History Trivia / TheLawnmowerMan

* {{Defictionalization}}: The "Relax" VR program that Angelo uses at home has been made into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGO9ZTa6ReU a real program]] for the UsefulNotes/OculusRift.

** The film was [[DolledUpInstallment adapted from an original screenplay]] called "[=CyberGod=]" but [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun after seemingly killing of their franchise character Freddy Krueger]] at the time in "Film/FreddysDeadTheFinalNightmare" they wanted a replacement franchise at the time. They had the rights to King's short story and combined both the script with the story. [[OldShame However, not everyone was happy with that decision]].

* StarDerailingRole: Austin O'Brien's film career came to a shuddering halt after the second film, outside of a few roles in indie films. He did have a prominent role in ''Promised Land'' for the next three years, but his acting credits grew sparser and sparser after that, until he largely retired from acting in favour of focusing on his musical and photography careers in the late 2000s.

** The film was [[DolledUpInstallment adapted from an original screenplay]] called "[=CyberGod=]" but [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun after seemingly killing of their franchise character Freddy Krueger]] at the time in "Film/FreddysDeadTheFinalNightmare" they wanted a replace franchise at the time. and then had the rights to King's short story and combined both the script with the story. [[OldShame However, not everyone was happy with that decision]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Innovation Comics planned to release a graphic novel adaption of the movie, but aside from a full color preview nothing came of it.

** The film was [[DolledUpInstallment adapted from an original screenplay]] called "CyberGod" but [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun after seemingly killing of their franchise character Freddy Krueger]] at the time in "Film/FreddysDeadTheFinalNightmare" they wanted a replace franchise at the time.

* TearJerker: The death of Roscoe the chimp in the director’s cut, made worse by Jobe’s and Angelo’s anguished reactions to it and Timms’ callous dismissal of it all.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Innovation Comics planned to release a graphic novel adaption of the movie, but aside from a full color preview nothing came of it.

* {{Blooper}}: When the film was re-released on Blu-Ray by Shout! Factory in 2017, for whatever reason a line from the theatrical cut was re-included into the Director's Cut, where Dr. Angelo receives a call from the laboratory telling him Rosco the chimp is dead after escaping from his cage... even though in the Director's Cut, the chimp instead breaks out of the lab entirely and Dr. Angelo has to help track him down, making the line nonsensical.

* CreatorKiller: The director of the sequel, Farhad Mann, didn't work on another movie until 2013.

* SparedByTheCut: In the unrated director's cut, [[spoiler: Jobe kills Dr. Angelo's wife Caroline by taking control of her and forcing her to shoot at Shop agents who then shoot back at her and kill her]]. In the original theatrical cut however, the scene where [[spoiler: Caroline leaves to hang out with friends was instead her leaving Lawrence for good, and so she disappears from the rest of the movie and thus (presumably) survives in this version]].

* {{Blooper}}: When the film was re-released on Blu-Ray by Shout! Factory in 2017, for whatever reason a line from the theatrical cut was re-included into the Director's Cut, where Dr. Angelo receives a call from the laboratory telling him Rosco the chimp is dead after escaping from his cage... even though in the Director's Cut, the chimp instead breaks out of the lab entirely and Dr. Angelo has to help track him down.

* {{Blooper}}: When the film was re-released on Blu-Ray by Shout! Factory in 2017, for whatever reason a line from the theatrical cut was re-included into the Director's Cut, where Dr. Angelo receives a call from the laboratory telling him Rosco the chimp escaped his cage and is dead in the lab... even though in the Director's Cut, the chimp instead breaks out of the lab entirely and Dr. Angelo has to help track him down.

* Blooper: When the film was re-released on Blu-Ray by Shout! Factory in 2017, for whatever reason a line from the theatrical cut was re-included into the Director's Cut, where Dr. Angelo receives a call from the laboratory telling him Rosco the chimp escaped his cage and is dead in the lab... even though in the Director's Cut, the chimp instead breaks out of the lab entirely and Dr. Angelo has to help track him down.

* TheOtherDarrin: Jeff Fahey doesn't reprise his role as Jobe in the sequel; he is replaced by Creator/MattFrewer instead.

* CreatorKiller: The director of the sequel, Farhad Mann, didn't work another movie until 2013.

* TheOtherDarrin: Jeff Fahey doesn't reprise his role as Jobe in the sequel; he is replaced by Matt Frewer instead.

* DisownedAdaptation: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]; Crrator/StephenKing actually liked the film as its own thing, but sued to get his name off of it because [[InNameOnly it wasn't actually his short story being told on screen]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: While the first film was a small financial hit by making $32 million on a $10 million budget, the sequel was a flop, making only $2 million.

* BoxOfficeBomb: While the first film was a financial small hit by making $32 million on a $10 million budget, the sequel was a flop, making only $2 million.