The Gingerbread Man [Blu-ray]

The Gingerbread Man [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Altman, Dominic Sena Cast: Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
, Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
, Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
, Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah
, Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger
The Gingerbread Man [Blu-ray]

The Gingerbread Man [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Altman, Dominic Sena Cast: Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
, Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
, Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
, Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah
, Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger

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Overview

Robert Altman directed this John Grisham tale that begins at a party where Savannah attorney Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh) celebrates his successful defense of a man who shot a local cop. The partygoers include his ex-wife Leeanne (Famke Janssen), the mother of his two children; his law partner Lois Harlan (Daryl Hannah); and caterer Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz). After Mallory finds her car stolen, Rick gives her a ride home where things turn sexual. Attracted to Mallory, he learns that her crazed father Dixon Doss (Robert Duvall) has been threatening her. Getting too closely involved with this woman he hardly knows, Rick has the police round up her unstable father, and he next subpoenas her ex-husband Pete (Tom Berenger) to testify against Dixon, who is institutionalized. The crazed Dixon manages to escape from the asylum, intent on revenge against all his betrayers and enemies. As a potent hurricane blows into Savannah, Mallory's car is torched, and Rick receives threats. Believing his children are in danger, Rick removes them from school, prompting a warrant for his arrest. When his children disappear, Rich goes on the counterattack against Dixon. Chinese cinematographer Changwei Gu (of Chen Kaige's Farewell My Concubine and Zhang Yimou's Ju Dou) captured the soaked Savannah sites. The script is not an adaptation from a John Grisham novel; Grisham wrote it as an original screenplay just before the success of The Firm (1993), and it was acquired by producer Jeremy Tannenbaum. After Island Pictures came into the project at $1.4 million, Grisham returned for rewrites. Altman did even more drafts, so the pseudonym Al Hayes was created as the scripting credit. When Polygram suggested to Altman that the electronic score could be replaced with a traditional score, Altman had friends call reporters to say he had been dismissed. Polygram began re-editing the $25 million movie, but their edit didn't test much better than Altman's version, so they handed the reins back to Altman.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/13/2018
UPC: 0738329233891
Original Release: 1998
Rating: R
Region Code: A
Language: English
Time: 1:54:00
Sales rank: 21,618

Special Features

Audio Commentary by Director Robert Altman; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Kenneth Branagh Rick Magruder
Embeth Davidtz Mallory Doss
Robert Downey Jr. Clyde Pell
Daryl Hannah Lois Harlan
Tom Berenger Pete Randle
Famke Janssen Leeanne
Mae Whitman Libby
Jesse James Jeff,Ricky Butch Banks
Robert Duvall Dixon Doss
Troy Beyer Konnie Dugan
Julia R. Perce Cassandra,Actor
Danny Darst Sheriff Hope
Sonny Seiler Phillip Dunson
Walter Hartridge Edmund Hess
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. Larry Benjamin
Lori Beth Sikes Betty
Rosemary Newcott Dr. Bernice Sampson
Wilbur T. Fitzgerald Judge Russo,Actor
David Hirsberg Tom Cherry
Paul Carden Judge Cooper
Michelle Benjamin-Cooper Principal
Christine Seabrook Secretary
Bob Minor Mr. Pitney
Myrna White Tax Clerk
Jim Grimshaw Desk Cop
Stuart Greer Detective Hal
Nita Hardy Policewoman
Ferguson Reid Detective Black
Benjamin T. Gay Court Clerk
Mark Bednarz Effingham County Sheriff
Bill Cunningham Effingham County Sheriff
Chip Tootle Effingham County Sheriff,Gas Station Attendant
Sonny Shroyer Chatham County Sheriff
Mike Pniewski Chatham County Sheriff
Jay S. Pearson Chatham County Sheriff,Actor
L.H. Smith Storm Evacuee
Wren Arthur Barfly Robin
Angela Costrini Barfly Wren
Gregory H. Alpert Barfly Clark,Actor
Lydia Marlene Tattooed Bartender
Bill Crabb Huey
Jin Hi Soucy Huey's Patron
Richie Dye Huey's Patron
Chad Darnell Huey's Patron
Natalie Hendrix Television Anchorperson
Gregg Jarrett Television Anchorperson
Doug Weathers Television Anchorperson
Jeremy Cooper Television Weathercaster,Actor
Beth Eckard Television Weathercaster
Brad Huffines Television Weathercaster
Patrick Prokop Television Weathercaster
Mike Manhattan Television Field Reporter
David Jordan Television Field Reporter,Actor
George Lyndel Brannen Television Field Reporter
Gregory F. Pallone Television Field Reporter
Alice Stewart Television Field Reporter
Vanessa Young Television Field Reporter
Alyson E. Beasley Puppeteer,Puppeteer
Scott Troughton Dredge Worker
Herb Kelsey Doss Gang Member
William L. Thorp IV Doss Gang Member
Nicolas Cage Actor
Stephen Campbell Moore Actor
Ulrich Thomsen Actor
Claire Foy Actor
Robert Sheehan Actor
Kevin Rees Actor
Andrew Hefler Actor
Fernanda Dorogi Actor
Mark Isham Composer

Technical Credits
Clyde Hayes Screenwriter
Todd Baker Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Mark Burg Executive Producer
Tom Kittle Special Effects
Mary Jo Slater Casting
Jeremy Tannenbaum Producer
Glen A. Tobias Executive Producer
Greg Walker Stunts
Alex Gartner Producer
Charles Roven Producer
Bragi F. Schut Screenwriter
John Pritchett Sound/Sound Designer
Richard King Sound/Sound Designer
David Levy Producer
Robert Altman Screenwriter
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