With computer effects improving on a daily basis, a more visually dazzling Lawnmower Man sequel was inevitable. Ten minutes into Jobe's War (also known as Beyond Cyberspace) you know the CGI is vastly better, even if composite shots and model work aren't! The focus of the effects is still former simpleton Jobe, who's been rescued from the fireball explosions at the first film's end. In a Los Angeles of "the future," he's had both legs amputated, his head is shaved, and he's now played by Matt Frewer. The Virtual Light Institute has Jobe building a chip once designed by disgraced scientist Dr. Trace (Patrick Bergin). Like the original, this sequel is a great snapshot of the special-effects industry of its day. In 1996, the cyber city and bike ride (a homage to Tron) was as good as you got.
Directed by: Farhad Mann
Cast: Patrick Bergin ... Dr. Benjamin Trace Matt Frewer ... Jobe Smith Austin O'Brien ... Peter Parkette Ely Pouget ... Dr. Cori Platt Camille Cooper ... Jennifer Patrick LaBrecque ... Shawn Crystal Celeste Grant ... Jade Sean Parhm ... Travis Mathew Valencia ... Homeless Kid Kevin Conway ... Jonathan Walker Trever O'Brien ... Young Peter Richard Fancy ... Senator Greenspan Ellis Williams ... Chief of Security Castulo Guerra ... Guillermo Molly Shannon ... Homeless Lady Ralph Ahn ... Doctor David Byrd ... Judge Stephanie Menuez ... Female Lawyer Nancy Chen ... Cashier Amanda Hillwood ... News Anchor Patricia Belcher ... Impatient Customer Gregg Daniel ... Trace's Lawyer Arthur Mendoza ... Technician Dale E. House ... Helicopter Pilot John Benjamin Martin ... Henry the Guard Ayo Adejugbe ... Nigerian Businessman Yoshio Be ... Japanese Businessman Carl Carlsson-Wollbruck ... German Businessman David Gene Gibbs ... Male Pilot Pamela West ... Female Co-pilot Dan Lipe ... Securtiy Guard Kenny Endoso ... Train Conductor
