The Gingerbread Man (1998)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Robert Altman

Writers:

John Grisham (story)
Clyde Hayes (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her...

Plot Keywords:

Cynical | Femme Fatale | Estate | Crimes Of Passion | Father Daughter Relationship

Cast

Kenneth Branagh	...	Rick Magruder
Embeth Davidtz	...	Mallory Doss
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Clyde Pell
Daryl Hannah	...	Lois Harlan
Tom Berenger	...	Pete Randle
Famke Janssen	...	Leeanne Magruder
Mae Whitman	...	Libby Magruder
Jesse James	...	Jeff Magruder
Robert Duvall	...	Dixon Doss
Clyde Hayes	...	Carl Alden
Troy Beyer	...	Konnie Dugan
Julia Ryder Perce	...	Cassandra (as Julia R. Perce)
Danny Darst	...	Sheriff Hope
Sonny Seiler	...	Phillip Dunson
Walter Hartridge	...	Edmund Hess

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality, violence and language.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Belgium:KT | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Guyton, Georgia, USA

Company:

Enchanter Entertainment

Trivia:

Robert Altman said that one of the reasons he took on "The Gingerbread Man" was because he had never directed a thriller before and wanted to give the genre a try.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the party early in the movie, Rick and Lois are talking head-to-head on the sofa. Mallory walks behind them and you can hear Lois talking, but we see their heads at opposite ends of the sofa and they aren't talking. The camera immediately cuts back to them sitting close and talking like before.

Quotes:

Clyde Pell: No offense ma'am, but it's always appeared to me your Dad's a few beers shy of a six-pack.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV)

Suspense thriller

'The Gingerbread Man'(1998) Kenneth Branagh( with a very convincing southern accent )stars as a hotshot Savannah lawyer who gets more than he bargained for after a one night stand with a seductive waitress played by Embeth Davidtz. After returning to town after winning a case and a hurricane fast approaching Savannah, Branagh hooks up with Davidtz after her car is allegedly stolen by her nutcase father played by the great Robert Duvall. Branagh uses his legal clout to get Duvall admitted to the looney bin only to have him escape with the help of several of his equally off the wall buddies and suddenly Branaghs family is put in harms way.This is a stylish thriller directed by Robert Altman based upon the John Grisham novel. Strong support by Tom Berenger, Robert Downey Jr and Daryl Hannah. rated 4 of 5 stars