i remember it being called:
Lawnmower Man 2 : Mindfire (or just Mindfire).
i saw it at the end credits of the widescreen UK VHS directors cut of Lawnmower Man 1 .
Lawnmower Man will be back in Mindfire.or someting like that
( also read something that there was a disclaimer at the beginning which said:
Don't Miss Lawnmower Man 2 : Mindfire, in cinemas February 1994)
perhaps it was that that i remember lol
but that was when the original people of Lawnmower Man were still involved obviously.
part 2 as it turned out to be just plain sucked!
nothing of what part 1 made so special remained
Part 1 looks very dated now though
perhaps someone can update the CGI and make it into a special edition fanmade film haha
story itself is still pretty solid.

"PROS: Matt Frewer in the supervillain title role, computer FX wonderworld."
I disagree about Frewer, he seemed to be channeling Jim Carey in "Batman Forever" only much more obnoxious. Fahey in the first one was sympathetic, scary, unpredictable and a bunch of other cool adjectives
The greatest moment in screenwriting history
youtube.com/watch?v=1Cqbe7QxKtc

Yes, it should have been called "Beyond Reality Into Cyberspace." But then "Jobe's War" isn't that accurate either since there's no war to speak of. More like "Jobe's Scheme."

Actually if you think about it, the surname 'Beyond Cyberspace' is hypocritical to the thin plot of the movie, since Jobe wants everyone to follow HIM into Cyberspace.. there's no going 'beyond' at all.

The name is definateley a ripoff from mad max: Beyond thunderdome

I think the title was perhaps a ploy to sound innovative. Remember, in 1996, "cyberspace" was a relatively new word and idea. Other movies came out around this time with titles that were working this same angle, such as "Hackers" and "The Net."

PROS: Matt Frewer in the supervillain title role, computer FX wonderworld.
Computer FX wonderworld my ass. They were better in the first one, which had actual CG action scenes. The effects of the second one, instead, were just lame chroma-key effects with static backgrounds!

The scene in the first movie where Jobe attacks the drunken father next door with his ESP controlled lawnmower and the police conversation afterward is the closet the whle movie gets to the story. That scene is fairly accurate (though I haven't read the story in 10 years).
Anyhow, King sued to have his name taken off that movie anyhow so it really doesn't count as an adaption.
and when you retire: your very own jukebox!

I also have read the short story and I think it would have made a better movie than this travesty!

I never read the King short story. (was only a couple pages long) but from I heard, the only thing the movie and story have in common is the "bird bath" comment from the police.

If you read the Stephen King story "Lawnmower Man" you'll see that he was raped with the first one too. From what I remember it was about a naked man that ate grass. I am glad the movie was different.

(by dane youssef)
I agree completely. I was wondering the same thing.
I mean, I know Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace tanked, but what, were they trying to make us think they had improved it somehow? Fixed what was wrong with itthe TITLE?!
I saw the movie and the problem was NOT the title.
PROS: Matt Frewer in the supervillain title role, computer FX wonderworld.
CONS: Everything elsenot to mention the new surname.
Poor Steven King. Raped like a defenseless handicapped altar-boy.
RECOMMENDATION: For those looking for a fun campy silly little computer thrill-ride, check out Brett Leonard's director's cut of the original LAWNMOWER MAN. If you insist on seeing the sequel just check out the trailer on the IMDb.
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