The Guinea-pig
the Guinea-pig ( The Lawnmower Man ) is an American film carried out by Brett Leonard, left in 1992.
Synopsis
A simple man of spirit is the subject of an scientific experiment and after a stay in a computer, its intelligence increases in an extraordinary way.
Data sheet
- Title: the Guinea-pig
- original Title: The Lawnmower Man
- Realization: Brett Leonard
- Scenario: Brett Leonard and Gimel Everett
- Production: Gimel Everett
- executive Production: Steven A. Lane, Robert Pringle, Edward Simons and Cleaves Turner
- Production company: New Line Cinema
- Budget: 10 million dollars (7,5 million euros)
- Music: daN Wyman
- Photography: Russell Carpenter
- Assembly: Alan Baumgarten and LISA Bromwell (Director' S cut)
- Decorations: Alex McDowell
- Costumes: Mary Jane Strong
- Country of origin: The United States, the United Kingdom and Japan
- Format: Colors (Deluxe) - 1,85:1 - Dolby Surround - 35 mm
- Kind: Science fiction, thriller
- Lasted: 107 minutes (1h47)/140 minutes (2h20) for the Director' S cut
- Comings out date:
Distribution
- Jeff Fahey : Jobe Smith
- Pierce Brosnan: Dr. Lawrence Angelo
- Jenny Wright: Marnie Burke
- Mark Bringleson: Sebastian Timms
- Geoffrey Lewis: Terry McKeen
- Jeremy Slate : Father Francis McKeen
- Dean Norris: The director
- Colleen Coffey: Caroline Angelo
- Jim Landis: Ed Walts
- Troy Evans : Lieutenant Goodwin
- Rosalee Mayeux: Carla Parkette
- Austin O' Brien: Peter Parkette
- John Laughlin: Jake Simpson
Around film
- the production claimed that the film was based on a news of Stephen King. Although the writer written well The Lawnmower Man (original title of film), his history was completely different from that of the scenario of the Cobaye . After law-suits, its name was withdrawn from the credits.
- the film will be followed by Guinea-pig 2 , carried out by Farhad Mann in 1996.
Original soundtrack
- Jobe' S Fury , interpreted by Sterling
- Range off Hearts , interpreted by Creative Rite
- Man Wants , interpreted by Creative Rite
- State off Shock , interpreted by Carnal Garage
Distinctions
Nominations
- 1993 : Saturn Award of best film of Science fiction.
- 1993 : Saturn Award for best the special effects.
External bond
- the Guinea-pig on Internet Movie Database