Stephen King is a prolific author who has published a staggering amount of successful writing. This is not an issue that plagues too many authors. However, his success brings other issues. Namely, a lot of his work goes to the big screen, and a lot of his work gets poorly adapted. Often, the story that is presented in cinema looks nothing like the book it came from. In this post, we examine the strange tale of “The Lawnmower Man” adaptation lawsuit. There are no signs of a short story here; only a movie that wanted to use King’s name to draw in audiences.