the film be supposedly base on a short novel by stephen king . i say supposedly because when he saw what they do to his book and king demand his name be remove from any association of this film . when an author do that and it kind of a tip off that someone have make a bad movie . i also wonder if pierce brosnan ever look back and wince when he recall be the star of this film . actually and maybe he shouldn not because it not that bad a premise . the film be no award winner and but it be intrigue in it originality . i mean and how many film deal with a slightly retarded gardener who become an experiment with a into your brain video game . jeff fahey be pretty interesting a the lawnmower man . be someone who be fascinate with special effect and i watch the film probably normally would have consider some of the bias ( see below ) . what i object to and nobody else ever seem to be another cheap shot at a cleric and where i see in almost every stephen king story and whether he authorize it or not . in this movie and we see a priest let the wander mower man live in a little shack in back of his church and and then he whip the man . rule number one in a king adaptation or in the movie and in general and seem to be represent always show a christian figure a a villain . at that point and i join king and disavow any association with this garbage .