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 must be perceived in the context of the time it was created, when digital tricks were truly in their infancy. Their use in this form could have been revolutionary back then, but today it simply sounds ridiculous. However, the story is so wonderfully B-movie-like and presented as serious that you will either laugh or cry.
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