101 Films presents The Lawnmower Man (1992) on Blu-ray in the UK for the very first time. Stunning audiences upon its release in 1992 with its once state-of-the-art special effects and CGI sequences, The Lawnmower Man is on the one hand a cautionary tale of the dangers of man playing God and on the other, a camp and massively over the top sci-fi romp which now provides a fascinating insight into where people saw virtual reality taking humanity 30 years ago. The Lawnmower Man: Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) is a brilliant scientist obsessed with perfecting virtual reality software. When his experiments on animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute - Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), a slow-witted gardener. Dr. Angelos goal is to benefit his human guinea pig and ultimately mankind itself, but evil lurks in the guise ofThe Shop, a shadow group that seeks to use the technology to create an invincible war machine. When the experiments change the simple Jobe into a superhuman being, the s