Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Farhad Mann
Produced by	Keith Fox Edward Simons
Screenplay by	Farhad Mann
Story by	Farhad Mann Michael Miner
Based on	Characters by: Brett Leonard Gimel Everett
Starring	Patrick Bergin Matt Frewer Austin O'Brien Ely Pouget Kevin Conway
Music by	Robert Folk
Cinematography	Ward Russell
Edited by	James D. Mitchell Joel Goodman Peter E. Berger (uncredited)
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release dates	January 12, 1996 (1996-01-12)
Running time	92 minutes
Language	English
Box office	$2,409,225 (US)

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace is a 1996 science fiction film, and the sequel to The Lawnmower Man, which was titled after a Stephen King short story of the same title, but the stories are unrelated. Retitled Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War for video release, the film stars Matt Frewer as Jobe along with Patrick Bergin and Austin O'Brien.

Plot

The founder of virtual reality, Dr. Benjamin Trace (Patrick Bergin), 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 (Kevin Conway) takes over development of the Chiron Chip, he and his team discover Jobe Smith (Matt Frewer) barely alive after the explosion at the end of the first film. Reconstructing his face and hooking him up to their database, they plan to use Jobe to help them perfect the Chiron Chip.

Six years later, a now 16-year-old Peter Parkette (Austin O'Brien) is a computer hacker and lives in the subways of Los Angeles with his girlfriend and two other friends. While hooked into cyberspace, Jobe reconnects with Peter and asks him to find Dr. Trace for him. After Peter finds Trace, they discover that Jobe is back to his old ways and plots to finish what he started in the first film.

Joining forces with Trace's former lover, Trace, Peter and his friends must go on a race against time to save the world from Jobe's diabolical scheme and face him in one last battle in cyberspace. In the end, Trace defeats the villain with help from Jobe who turns back into his former good self.

Cast

Patrick Bergin as Dr. Benjamin Trace
Matt Frewer as Jobe Smith
Austin O'Brien as Peter Parkette
Ely Pouget as Dr. Cori Platt
Kevin Conway as Jonathan Walker
Camille Cooper as Jennifer
Patrick LaBrecque as Shawn
Crystal Celeste Grant as Jade
Sean P. Young as Travis
Mathew Valencia as Homeless Kid
Trever O'Brien as Young Peter
Richard Fancy as Senator Greenspan
Ellis Williams as Chief of Security
Castulo Guerra as Guillermo
Molly Shannon as Homeless Lady

Reception

Lawnmower Man 2 was poorly received by critics, with an 11% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews with an average rating of 2.8/10.^[1] The plot and characters were generally panned,^[2]^[3] while the visual effects received mixed reviews.^[4]^[5]

References

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Films directed by Farhad Mann

The Face of Fear (1990) Return to Two Moon Junction (1995) Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) Stranger in My Home (1997) His and Her Christmas (2005) In Her Mother's Footsteps (2006) Devil's Diary (2007) The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon (2008) Fighting for Freedom (2013)

Adaptations of works by Stephen King

Films

Individual films

The Shining (1980) Cujo (1983) The Dead Zone (1983) Christine (1983) Cat's Eye (1985) Silver Bullet (1985) Stand by Me (1986) The Running Man (1987) Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) Graveyard Shift (1990) Misery (1990) The Lawnmower Man (1992) Sleepwalkers (1992) The Dark Half (1993) Needful Things (1993) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Dolores Claiborne (1995) Thinner (1996) The Night Flier (1997) Apt Pupil (1998) The Green Mile (1999) Hearts in Atlantis (2001) Dreamcatcher (2003) Secret Window (2004) Riding the Bullet (2004) 1408 (2007) The Mist (2007) Dolan's Cadillac (2009) A Good Marriage (2014) Mercy (2014) Cell (2016)

Carrie	Carrie (1976) The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) Carrie (2002) Carrie (2013)

Creepshow	Creepshow (1982) Creepshow 2 (1987) Creepshow III (2007)

Children of the Corn	Disciples of the Crow (1983) Children of the Corn (1984) The Final Sacrifice (1993) Urban Harvest (1995) The Gathering (1996) Fields of Terror (1998) Isaac's Return (1999) Revelation (2001) Children of the Corn (2009) Genesis (2011)

Firestarter	Firestarter (1984) Rekindled (2002)

Trucks	Maximum Overdrive (1986) Trucks (1997)

Pet Sematary	Pet Sematary (1989) Pet Sematary Two (1992)

The Mangler	The Mangler (1995) The Mangler 2 (2001) The Mangler Reborn (2005)

Television

Single films, episodes, or miniseries

"Gramma" (1986) "Sorry, Right Number" (1987) It (1990) The Tommyknockers (1993) The Stand (1994) The Langoliers (1995) The Shining (1997) Quicksilver Highway (1997) "The Revelations of Becka Paulson" (1997) Storm of the Century (1999) Stephen King's Desperation (2006) Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006) Bag of Bones (2011) Big Driver (2014)

Multiple films or miniseries

Salem's Lot	Salem's Lot (1979) A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) Salem's Lot (2004)

Sometimes They Come Back	Sometimes They Come Back (1991) Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1998)

Rose Red	Rose Red (2002) The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)

Series

Golden Years (1991) The Dead Zone (2002–2007) Kingdom Hospital (2004) Haven (2010–2015) Under the Dome (2013–2015) 11.22.63 (2016)