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Writers:
John Grisham (story)
Clyde Hayes (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 January 1998 (USA) more
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Plot:
Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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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
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. ... Larry Benjamin

Lori Beth Edgeman ... Betty the Babysitter
Rosemary Newcott ... Dr. Bernice Sampson

Wilbur Fitzgerald ... Judge Russo (as Wilbur T. Fitzgerald)
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
Foy Tootle ... Effingham County Sheriff (as Chip Tootle)

Sonny Shroyer ... Chatham County Sheriff

Mike Pniewski ... Chatham County Sheriff
Jay S. Pearson ... Chatham County Sheriff
L.H. Smith ... Storm Evacuee
Wren Arthur ... Barfly Robin
Angela Costrini ... Barfly Wren
Gregory Alpert ... Barfly Clark (as Gregory H. Alpert)
Lydia Marlene ... Bartender Sarah
Bill Crabb ... Huey
Jin Hi Soucy ... Huey's Patron
Richie Dye ... Huey's Patron
Chad Darnell ... Huey's Patron
Nathalie Hendrix ... Television Anchorperson (as Natalie Hendrix)
Gregg Jarrett ... Television Anchorperson
Doug Weathers ... Television Anchorperson
Jeremy Cooper ... Television Weathercaster
Beth Eckard ... Television Weathercaster
Brad Huffines ... Television Weathercaster
Patrick Prokop ... Television Weathercaster
Mike Manhatton ... Television Field Reporter
David Jordan ... Television Field Reporter
George Lyndel Brannen ... Television Field Reporter
Gregory F. Pallone ... Television Field Reporter
Alice Stewart ... Television Field Reporter
Vanessa Young ... Television Field Reporter
Alyson Beasley ... Puppeteer (as Alyson E. Beasley)
Angela Beasley ... Puppeteer
Scott Troughton ... Dredge Worker
Grace Tootle ... Gas Station Attendant
Shane James ... Ricky Butch Banks
Herb Kelsey ... Doss Gang Member
William Thorp ... Doss Gang Member (as William L. Thorp IV)
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Directed by
Robert Altman 
 
Writing credits
John Grisham (story)

Clyde Hayes (screenplay) (as Al Hayes)

Produced by
Todd R. Baker .... executive producer (as Todd Baker)
Mark Burg .... executive producer
David Levy .... associate producer
Jeremy Tannenbaum .... producer
Glen Tobias .... executive producer (as Glen A. Tobias)
 
Original Music by
Mark Isham 
 
Cinematography by
Changwei Gu (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Geraldine Peroni 
 
Casting by
Mary Jo Slater 
 
Production Design by
Stephen Altman 
 
Art Direction by
Jack Ballance 
 
Set Decoration by
Brian Kasch 
 
Costume Design by
Dona Granata 
 
Makeup Department
Trish Alvaran .... hair stylist: Tom Berenger
Trish Alvaran .... makeup artist: Tom Berenger
Shelly Hutchins .... key hair stylist
Robin Jacobs .... assistant hair stylist
Kelly Jefferson .... assistant makeup artist (as Kelley Gore-Jefferson)
Deborah K. Larsen .... makeup department head (as Deborah Larsen)
Sarah Mays .... assistant makeup artist
Vonda K. Morris .... key makeup artist (as Vonda Morris)
Irene Ome .... assistant hair stylist
Lona Vigi .... key hair stylist
 
Production Management
Tim Christenson .... production supervisor
Dan Genetti .... post-production supervisor
Paul Kurta .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael J. Moore .... key second assistant director (as Michael Moore)
Alexandra E. Perce .... first assistant director (as Alexandra Perce)
Paul Byrne Prenderville .... second second assistant director (as Paul Prenderville)
 
Art Department
Matthew R. Altman .... on-set dresser (as Matthew Altman)
David B. Anderson .... painter
Matthew Andrews .... painter
David Becton .... key greensperson (as Charles D. Becton)
Louis Bernard .... painter
Sean Bernard .... painter
Sara Bettinger .... propmaker
Wren Boney .... set dresser
John Bucklin .... construction coordinator
Richard Burris .... painter
Wilson Cain .... propmaker
Chris Casanova .... painter
David F. Cason .... propmaker
Adam Chase .... set dresser
Richard Colwell .... painter
Susan Dennis .... buyer
Abigail Drury .... paint foreman
Greg Eddins .... propmaker
Guerry Fountain .... propmaker
Melissa Frye .... painter
Kevin Garland .... painter
Ancil Gordon .... propmaker
John Green .... propmaker
John Hankins .... propmaker
Greg Heffernan .... propmaker
David Heidt .... set dresser
Lillian Heyward .... painter
Richard Hill .... propmaker
James 'Paco' Hinerman .... propmaker
Michael Hudson .... propmaker
Brent Lanier .... propmaker
Bryan Lee .... propmaker
Alba Leone .... leadperson
Anthony Maccario .... property master (as Tony Maccario)
Thomas A. Morris Jr. .... construction foreman
Peggy Noon .... property consultant
Bozydar Orszula .... propmaker (as Henry Orszula)
Frank T. Parrott .... painter
James Passanante .... lead scenic painter
Doug Petersen .... propmaker
Michael Pisani .... set dresser
Glenn Rivers .... set designer
Jayne Rogers .... textile artist
David G. Schaffer II .... set dresser
Martin Smith .... assistant greensperson
Glenn Springfield .... propmaker
Wayne Springfield .... construction foreman
Ann Stacy .... stand-by painter
Mary Stacy .... assistant set decorator
Michael Thomas .... propmaker
Kristin Webb .... art department production assistant
Cheree Welsh .... art department coordinator
Richard Blake Wester .... assistant property master (as Richard Wester)
Charles Williams .... props production assistant
Angie Woodard .... prop assistant
Kenneth Bryant .... set dresser (uncredited)
Chris Hunter .... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Scott Mobley .... property maker (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Randle Akerson .... sound designer
Joaquin Gonzalo Avellán .... assistant sound editor (as Joaquin Avellan)
Nancy Barker .... assistant sound editor
Noah Blough .... sound effects editor
Catherine Calleson .... assistant sound editor
John T. Cucci .... foley mixer (as John Cucci)
John P. Fasal .... sound effects designer (as John Paul Fasal)
John P. Fasal .... sound effects recordist (as John Paul Fasal)
Gary Gegan .... sound re-recordist
John Glaeser .... cable
Michael Haight .... dialogue editor
Kimberly Harris .... adr supervisor (as Kimberly Harris-Rivolier)
Matthew Iadarola .... sound re-recordist
William Jacobs .... sound effects editor
Richard King .... sound designer
Linda Lew .... foley recordist
Martin Maryska .... sound effects editor
James Matheny .... sound effects editor
Bob Newlan .... adr supervisor
Dan O'Connell .... foley artist
Mark Pappas .... foley editor
Jeffrey R. Payne .... foley editor
John Pritchett .... sound mixer
David M. Roberts .... boom operator (as David Roberts)
Monique Salvato .... assistant sound editor
Hugo Weng .... dialogue editor
Bob Wishnefsky .... assistant sound editor
James Wright .... consultant: Dolby (as Jim Wright)
Christopher Flick .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Ken Gorrell .... special effects technician
Thomas Kittle .... special effects coordinator (as Tom Kittle)
Casey Peterson .... special effects production assistant
David Tyrrell .... special effects technician
Russell Tyrrell .... special effects foreman
Michael J. Hudson .... special effects technician (uncredited)
Jeffrey M. Mills .... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Durk Tyndall .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Andrew Rawson .... gaffer: visual effects unit (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Michael Adams .... stunts (as Mike Adams)
Mike Akins .... stunts (as Michael Akins)
Daniel W. Barringer .... stunts (as Dan Barringer)
Tony Brubaker .... stunts
Tim Chitwood .... stunts
G. Heath Hood .... stunts
Cal Johnson .... stunts
Rick Seaman .... stunts
Richard Slaughter .... stunts
Lonnie R. Smith .... stunts (as Lonnie Smith)
Grady Walker .... stunts
Greg Walker .... stunt coordinator
Greg Walker .... stunts
Gerard G. Williams .... stunts (as Gerard Williams)
Harry Wowchuk .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Akins .... grip (as Michael Akins)
Robert Reed Altman .... camera operator
Steve Bacon .... rigging grip (as Steven Bacon)
Jeff Becker .... rigging gaffer
Tom Bradley .... rigging grip
Jian Cong .... film loader
Dan Cornwall .... electrician
Angela Costrini .... camera production assistant
Stephen Crowley .... best boy electric
Mike Devries .... video playback operator
Michael James Fahey .... best boy grip (as Michael J. Fahey)
Tom Fendley .... electrician
Dale Fowler .... electrician
David Galbraith .... first assistant camera
Taj Gombart .... second assistant camera (as Kristian 'Taj' Gombart)
Brian Gunter .... gaffer
Paul Hamacher .... dolly grip: "b" camera unit
Jimmy Harritos .... electrician
Gregory Irwin .... first assistant camera (as Greg Irwin)
Lawrence Karman .... camera operator (as Lawrence 'Doc' Karman)
Gary Kelso .... grip
Nathaniel Kendrick Jr. .... rigging best boy electrician
Anthony T. Marra II .... key grip
Lee McLemore .... rigging grip
David Norris .... camera operator: Wescam camera
Joseph C. Ogg Jr. .... rigging electrician (as Joseph Ogg)
James H. Pair III .... grip (as James Pair)
Jesse Wayne Parker .... rigging key grip (as J. Wayne Parker)
Bruce Robinson .... second assistant camera
Joyce Rudolph .... still photographer
Riko Schatke .... rigging best boy grip
Wayne Stroud .... dolly grip
Steve Sudge .... electrician
Grady Upchurch .... second assistant camera (as Wayne Grady Upchurch III)
Stephen Wong .... first assistant camera
Daniel Dietrich .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
David Ellis .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Kevin B. May .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Chad Darnell .... extras casting coordinator
Shay Griffin .... location casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Butler .... wardrobe production assistant
Mitzi Haralson .... key set costumer
Susan Kaufmann .... costume supervisor
Gina Marie Ome .... set costumer (as Gina Ome)
Michelle Phillips .... assistant to costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Phillip J. Bartell .... assistant editor
Susan Fitzer .... editorial production assistant (as Susan L. Fitzer)
Helen Hand .... associate editor
Bob Hart .... negative cutter
Jenny Lynn .... post-production assistant
Mike Mertens .... color timer
Daniel C. Rothenberg .... editorial apprentice (as Daniel Rothenberg)
Tyson Sawyer .... post-production assistant
Dawnielle Volkov .... post-production assistant
 
Music Department
Andrew Allen-King .... additional music designer
Stephen Krause .... music mixer
Stephen Krause .... music recordist
Helena Lea .... music editor
Dawn Soler .... executive in charge of music: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (as Dawn Solér)
 
Transportation Department
Timothy Bolt .... driver: insert car
Emmett Burton .... driver
Dennis Collis .... driver (as Dennis A. Collis Jr.)
Joseph Davis .... driver
Paul D. Davis .... driver (as Paul Davis)
Russell Davis .... driver (as William Russell Davis)
Ronald F. Debranski II .... driver
Sandra Dickson .... driver
Gary Duncan .... driver: insert car
Larry Fee .... driver
Anthony Forester .... driver (as Anthony 'Bubba' Forester)
William Gillespie .... driver
Roy A. Grace .... driver: production van
Charles Hillin .... driver
Jimmie Holland .... driver
Marshall Hovies .... driver
Ronald Hurd .... driver
Neil Hyman .... transportation captain
Terry Johnson .... driver: honeywagon
Bill Pitts .... transportation coordinator
Martha Pruette .... driver
Ron Pruette .... driver
Teddy J. Ritchie .... transportation captain (as Teddy Ritchie)
Don Schisler .... driver: insert car (as Donald Schisler)
Alfred Smith .... driver
Donald Toth .... driver: Titan crane
Hank Van Apeldoorn .... driver (as Henry Van Apeldoorn)
Susan Van Apeldoorn .... driver
Joe T. Woodard .... driver
Robbie Woodard .... driver
 
Other crew
Julie Adams .... dialect coach
Gregory Alpert .... location manager (as Gregory H. Alpert)
Gloria Winship Ayon .... animal wrangler
Shane Ayon .... assistant animal wrangler
Ryan J. Beyer .... set production assistant (as Ryan Beyer)
April Biggs .... assistant: Mr. Isham
James Brown .... security coordinator
Laura Bryant .... assistant location manager
Todd Buteaux .... film runner: Los Angeles
Steve Cainas .... production coordinator
Paula Cantu .... assistant to director
Camille Cerullo .... post-production accountant
Larry Chesin .... legal consultant
Todd Churco .... set production assistant
Matthew Cope .... office production assistant
Rose Cox .... craft service assistant
Mary Cybulski .... script supervisor
Julian Del Valle .... balloon lights
Denis Doyle .... set production assistant
Melinda B. Ferguson .... accounting clerk
Andy Friend .... translator for Mr. Gu
Clinton Lee Futch Jr. .... office production assistant
Reva Grantham .... craft service
Wright Gres .... marine coordinator
Grant Grizzard .... chef
John Guss .... set production assistant
Jim Halstrom .... musco technician
Walter Hartridge .... legal consultant
Cress Horne .... helicopter pilot
Julie Johnson .... chef
Amy Jones .... assistant: Mr. Downey Jr.
Rebecca Kantsiper .... set production assistant
Kate Kelly .... payroll accountant
Jessica King .... stand-in: Ms. Whitman
Chad Kinkle .... office production assistant
Tara Fusco Lane .... set production assistant (as Tara Lane)
Dabney Lee .... publicity assistant
Steve Leone .... assistant: Mr. Berenger
Lexie Longstreet .... script supervisor
Colin MacLellan .... set production assistant
Tony Marchesi .... chef
Genevieve Markowsky .... assistant: Ms. Davidtz
Amy Martin .... production secretary
Melissa Maxfield .... studio teacher
Mark McGuirl .... chef
Marie Michaels .... business/legal affairs assistant
Nathaniel Nauert .... set production assistant
Ian Parker .... set production assistant
Erin Quinn .... production accountant
Ferguson Reid .... company physician
Adam Reuveni .... assistant: Mr. Isham
Maria B. Rhoad .... location scout
Shawn Rome .... stand-in: Mr. Branagh
Daisy Rosales .... assistant: Mr. Duvall
Marcia Rutledge .... insurance
Patrice Ryan .... title designer (as Patty Ryan)
Deidre Schrowang .... assistant accountant (as Diedre Schrowang)
Sherri Scott .... assistant: Ms. Hannah
Sonny Seiler .... legal consultant
Emilie Sennebogen .... assistant production coordinator
Lisa A. Shapiro .... business/legal affairs executive
Talley Singer .... office production assistant (as Taylor Singer)
Dr. Robert A. Smith .... technical advisor/storm scenario
Tim Spurry .... location production assistant
Ellen Tannenbaum .... assistant to producer
Darcine Thomas .... assistant: Mr. Burg
Tamar Thomas .... assistant: Mr. Branagh
Lillie Thom .... assistant to director
Grace Tootle .... set production assistant
Carolyn West .... stand-in: Ms. Davidtz
Eric 'Woody' Wood .... head chef
Andrew J. Young .... assistant: Mr. Branagh (as Andrew Young)
Camron Carrier .... stand-in (uncredited)
Lisa Harrison .... production assistant (uncredited)
Jerry Hunt .... stand-in (uncredited)
Danielle Netzinger .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Norman Bielowicz .... thanks
Kenneth Cole .... thanks
Jim Gilliamsen .... thanks
Steve Green .... thanks
Martha Stone Hansen .... thanks
Thomas E. Haynes .... thanks
Donna Karan .... thanks
Trish McEvoy .... thanks
David Rathbone .... thanks
Marina Rossi .... thanks
Jay M. Self .... thanks
 
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality, violence and language.
Runtime:
114 min
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Trivia:
Based on a discarded John Grisham manuscript. more
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. more
Quotes:
Lois Harlan: I'm simply curious, you just keep propositioning people until somebody says yes? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Magnolia (1999) more

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14 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
Waterlogged, 6 February 2004
6/10
Author: sol1218 from brooklyn NY

******SPOILERS****** Film Noir type movie set in Savannah Georgia that tries hard to stay afloat but it's waterlogged plot sinks it in the last fifteen minutes.

"The Gingerbread Man" is not at all a boring or bad movie it really holds your attention and you want it to deliver the goods via a surprise and film noir like ending. The movie like "Hurricane Geraldo" that lashes the Georgian coast during the entire film instead just sinks under it's wind swept waves.

"Gingerbread Man" has all the right ingredients for a film noir classic. It's directed by legendary director Robert Altman but it's story gets so muddled and confused that by the end instead of packing a wallop it just fizzles out like a balloon with a hole in it.

The chance meeting and later relationship between Rick Magruder, Kenneth Branagh, and Mallory Doss, Embeth Davidtz, at the start of the film is incredibly unconvincing and contrived that you can easily sense that Rick is being set up to be used for some unknown purpose. You can see Mallory constantly staring and trying to get close to Rick at the party before they meet outside in the rain.

Mollary's crazy and religious father Dixon Doss, Robert Duvall, who is being manipulated to be the villain in the film also doesn't seem at all that convincing of a being a heavy. If anything Dixon seems to be more normal then most of the people in the movie, like he so perfectly made clear to the court at his sanity hearing. And it doesn't surprise anyone that he like Rick is being set up for some reason known only by the villain or villains in the film.

Kenneth Branagh is very good as the person who's being used to unwittingly do the dirty work to clear the way for a 10-15 million dollar grab of fifteen acres of valuable black walnut trees. So is Robert Duvall as the person who they belong to and are the main reason for the crimes being committed in the film.

Besides the top stars in the movie there are also very good performances by Tom Berenger, Pete Randel, as Mallory's ex-husband and Famke Janssen, Leeanne, as Rick's ex-wife as well as Daryl Hannah, Louis Harlan, as Rick's law partner. Robert Downey Jr.,Clyde Pell, sparkles is a small but important role as the detective that works for Rick's law office. Still the illogical and contrived ending in the movie as well as some of the sub-plots that lead to it wastes their efforts and spoils what could have been a very good crime/mystery film.

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