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. King stated in court documents that the film "bore no meaningful resemblance" to his story.

Jobe acquires telekinetic powers and takes Marnie to the lab to have sex with her in virtual reality; but something goes wrong in the simulation and Marnie cannot move and starts to panic. The experience is so traumatic that she is permanently brain damaged.

The Lawnmower Man (1992) - Jeff Fahey as Jobe Smith - IMDb.

The Lawnmower Man Reviews It's cheesy and dripping in 90s silliness, but this VR thriller offers an unnerving – if not absurd – cyberthriller. …even if the story is rote, this wacky directors cut is probably the best way to appreciate the skewed, past-tense vision of our future that we get a glimpse of here…