Gingerbread Man (1998)

Director: Robert Altman  Starring: Kenneth Branagh  Embeth Davidtz  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Gaiam Americas
Format: DVD
UPC: 00044008504924
Buy.com Sku: 202818528
Item#: V2E4K3
Category Keywords: Deception  Family Interaction  Law/Lawyers  Recommended  Theatrical Release 
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Editor's Note

Robert Altman throws his chips into the film noir ring with this stylish, moody thriller that features a spot-on performance by Kenneth Branagh as Rick Magruder, a successful Savannah, Georgia lawyer. After a party celebrating a major victory, he offers Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), a shy waitress whose car has been stolen, a lift home. Their relationship develops quickly and it isn't long before he sleeps with her. Soon after, however, Rick learns that Mallory's cat has been killed, which she attributes to her religious fanatic father, Dixon Doss (Robert Duvall). As Rick attempts to track Dixon down and protect Mallory from him, a new chain of events is unleashed which threatens to ruin his career and endanger the lives of his two children. Meanwhile, a hurricane looms in the distance, adding even greater tension to Rick's quickly deteriorating situation. As is typical with all of Altman's films, a high-profile cast converges to deliver solid individual performances. Standouts include--in addition to Branagh's hedonistic lawyer--Duvall, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, and Davidtz. The first John Grisham-inspired film that wasn't adapted from one of the author's novels, THE GINGERBREAD MAN is more film noir than courtroom drama and is rendered suspensefully by maverick director Altman.


Plot Summary

A lecherous Georgian defense attorney (Kenneth Branagh) falls "hook, line, and sinker" for a fragile woman (Embeth Davidtz) who claims her religious zealot father (Robert Duvall) and his followers are stalking and harassing her. After having her father committed, the lawyer finds himself drawn into a web of family intrigue and deception. Altman's rich and typically atmospheric direction lends weight to novelist John Grisham's story.

 
Features
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital - 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Digitally Mastered
Director Commentary on Widescreen Version Only
Film and Cast Biographies
French Subtitled
Spanish Subtitled
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus




 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Gaiam Americas
Release Date: 9/29/1998
Running Time: 114 minutes
Original Release Date: 1998
Catalog ID: 4400850492
UPC: 00044008504924
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Kenneth Branagh
Lori Beth Sikes
Sonny Shroyer
Jin Hi Soucy
Jesse James
Stuart Greer
Lydia Marlene
Myrna White
Richie Dye
Embeth Davidtz
David Hirsberg
Wren Arthur
Daryl Hannah
Rosemary Newcott
Mike Pniewski
Danny Darst
Benjamin T. Gay
Mae Whitman
Michelle Benjamin Cooper
Gregory Alpert
Jr. Vernon E. Jordan
Bob Minor
L.H. Smith
Famke Janssen
Christine Seabrook
Angela Costrini
Troy Beyer
Ferguson Reid
Tom Berenger
Jim Grimshaw
Chad Darnell
Sonny Seiler
Chip Tootle
Walter Hartridge
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Jay Pearson
Jr. Robert Downey
Paul Carden
Bill Cunningham
Julia Ryder Perce
Mark Bednarz
Bill Crabb
Robert Duvall
Nita Hardy
Jeremy Tannenbaum - Producer
Geraldine Peroni - Editor
Changwei Gu - Director of Photography
Mark Isham - Composer
Robert Altman - Screenwriter
David Levy - Associate Producer
Dona Granata - Costume Designer
Stephen Altman - Production Designer
John Grisham - Story
Robert Altman - Director

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone
"...Hypnotic....A Grisham thriller has rarely been this sexy or this much fun..." 02/19/1998 p.64

USA Today
"...A neo-noir thriller that unwinds with off-kilter promise..." 01/23/1998 p.7D

New York Times
"...Altman plays a John Grisham mystery in a seductive new key with THE GINGERBREAD MAN....[The film illustrates] the delicacy of Mr. Altman's brooding, richly atmospheric style..." 01/23/1998 p.E1

Box Office
"...[Altman] does fine work, both with his camera and with his troupe..." 02/01/1998 p.52

Premiere
"...[Altman] proves that age hasn't mellowed his temperament or his talent....[The filmmakers] create a dark, eerie canvas for this tale of spiraling chaos..." 02/01/1998 p.23

Los Angeles Times
"...THE GINGERBREAD MAN is beautifully photographed....Altman had a fine time composing difficult shots..." 01/23/1998 p.C2

Chicago Sun-Times
"...Grisham has a sure sense of time and place, and Altman and his actors invest the material with a kind of lurid sincerity..." 02/20/1998 p.35

  
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