Stephen King Sci-Fi Horror Movie Author Sued Over Now Free to Watch

The Lawnmower Man, a Stephen King sci-fi movie that the iconic horror author filed a lawsuit over, is now free to watch.

Released in 1992, The Lawnmower Man is directed by Brett Leonard. Initially supposed to be based on a 1975 short story written by King, the film stars Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence Angelo, Jeff Fahey as Jobe Smith, Jenny Wright as Marine Burke, Geoffrey Lewis as Terry McKeen, Jeremy Slate as Father Francis McKeen, and Dean Norris as The Director.

How can you watch the Stephen King sci-fi horror movie The Lawnmower Man for free?

Shout! Studios has uploaded The Lawnmower in its entirety onto YouTube, meaning it’s now available to watch on that site for free.  View it below (watch more trailers and clips):

“Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Brosnan) is a brilliant scientist obsessed with perfecting virtual reality software. When his experiments on animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute – Jobe Smith (Fahey), a slow-witted gardener,” a description of the plot reads.

During the development of The Lawnmower Man, which was distributed by New Line Cinema, those working on the movie struggled to turn King’s short story into a feature film. As a result, they wound up rewriting a completely unrelated script and turning that into The Lawnmower Man, meaning the final product has very little in common with King’s work.

Despite this, the movie was originally titled Stephen King’s The Lawnmower Man. King sued the filmmakers in 1992 to have his name removed from the title, as he felt the film “bore no meaningful resemblance” to what he wrote. A federal judge ruled in King’s favor, as his name was removed from advertising. He also received $2.5 million in a settlement.

A sequel to The Lawnmower Man, titled Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, was released in 1996. Leonard did not return to direct and was instead replaced by Farhad Mann.

Source: Comingsoon.net