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     • The Straight Story is a 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch. It was edited and produced by Mary Sweeney, Lynch's longtime partner and collaborator, who also co-wrote the script with John E. Roach. It is based on the true story of Alvin Straight 's 1994 journey across Iowa and Wisconsin on a lawn mower.
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   Is the Lawnmower Man based on a true story?

   • Released on March 6, 1992, The Lawnmower Man borrows its name — and not much else — from a Stephen King short story. While King’s story is about a satyr with a penchant for human sacrifice, the movie from director Brett Leonard is about the potential powers (and dangers) of virtual reality to advance the human mind.

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   Why did Stephen King Sue the movie 'The Lawnmower Man'?

   • The original title was Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man, but Stephen King sued the filmmakers because he felt the movie didn't have enough in common with his story to be considered one of his movies. In fact, other than The Shop mentioned above, the movie is completely outside of Stephen King's universe.

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   Is the Lawnmower Man a Stephen King movie?

   • Stephen King won the lawsuit, his name was removed, and The Lawnmower Man is not listed as one of his movies. In Stephen King's 1975 short story "The Lawnmower Man", Harold Parkette hires a service to mow his lawn. The man who shows up has a lawnmower that mows the lawn on its own, while the man crawls behind it, naked and eating the grass.

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   What is the plot of the Lawnmower Man?

   • The plot of Stephen King's 1975 short story "The Lawnmower Man" concerns Harold Parkette, who hires "Pastoral Greenery and Outdoor Services Inc." to cut his lawn. Parkette later spies on the serviceman, discovering his lawnmower mows the lawn by itself while he crawls after it, naked, eating the grass.

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   Is 'The Lawnmower Man' a 'diverse' film?

   • In film, especially if you’re a low-budget film, you get one screening. Hopefully, it’s the right audience, and out of what that audience says on their comment cards, your film could be screwed. They had it in Torrance, California. The Lawnmower Man is incredibly non-diverse, which is not something I’m proud of at all.

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   Did you know Lawnmower Man was a 'virtual reality' movie?

   • Alex McDowell: Lawnmower Man was the first public-facing description or discussion about VR ever, I think. I assumed VR to be part of our toolkit of narrative media from that point forward. Brett Leonard: I had to force New Line Cinema to put the term “virtual reality” into the trailer. Mark Bringelson: Pierce was very moody at the wrap party.

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   Feb 20, 2024 · Released on March 6, 1992, The Lawnmower Man borrows its name — and not much else — from a Stephen King short story. While King’s story is about a satyr with a penchant for human sacrifice,...

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   The film, originally titled Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man, differed so much from the source material that King sued the filmmakers in May 1992 to remove his name from the title. [4] King stated in court documents that the film "bore no meaningful resemblance" to his story.

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   Feb 20, 2024 · Loosely (and we use that term generously) based on Stephen King’s short story of the same name, The Lawnmower Man is a “cautionary tale” about the power and peril of virtual reality.

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   Jul 22, 2020 · Really the only connection The Lawnmower Man movie has to King's short story by the same name is a vague reference when Jobe uses the lawnmower "Big Red" to kill Peter's father. Other than that, the entire plot and all of the characters were fabricated by the screenwriters.

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   The Lawnmower Man: Directed by Brett Leonard. With Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringelson. A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.

   • 5.4/10 (39K)
   • Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi

   • Director: Brett Leonard
   • Release Date: 1992-03-06

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   The Lawnmower Man is a 1992 film loosely based on a short story by Stephen King. The film was directed by Brett Leonard from a screenplay that he wrote with Gimel Everett. The film was followed in 1996 by a sequel, The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace.

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    Apr 23, 2023 · Lawnmower Man director Brett Leonard and others on making the movie that invented cybersex, defined VR, and pissed off Stephen King.