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Hello, this is Dom…

From 101 Films, the sci-fi classics – The Lawnmower Man and Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace – are both coming to the Black Label in a special box set on 10th June. Here’s what they had to say:

Originally conceived as an adaptation of a Stephen King short story, Brett Leonard and Gimel Everett’s vision deviated so far from the original source that a legal battle ensued. Instead of a bizarre tale of grass eating and sacrifices via lawnmower, Leonard and Everett produced a sci-fi classic that stunned audiences upon its release in 1992 with its then state-of-the-art special effects and CGI sequences. The Lawnmower Man ended up being on the one hand a cautionary tale of the dangers of man playing God and on the other a camp and massively over the top sci-fi romp which provides a fascinating insight into where people saw virtual reality taking humanity 30 years ago.
Title 036 on the 101 Films Black Label, this 3-disc limited-edition release includes both the theatrical and director’s cuts of The Lawnmower Man and is packed with fantastic additional content, including fascinating commentaries with writer/director Brett Leonard and writer/producer Gimel Everett on both cuts of the film, behind the scenes featurettes, cast interviews, deleted scenes and much more. Enclosed in a rigid box with the follow up Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, our release features brand new artwork for both titles and also features a limited-edition booklet with new writing on the The Lawnmower Man ‘Grassroots and Cyber Suits: Variations of The Lawnmower Man’ by Rich Johnson and ‘This Diseased Mainframe: The Abject Horror of Bodily Digitisation in The Lawnmower Man’ by Andy Marshall-Roberts.

SPECIAL FEATURES

The Lawnmower Man – Theatrical cut:

•    Cybergod: Creating The Lawnmower Man 
•    Audio commentary with writer/director Brett Leonard and writer/producer Gimel Everett 
•    Deleted scenes 
•    Original electronic press kit with cast interviews and behind-the-scenes footage 
•    Edited animated sequences 
•    Theatrical trailer 
•    TV spot

The Lawnmower Man – Director’s cut: 

•    Audio commentary with writer/director Brett Leonard and writer/producer Gimel Everett 
•    Conceptual art and design sketches 
•    Behind-the-scenes and production stills 
•    Storyboard comparison

The Lawnmower Man Collection can be pre-ordered here. Many thanks to 101 Films for providing the images above.

Dom.

For John.

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