The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

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The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Directed by	Farhad Mann
Produced by	Keith Fox Edward Simons
Written by	Brett Leonard & Gimel Everett (characters) Farhad Mann & Michael Miner (story) Farhad Mann (screenplay)
Starring	Patrick Bergin Matt Frewer Austin O'Brien Ely Pouget Camille Cooper Kevin Conway Patrick LaBrecque Crystal Celeste Grant Sean Parhm
Music by	Robert Folk
Cinematography	Ward Russell
Editing by	Joel Goodman
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	January 12, 1996 (USA)
Running time	92 min.
Language	English
Budget	Unknown
Gross revenue	$2,409,225 (USA)
IMDb profile

The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace was the 1996 sequel to the film The Lawnmower Man. It was retitled Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War for the video release. It starred Matt Frewer as Jobe.

1 Plot
2 Criticism
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot

The founder of virtual reality, Dr. Benjamin Trace, has lost a legal battle to secure a patent on the most powerful worldwide communications chip ever invented. Touted as the one operating system to control all others, in the wrong hands the "Chiron Chip" has the potential to dominate a society dependent on computers.

When corporate tycoon and virtual reality entrepreneur Jonathan Walker takes over development of the Chiron Chip, he turns to computer genius Jobe to complete construction of the omnipotent semiconductor. But as Jobe moves closer to finishing the task, he develops his own nefarious agenda — to seize control of Walker's network, and ultimately reign over the world's computers. Only one man can stop him before he carries out his diabolical scheme. Trace joins forces with a teenage computer hacker and Walker's chief scientist to foil the ruthless madman while dodging his dangerous and deadly wrath. In the end Jobe is defeated for good, regains his sanity, and helps stop his psychotic boss.

[edit] Criticism

The Lawnmower Man 2 was poorly received by critics, with an 11% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. ^[1] The plot and characters were generally panned, ^[2]^[3] while the visual effects received mixed reviews. ^[4]^[5]