Directed by:
Brett LeonardCinematography:
Russell CarpenterComposer:
Dan WymanCast:
Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis, Jeremy Slate, Mark Bringelson, Troy Evans, Austin O'Brien, Doug Hutchison, Randall Fontana (more)Plots(1)
Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) is a brilliant scientist obsessed with perfecting virtual reality software. When his experiments on animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute - Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), a slow-witted gardener. Dr. Angelo’s goal is to benefit his human guinea pig and ultimately mankind itself, but evil lurks in the guise of “The Shop”, a shadow group that seeks to use the technology to create an invincible war machine. When the experiments change the simple Jobe into a superhuman being, the stage is set for a Jekyll-and-Hyde struggle for control of Job’s mind and the future of the world. (101 Films)
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This film has to be seen in the context of the time when it was made and when digital effects were really just beginning. Their use in this form may have been revolutionary at the time, but today it simply looks ridiculous. But the story is so delightfully B-movie and presented seriously that you'll either laugh or cry.
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