The Gingerbread Man
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Robert Altman
Kenneth Branagh
Embeth Davidtz
Robert Downey Jr.
Daryl Hannah
Robert Duvall
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Savannah lawyer Rick Magruder is at a party celebrating his courtroom victory defending a cop killer when a member of the catering staff, Mallory Doss, discovers her car has been stolen. Having had a few drinks, Magruder offers to give her a lift home, a decision that turns into a one night stand. Rick soon learns that her nut-case father, Dixon, seems to have begun threatening her again. Rick puts the force of his law firm behind Mallory, who he barely knows, has Dixon picked up by the police, and subpoenas the girl's belligerent ex-husband, Pete, to testify against the old man. Dixon is put away in an asylum. However, he soon escapes, putting the lives of everyone who conspired against him in jeopardy.
Director
Robert Altman
Cast
Kenneth Branagh
Embeth Davidtz
Robert Downey Jr.
Daryl Hannah
Robert Duvall
Tom Berenger
Famke Janssen
Clyde Hayes
Mae Whitman
Jesse James
Troy Beyer
Julia R Perce
Danny Darst
Sonny Seiler
Walter Hartridge
Vernon E Jordan
Lori Beth Sikes
Rosemary Newcott
Wilbur T Fitzgerald
David Hirberg
Paul Carden
Michelle Benjamin-cooper
Christine Seabrook
Bob Minor
Myrna White
Jim Grimshaw
Stuart Greer
Nita Hardy
Ferguson Reid M.d.
Benjamin Gay
Mark Bednarz
Bill Cunningham
Chip Tootle
Sonny Shroyer
Mike Pniewski
Jay Pearson
L H Smith
Wren Arthur
Angela Costrini
Gregory Alpert
Lydia Marlene
Bill Crabb
Jin Hi Soucy
Richie Dye
Chad Darnell
Natalie Hendrix
Gregg Jarrett
Doug Weathers
Jeremy Cooper
Beth Eckard
Brad Huffines
Patrick Prokop
Mike Manhattan
David Jordan
George Lyndel Brannen
Gregory F Pallone
Alice Stewart
Vanessa Young
Alyson E Beasley
Angela Beasley
Scott Troughton
Grace Tootle
Shane James
Herb Kelsey
William L Thorp
Crew
Randle Akerson
Gregory Alpert
Stephen Altman
Gloria Winship Ayon
Todd R Baker
Jack Ballance
Noah Blough
Mark Burg
Steve N Cainas
Tim Christenson
John Cucci
Mary Cybulski
John Paul Fasal
Dan Genetti
Wright Gres
Shay Griffin
John Grisham
John Grisham
Changwei Gu
Michael Haight
Helen Hand
Kimberly Harris
Al Hayes
Clyde Hayes
Cress Horne
Shelly Hutchins
Matthew Iadarola
Mark Isham
William Jacobs
Lawrence Karman
Brian Kasch
Susan Kaufmann
Andrew Allen King
Richard King
Thomas Kittle
Stephen Krause
Paul Kurta
Deborah Larsen
Helena Lea
David Levy
Linda Lew
Lexie Longstreet
Martin Maryska
James Matheny
Michael J. Moore
Vonda K. Morris
Bob Newlan
David Norris
Dan O'connell
Mark Pappas
Jeffrey R Payne
Paul Penderville
Alexandra Perce
Geraldine Peroni
John Patrick Pritchett
Glenn Rivers
Patty Ryan
Mary Jo Slater
Dr. Robert A Smith
Dawn Soler
Jeremy Tannenbaum
Glen A Tobias
One Step Up
Lona Vigi
Greg Walker
Hugo Weng
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 1998
Released in United States on Video July 28, 1998
Released in United States Winter January 23, 1998
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1998.
Luis Mandoki was previously attached to direct.
Kenneth Branagh reportedly received $4 million for this project.
Kenneth Branagh reportedly received $4 million for this project.
Began shooting January 28, 1997.
Completed shooting March 23, 1997.
Enchanter Entertainment, the New York-based production company owned by Jeremy Tannenbaum and Glen Tobias, was formerly known as Hometown Films.
Editor Donn Cambern was brought in by PolyGram to re-edit Robert Altman and Geraldine Peroni's cut of the film. After unsatisfactory test screenings, PolyGram announced they were releasing the original Altman and Peroni version.
Island Pictures will close down on December 31, 1997. Several of its projects will be taken over by parent company PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.
Released in United States Winter January 23, 1998
Released in United States February 1998 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video July 28, 1998
