him at the end is because he still had the friendship with his younger mate the doctors neighbor.
Hey Minty, Huge fan of your show. Absolutely love how infectious your passion for film is. Wanted to make a suggestion. You should do one on "The Butterfly Effect". Loved it when it came out but recently rewatched it and I got to say...it's an amazingly great albeit bonkers film. Keep it up my good man. -Josh Hatfield-
The removal of 40 minutes worth of subplot that only builds two extraneous characters just to brutally kill them is a good thing in my opinion. I agree that Caroline's murder would have made Jobe just an outright villain and destroyed the compelling Dr Frankenstein/The Creature central conflict of the movie. Also I love this channel! Among so many critics nitpicking and ranting, it's refreshing to watch Minty just being positive and enjoying sharing knowledge about movies he loves. Jeff Fahey. Matt Frewer. 2 Lawnmowers 2 Men
Another thing about Rockstar Games is that the main brothers who head the studio actually came from Scotland (Dundee to be exact), when the game company was known as DMA Design and made games mainly for the Amiga and Atari ST, such as Turrican & Lemmings. Weirdly the special effects for this movie were actually rendered on Amiga computers (using 3D rendering software called Lightwave, which is still being made to this day), several A4000 Amigas were used in a render farm to generate the effects. I read all about it at the time in an Amiga magazine, which hopefully someone still has, as I got rid of all my Amiga magazines.
I take diphenhydramine to sleep, and the sensation I get prior to konking out is very similar to marijuana. I feel high, this comment is too funny and I can't stop laughing😂
I'd argue that you have improved your intelligence, but your knowledge is only drugs and video games. People think intelligence and knowledge are the same thing but they are more like potential vs actual. Intelligent people can be useless and full of biased information such as a sociology major. Compared to an engineer who has the knowledge to create. A different animal. Point: you have gotten smarter just not in an applicable discipline. Unless you play video games professionally.
@@aaronslater470 well it can't be 100% drugs and video games. There are also everything else that your life consist of. Playing video games is very similar to playing an instrument in school. U might not become the next einstein. But it is part of your development. U select a process to get through your day. And hopefully u improve from day to day. With all activities. And well maybe u might be the next einstein. That just happened to do drugs and video games. Lol just like talking. Helps with life.
The effects were also used in one of The Mind's Eye CG movies produced by Steven Churchill of Odyssey Productions and Miramar Productions. The order of these movies is as follows: The Mind's Eye: A Computer Animation Odyssey (1990) Beyond the Mind's Eye (1992) The Gate to the Mind's Eye (1994) Odyssey Into The Mind's Eye (1996)
# 5. There are two versions. I clicked this video to see if this was mentioned. It was.. Good job. I found the second version by accident years ago. I was watching TV, Cable, think it was cinemax or something. I knew it was lawnmower man, but didn't remember any of the footage. What the hell, what the hell, is what I kept saying. I watched the whole thing. The directors cut with the 40 extra minutes makes the movie entirely different, and way better than the theatrical release. Completes and details the story better. If you are fan of this movie, you owe it to yourself to find this director's cut and check it out. Good luck finding it.
Thank you for doing these reviews on sometimes obscure movies, I remember the lawnmower man film, which I thought was rather good, the only advice i've been given about it's sequel was don't go there, a bit like the Highlander sequels, if you've seen them you will know why.
Another well executed deep dive (judges scored it perfect tens all round) into a fantastic but woefully unsung movie. I was particularly impressed by the Rockstar connection and the Grant Morrison involvement on the sequel.
Definitley not a gamer. Kinda tipped his hand when he said Rockstar was a company that would go on to make Resident Evil 2 and Mr Bones for the Sega Saturn. Then almost as a footnote, oh yeah they also made GTA and RDR - LOL.
Ppl call the 90s CGI "dated" which I suppose it is, but I absolutely love it, so much more than the over-done CGI nowadays. The computer effects in Lawnmower Man are mindblowing and true works of art. Johnny Neumonic is another one like it. (anyone know of any more? I'm always looking out for them). Then there is Tron, which is in my top 5 favorite movies of all time--nothing like it in all of moviedom!
Laura Beebe it was one of my favorite movies back in the day! It was gory, creepy and I thought well done. Doesn’t get enough love. Wish it was released on Blu-ray!
@Chuck Sweitzer Yes! I saw it in theaters when I was a teenager & it freaked me out; fascinating, really...what if transplants COULD remember? That's good horror! Would love to see it again & would LOVE Minty to do a show on it ☺
HOLY. SHIT. I literally just started watching your series (first Superman 4, then Bill and Ted). I wanted to post "Do 10 things you didn't know about the Lawnmower Man!" Then I reach your page and I see you did it TEN HOURS AGO!
Sooo I thought you were some superdome chump with glasses spitting out b.s....then you just had to play some kraftwerk. Man you just totally got me to be a new fan of yours! 😁
I remember this movie (in VHS format) was a huge rental at the store I worked at. I wonder if anyone saw the similarities of the film story with the Outer Limits "Sixth Finger" episode. In both stories a scientist elevates the mind of a low intelligence man. Completely different otherwise, both are very entertaining.
Great video about a great movie. It's nice to hear about someone else appreciating the theatrical cut as well. That's the version I watch anytime I revisit the film.
I agree with the narrator that Fahey should have had more mainstream rolls. I mean his career is not bad at all but just a small handful of mainstream. Maybe I need to research more but I can only remember Impulse, Lawnmower Man and Body Parts.
according to rumours it was supposed to be Marseilles Wallace's soul.. hence the band aid on his neck.. and i heard that the bandaid itself was actually from him shaving his head for the role.
I return to see that not only have you made a video on one of my favorite films but you also the soundtrack from The Lawnmower Man SNES game which I grew up with you sir have made my day also I love how you added the Rockstar San Diego fact
Loved this movie as a child and saw it many times. It was a mystery to me already back then why this movie wasnt more famous, none of my friends knew about it.
Just got to the end of your video. Dude! I didn't know about that student film. Thank you for that info drop. I will be looking for it today. And once again, i love your channel man.
Hi there, Minty, Thanks very much for yet another great clip with pieces of trivia on a somewhat forgotten classic of video rental shops back in the days of yore :). It's a funny coincidence that I've come across your clip because I've just posted my take on "The Lawnmower Man" in my short review. It would mean the world to me if you could have a look at it in your spare time :). The film definitely does constitute a product of its era with all those cheesy, yet remarkably nostalgic and still kinda impressive in their own way, CGI special effects :). Thanks in advance and until next time, Minty! BlastandthePast
Great videos. Love the content. I'd like them more if you had a slightly better mic and sound dampening in that room. The secondary audio quality is perfect. Its brutal in that room though. :) - Not complaining! Keep up the good work, brother!
Even if dated, well done special effects are brilliantly cinematic and enduring from an artistic and historical standpoint. There are silent movies with awesome cinematography and special effects!
Thanks for the awesome videos i look foward to your vids every week. You never know what movie you will review next. Even if i havent seen the movie i still enjoy watching your review
This film has been always a Gem for me, due to it saving my birthday party.
The year was 2020, i was 16, and it was my birthday, i had all my friends in my house, we we're playing fortnite in my ps4, but suddenly the internet connection went down and we couldn't fix it, we decided to watch a movie instead, and i found this one laying around, i put it in, and we had the blast of our lives, we laughed at the outdated computer effects, but we also had a great moment discussing the deep social commentary of the film.
Since that moment i've been referring to it as "the gem that saved the party". Thanks, Lawnmower man.
Must’ve been early 2020 because of covid?
Great story btw
HWABAG
This film, while it's effects are WAY dated, was decades ahead of its time.
Was it the blu ray version by Scream Factory? I've heard that one is great. And glad that you got to appreciate it as a 16-year old in the annis horibilis of 2020. I do remember when the movie out in 1992, although I think it wasn't until a few years later that I saw it and then another decade when I watched it. I'll have to watch it again given the return of virtual reality into the public consciousness.
I don't care what anybody says.....This movie is great! Who is with me?
@B A I'm going to tell him!
for it's time it was groundbreaking as it pioneered the virtual reality genre with advanced 3D CGI (movie employed full Silicon Graphics workstations that were state of the art in animation at the time); I re-watched it recently (26 years after launch) and it was a bit slow paced and boring besides the very good acting of main characters
I love this movie its like a cult classic to me, always wanted a better sequel
Next you will be saying Contact is the greatest movie ever made.
It's hard for me to not sit down and watch a movie if I catch Jeff Fahey on screen.
This is one of those great underrated sci-fi movies of the 90's. Shame it never took off as both a pre-bond Brosnan & Fahey were fantastic in their roles in this tale of science gone amok.
They should of kept Bronson & Jeff Fahey. Especially Jeff Fahey. Instead of Mathew Pharly
Missed opportunity with Lawnmower Man 3 Jobe actually finishes cutting the grass.
Bless you for making me laugh out loud! 😂
@@laura1443 lol... very funny, I'd watch that to find closure.
Christ did he get paid a shit load of money? After all these years he should be a millionaire lol
They made a 3rd?
@@guyswithnothingtodo Yes, its called, The Lawnmower Man gets Petrol and Nails that Grass. Epic
To be fair, Jobe(?) only becomes bad or more violent because that bold dude switches the viles and the aggression levels are increased. LMM is not a bad guy.
Yep 👍
The lawnmower Man, a cautionary tale about landscape services.
Tim Walden made me lol
Lol 😆 🤝
Thank you, I'm scrolling through the comments yelling come on I can't be the only King fan!? One of my favorite shorts from him.
@@bridgetfitzgerald3063 Haha!!
Which is why yiu should always mow your own lawn, you never know if one of them is undergoing intelligence enhancements mixed with aggression agents, leading to psionic powers and a desire to test them out on you. A tale as old as time, I'm pretty sure it's in the Bible.
Nice to know that The Lawnmower Man has some love. It developed quite a cult following in Post-Soviet countries. I've personally always considered it a bit of a comic book style supervillain movie and it also has the exact pleasant type of early CGI I enjoy as an art form in itself rather then just a visual effect. I also quite fond of sequel, which is worth checking out if for Matt Frewer's performance alone and.. I somehow had no idea it was originally written by Grant Morrison but that makes perfect sense: both movies are oozing comic book style.
I know it was a big hit in "overseas markets" making 4x what it did in the USA (and it still was a success given its $5-10 million budget).
Loved this movies as a kid. I was 11 when it was released and rated 15 at the cinema but my dad sneaked me in and that it made it all the more cooler. Sadly he passed a year later but this film always makes me think of that. Probably 1 of my last strong memories of him
Sorry for your loss 3point1 about losing your father
Duuuuude, thanks!! I need to see this one again. Havent seen it in over 20 years!!
REAL EARLY 90S WEED AND BEER 3AM MOVIE been there done that was da shit...
It hasn't aged well.
Lol, same. I was a kid when I last watched this :)
It’s available free on TH-cam
@@Luke.S2099 me too
Lawnmower Man on the SNES was an awesome game, I have really fond memories of that one.
There was a book written by Daniel Keyes way back in the 60s called Flowers for Algernon about a mentally handicapped man named Charley Gordon. He is bullied and tormented by his peers at the factory they all work at. A doctor comes to Charley telling him he can make him smart with a brain operation. Soon Charley becomes a super genius. In the end Charles reverts back to his former mental capacity but remembered what it was like to be smart. I always thought that Lawnmower Man plagerised that story quite a bit. There is no VR and Charley does not turn into a God like character but the similarities are striking!
I remember reading that one back in junior high. It had a movie adaptation too, called "Charly."
King isn't the most original writer, agreed.
I don't remember him dying faster. I remember him loosing his intelligence and being aware of it though. I also know there is a longer more adult version of the book but I only read the short one for junior high as well.
Zac Hawkins The Lawnmower Man that King wrote had nothing to do with the movie. The book Flowers For Algernon was the book that the movie borrowed a lot from not Kings short story.
williamtate79 you are right. He didn’t die. I read it when I was a kid which was decades ago. Thanks for the correction.
Please never stop making videos. You're the best. Your editing is fantastic, but more importantly you're so damn likable. Thanks
Oskar Smit
Except for every time he gets a name wrong
It's fucked up that Trey Parker struggled that hard before he found VR
Jeff Fahey nailed this role. Nobody could be better than him
The movie actually has more in common with Daniel Keyes' "Flowers for Algernon" than with King's "Lawnmower Man".
Agreed....watch the film Charlie released in 1968
When I first saw Lawnmower Man, I thought it was a remake of Flowers for Algernon.
@@Lordmij Charlie was a great movie
Charly
There's also a heavy dose of Altered States thrown in too.
1st time I saw this I was at home and when the phone rang at the end, so did my home phone at the same time, freaking me out, when I answered the phone it was only my Grandpa needing gas for his lawnmower...lol.
Thats still creepy tho lol.
@@victoriasjoguist2967 proper creepy.
Wow! For real!?
Im so glad that you added the musoc from the videogame. Also, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace was originaly released on VHS under the name Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War.
This movie doesn't need a remake. It just needs all of the CGI redone and then rereleased. I was one of the very few people that saw this in the theater and I loved it, though I was very disappointed over the next 20+ years when VR didn't really pan out very well.
P.S. Virtuosity is a lot of fun. Great actors. Russell Crowe before he was known to almost anyone.
I LOVED this movie so much when it came out! So much so that when it came out on video, I convinced the local video store to give me the ridiculously large promotional cardboard cut out for it... leave me alone, I was like, 13!! Great video BTW;)
Hahaha that's awesome! I tried to convince my local blockbuster store and movie theater to give me a couple posters back in the day. The Day After Tomorrow was the one I remember distinctly. And the movie ended up not even being good!
@@jevinday ha! I was talk il ng with someone about that movie just the other day... it looked like it was going to be sooo cool, then it came out... and made a cold front a villain that chased people!!
Yes exactly! It was such a bummer! I actually got to rent it for free because Blockbuster had a guarantee where if they were out of copies of new movies to rent then you get it for free when someone returns a copy, and when I went to rent it there were hundreds of copies that were all checked out! So i got it for free, and I'm glad I did. I wouldn't have wanted to pay money to watch it! Haha. And it was NOT hard to impress me as a child. Especially when it came to movies.
@@jevinday I absolutely loved this movie as a kid, and I found the 142-minute Director's Cut version a more fleshed-out film. and this is why I held out on upgrading it to DVD, as the extended version didn't hit Blu-Ray until almost 2-years ago (which Oliver Harper talked about on his TH-cam channel)
Jeff Fahey played a tormented psychologist who gets an arm transplanted from a vicious serial killer in Body Parts. That movie is not for the faint of heart.
I remember that movie cause after Lawnmower Man, I had to watch anything Jeff was in.
@@beckster69 same
I remember that movie it was pretty good I first saw Jeff in psycho 3
I love Body Parts and it's worth noting that it was written and directed by Eric Red and many of his movies feature a similar type of chaotic villain. It's my headcanon that Body Parts is somehow connected to Red-penned The Hitcher, as the killer seems to have some of his crimes aligning with what John Ryder did.
Maybe you remember a movie I believe came out around the same time. I Madman. I can't find it anywhere but it seems like I'm the only one who has heard of it
Whenever anyone questions me while I'm running a D&D session, I still use Jobe's delivery of the line "I AM GOD HERE!", LOL.
This film still has an impact on me today the final scene with the phone rings is chilling. I own both Lawnmower Man films and while the sequel is not as good as the original the sequel is not bad. There was a movie Brett Leonard directed called Hideaway with Jeff Goldblum that had a similar feel with the CGI look of it but it wasn't about virtual reality.
Thank you! I've been trying to remember Hideaway for a while now!
@@Datan0de No problem at all. I love Hideaway I remember when it first was released back in the 90's and I was at the video store when it was a new release and now I own it and love to watch every couple of years.
I *hated* the sequel, despite my love for Matt Frewer. It's like they went into a completely different direction from the ending of the first movie, and slashed the CGI budget.
@@KingRandor82 Yes it was vastly different to the original and when I first watched it I was like what the hell is this because it was very different to the original but after viewing it a couple of times I just stopped comparing it to the original and got used to it and took it for what it was.
till this day that phone ringing ending still gets me. I don't think any horror movie made me cringe in fear like that, only because of its epic scale and mystery. like what the hell is gonna happen now? is Jobe gonna take away everything like power and electricity and keep it all to himself in a secret government lair??? so good.
1. It has Cobson
2. HWABAG
Gemmy
Thank you for another great video!
I love this series.
I was born in 92, and was raised by nerds, so i grew up with this film, highlander, the thing, maximum overdrive, IT, etc etc.
Its great when you cover these films from my childhood. Takes me back.
Lol. The one dislike is prolly the guy that didnt understand the film. "Pshh. He didnt even turn into a lawnmower.."
I think the director's cut is better as we go from Jobe being a simple person to a intelligent maniacal nightmare and the reason we feel for him at the end is because he still had the friendship with his younger mate the doctors neighbor.
Why does Jobe look like Simple Jack from Tropic Thunder🤣
Overalls lol
@@brentad2004 You m m m make me happy
Simple Jack and Chucky....
Lol
I REALLY don't think it was an accident.
No. More like Rik Mayall (RIP) & Matt Stone. 😆😅
Hey Minty, Huge fan of your show. Absolutely love how infectious your passion for film is. Wanted to make a suggestion. You should do one on "The Butterfly Effect". Loved it when it came out but recently rewatched it and I got to say...it's an amazingly great albeit bonkers film. Keep it up my good man. -Josh Hatfield-
I just watched that recently first time since ....25 or so really significant considering the Mandela effect
Job always reminded me of Trey Parker.
Damn Rockstar has been breaking graphical and software boundaries since the early 90s. They really are the GOAT
No, Viktor Navorski, is "The Goat". 😆
I remember watching this with my family when i was about 10. Thanks Minty, for bringing this movie back onto my radar. Time for a rewatch.
The removal of 40 minutes worth of subplot that only builds two extraneous characters just to brutally kill them is a good thing in my opinion. I agree that Caroline's murder would have made Jobe just an outright villain and destroyed the compelling Dr Frankenstein/The Creature central conflict of the movie.
Also I love this channel! Among so many critics nitpicking and ranting, it's refreshing to watch Minty just being positive and enjoying sharing knowledge about movies he loves.
Jeff Fahey. Matt Frewer.
2 Lawnmowers 2 Men
I am Gem here!!!
Red dead 2 redemption. I've never heard it called that but it works! :)
My first thought was this dude knows nothing about video games lol.
Looks like old school Trey Parker... Ha
That was my thought exactly!
The co-creator of South Park I thought he seemed familiar thanks! He must've got that a lot or perhaps even cultivated it to an extent
Man I've always thought that. Glad I'm not the only one.
I remember seeing a poster at my local cinema with 'Stephen King' part covered by blue tape.
Another thing about Rockstar Games is that the main brothers who head the studio actually came from Scotland (Dundee to be exact), when the game company was known as DMA Design and made games mainly for the Amiga and Atari ST, such as Turrican & Lemmings. Weirdly the special effects for this movie were actually rendered on Amiga computers (using 3D rendering software called Lightwave, which is still being made to this day), several A4000 Amigas were used in a render farm to generate the effects. I read all about it at the time in an Amiga magazine, which hopefully someone still has, as I got rid of all my Amiga magazines.
Thanks for the info, i was wrong thinking they did it on SG computers
I always liked this movie as a kid. I’m glad you did this one!
There was a also a Sega CD version of the game with impressive visuals for the time.
The plot is hilarious!! Jobe used drugs and played videogames to make himself super intelligent. That has never worked for me!
U wouldn't notice it. But just hand eye coordination is better cause of video games. And the ability to process small amounts at a high rate of speed.
I take diphenhydramine to sleep, and the sensation I get prior to konking out is very similar to marijuana. I feel high, this comment is too funny and I can't stop laughing😂
I'd argue that you have improved your intelligence, but your knowledge is only drugs and video games. People think intelligence and knowledge are the same thing but they are more like potential vs actual. Intelligent people can be useless and full of biased information such as a sociology major. Compared to an engineer who has the knowledge to create. A different animal. Point: you have gotten smarter just not in an applicable discipline. Unless you play video games professionally.
@@aaronslater470 well it can't be 100% drugs and video games. There are also everything else that your life consist of. Playing video games is very similar to playing an instrument in school. U might not become the next einstein. But it is part of your development. U select a process to get through your day. And hopefully u improve from day to day. With all activities. And well maybe u might be the next einstein. That just happened to do drugs and video games. Lol just like talking. Helps with life.
Worth a try though?
" Jobe still exists in my cellphone, he helps me with my social media "
My favorite line is "are you going to do to me what you did to the chimp?"
The effects were also used in one of The Mind's Eye CG movies produced by Steven Churchill of Odyssey Productions and Miramar Productions. The order of these movies is as follows:
The Mind's Eye: A Computer Animation Odyssey (1990)
Beyond the Mind's Eye (1992)
The Gate to the Mind's Eye (1994)
Odyssey Into The Mind's Eye (1996)
Cool, didn't know about the later versions, I only had Beyond the mind's eye 👍
Jobe looks like Simple Jack!!
Jobe is dressed like a minion.
Omg.... You're right! 😂😂😂
HAHAHAHAHA
Loved this film since I was a child!!! Lucky that my parents allowed me to see this.
I remember being super young when I first watched this. Like 90's kid times :)
Love this movie! Still holds up to this day! Definitely would love to see a remake with this movie.
My first virtual reality motion picture. I kind of knew you would refer to Virtuosity.
ShreadTheWeapon did he I just started the video lol and suggested that lol
Watch it from beginning to end, Kevin Davis.
ShreadTheWeapon I did lol glad he made a reference
Same here, now I want a 10 Things about Virtuosity.
Karftwerk's "Computerworld" for soundtrack, cool.
# 5. There are two versions. I clicked this video to see if this was mentioned. It was.. Good job.
I found the second version by accident years ago.
I was watching TV, Cable, think it was cinemax or something. I knew it was lawnmower man, but didn't remember any of the footage.
What the hell, what the hell, is what I kept saying. I watched the whole thing.
The directors cut with the 40 extra minutes makes the movie entirely different, and way better than the theatrical release. Completes and details the story better.
If you are fan of this movie, you owe it to yourself to find this director's cut and check it out. Good luck finding it.
Minty, your videos are awesome!!! I'm so making my way through the list!!! I love the chance! Keep it up
This movie was an still is awesome good job minty.... Again though how about Galaxy Quest
Woa Minty you are digging up some of those great movies
11) HWABAG
You are the best at nostalgia. Thanks from Panama City Beach FL 👽
I always thought Jobe was played by Trey Parker.
Thanks so much for doing a video on this underrated movie, Minty!!
Do Ghost In The Machine. Underrated 1993 movie that I saw in theater.
Thank you for doing these reviews on sometimes obscure movies, I remember the lawnmower man film, which I thought was rather good, the only advice i've been given about it's sequel was don't go there, a bit like the Highlander sequels, if you've seen them you will know why.
So...it was Flowers for Algernon in a Peter Gabriel video?
That's what I was thinking, too!
LOL
Another well executed deep dive (judges scored it perfect tens all round) into a fantastic but woefully unsung movie. I was particularly impressed by the Rockstar connection and the Grant Morrison involvement on the sequel.
How about 10 things about "Ghost in the Machine" or "Livin' Large"?
I remember watching this at a drive-in theater when I was a teenager with my future wife.
It's Red Dead Redemption 2 btw, not Red Dead 2: Redemption
Haha
Lol i said that of course to my self wen he said that thank god u said
@@XeroFailGames What right now, or you will be in the future?
Definitley not a gamer. Kinda tipped his hand when he said Rockstar was a company that would go on to make Resident Evil 2 and Mr Bones for the Sega Saturn. Then almost as a footnote, oh yeah they also made GTA and RDR - LOL.
Psst, Ill let you in on a little secret WrenPhoenix. No one gives a fuck about your little fantasy video game world. Maybe quit being such a loser?
Ppl call the 90s CGI "dated" which I suppose it is, but I absolutely love it, so much more than the over-done CGI nowadays. The computer effects in Lawnmower Man are mindblowing and true works of art. Johnny Neumonic is another one like it. (anyone know of any more? I'm always looking out for them). Then there is Tron, which is in my top 5 favorite movies of all time--nothing like it in all of moviedom!
Read Flowers for Algernon, same kind of storyline.
Saw this in the theater when I was a kid. It was great at the time. Loved it.
My favorite Jeff Fahey movie is Body Parts. I thought it was pretty good. Could be a good 10 Things movie! IMO
Yes! Thank you!
Laura Beebe it was one of my favorite movies back in the day! It was gory, creepy and I thought well done. Doesn’t get enough love. Wish it was released on Blu-ray!
@Chuck Sweitzer Yes! I saw it in theaters when I was a teenager & it freaked me out; fascinating, really...what if transplants COULD remember? That's good horror! Would love to see it again & would LOVE Minty to do a show on it ☺
Laura Beebe it is a great premise! Cheers! Glad there are a few of us who appreciate the movie!
I love Body Parts it's such a fantastic psychological horror thriller movie it kind of reminds me of The Hand with Michael Caine.
HOLY. SHIT.
I literally just started watching your series (first Superman 4, then Bill and Ted). I wanted to post "Do 10 things you didn't know about the Lawnmower Man!" Then I reach your page and I see you did it TEN HOURS AGO!
10 things you didn't know about Fortress (1985), plz.
Yes please minty!!!!
85? I thought Fortress, with Christopher Lambert, was early 90s :O
@@KRAFTWERK2K6 it is, fortress 1985 is a diffrent film, check it out it's on youtube.
oohhh yes, haven't seen that aussie gem in ages, since...1985 i think :)
The black duck mask always freaked me out as a kid haha (but I still loved Daffy Duck)
Sooo I thought you were some superdome chump with glasses spitting out b.s....then you just had to play some kraftwerk. Man you just totally got me to be a new fan of yours! 😁
I’m the lawnmower man powerfully electric with an ongoing plan....
This movie will always have a special place in my heart
I remember this movie (in VHS format) was a huge rental at the store I worked at. I wonder if anyone saw the similarities of the film story with the Outer Limits "Sixth Finger" episode. In both stories a scientist elevates the mind of a low intelligence man. Completely different otherwise, both are very entertaining.
I can see why he never became a mainstream lead actor there's just something very strange about the way he looks.
He looks like Gene Wilder mated with Chucky.
HWABAGerald
FINALLY!!! somebody remembered this great film!
Lawnmower Man -- *_Top 10 Most Strongest Characters Who Can Defeat Thanos Even With The Infinity Gauntlet_*
Hahaha is this a joke? I haven't seen the movie and don't wanna spoil the end, but is he really that strong after his transformation?
@@jevinday I don't think so, unless he can outsmart him in some way. Watch it and make up your own mind, I guess.
Zoinks! Shaggy from Scooby Doo has to be in there
Great video about a great movie. It's nice to hear about someone else appreciating the theatrical cut as well. That's the version I watch anytime I revisit the film.
An abusive catholic priest. Who would have thought?
Gotta go with the easy bad guy.
they predicted the future
Those aren't real Catholics. Catholicism is a religion of peace.
kungfuman82 - No it’s not. ALL religions are pure evil mind poison. And they ALL kill and maim in their name.
@@ToucanSonofSam333 Well. Godfather III. Which came out in 1990. *Did* call them out before that. Though that was more for their financial misconduct.
This is the one I was waiting for Minty!!! 💪🏾
Jeff Fahey has more than 150 acting credits... Both TV and movies..
I agree with the narrator that Fahey should have had more mainstream rolls. I mean his career is not bad at all but just a small handful of mainstream. Maybe I need to research more but I can only remember Impulse, Lawnmower Man and Body Parts.
I first took note of Jeff since Psycho III.
And he was the lead in the TV show "The Marshal."
I remember buying this on VHS and the sales guy had a good laugh. I also have the sequel. I thought REZ was it's spiritual game adaption...
I had this movie in mind when I played REZ.
Do 10 things You didn't know about Pulp Fiction
What was in the brief case? That's about the only one I'd be interested in.
@@thunderchubbs7640 A light bulb.
Super Mario and a battery..
according to rumours it was supposed to be Marseilles Wallace's soul.. hence the band aid on his neck.. and i heard that the bandaid itself was actually from him shaving his head for the role.
@@garystinten9339 QT has said it's whatever the viewer wants it to be. It's a MacGuffin.
I return to see that not only have you made a video on one of my favorite films but you also the soundtrack from The Lawnmower Man SNES game which I grew up with
you sir have made my day
also I love how you added the Rockstar San Diego fact
Watched it in theaters
Loved this movie as a child and saw it many times.
It was a mystery to me already back then why this movie wasnt more famous, none of my friends knew about it.
Red dead two redemption? 🤔😂 I guess mistakes happen, but that was funny.
Came to the comments for this rofl. Obviously not a gamer.
@@Microsofts_Windows_95 I'm a gamer and could cares less about the game.
@@NintendoPsycho could cares less? Meaning you do care?
Just got to the end of your video. Dude! I didn't know about that student film. Thank you for that info drop. I will be looking for it today. And once again, i love your channel man.
You should do Needful Things
Just watched that last night... A great film. And Mickey Mantle does suck ;)
Hi there, Minty,
Thanks very much for yet another great clip with pieces of trivia on a somewhat forgotten classic of video rental shops back in the days of yore :).
It's a funny coincidence that I've come across your clip because I've just posted my take on "The Lawnmower Man" in my short review.
It would mean the world to me if you could have a look at it in your spare time :).
The film definitely does constitute a product of its era with all those cheesy, yet remarkably nostalgic and still kinda impressive in their own way, CGI special effects :).
Thanks in advance and until next time, Minty!
BlastandthePast
Do 'Shocker'
Big fan. Your intros and music are always spot on. Keep it up.
And it inspired a Rick and Morty episode
Lawnmower Dog! Love it!
@@laura1443 Snow ball: Where are my balls Summer?
😂😂😂
Snuffles: "they were removed. Where have they gone?"
The Symbiote Nation. And also an episode of the ill fated Honey I shrunk the kids tv show
Great videos. Love the content. I'd like them more if you had a slightly better mic and sound dampening in that room. The secondary audio quality is perfect. Its brutal in that room though. :) - Not complaining! Keep up the good work, brother!
Request: Over the Edge c1979 starring Matt Dillion
Even if dated, well done special effects are brilliantly cinematic and enduring from an artistic and historical standpoint. There are silent movies with awesome cinematography and special effects!
Thanks for the awesome videos i look foward to your vids every week. You never know what movie you will review next. Even if i havent seen the movie i still enjoy watching your review
HWABAG
Great Work Minty. You always have Great Background Soundtracks. Have you ever considered listing the track list in the description?
And now VR has turned into a gimmicky fad, that you can do with your smartphone!
Phones are just a way to get people interested in low level vr. The tech should be much better and reach the consumer price point in 5 years or less.
Oh I know, i was basically just pointing out that most of today smartphones, are more powerful than the most of the powerful Computers they had then.
@@aarongreenfield9038 How does that square with "gimmicky fad?"
Back in the 90s: You guys have supercomputers and 100.000 of cash, right?
Today: You guys have phones, right?