The Gingerdead Man (2005)

An evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer - this real life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair.

Director:

Charles Band

Writers:

William Butler (story), Domonic Muir (as August White)

Stars:

Gary Busey, Robin Sydney, Ryan Locke

Cast

Credited cast:
Gary Busey	...	Millard Findlemeyer
Robin Sydney	...	Sarah Leigh
Ryan Locke	...	Amos Cadbury
Larry Cedar	...	Jimmy Dean
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexia Aleman	...	Lorna Dean
Newell Alexander	...	James Leigh
Harlan Band	...	Bake Sale Customer
Jacquelyn Band	...	Bake Sale Customer
Zalman Band	...	Bake Sale Customer
E. Dee Biddlecome	...	Millard's Mom
Margaret Blye	...	Betty Leigh
Jonathan Chase	...	Brick Fields
Lisa Cohen	...	Diner Patrons
Diane Collins	...	Bake Sale Customer
Joe Dain	...	Bake Sale Customer

Storyline

An evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer - this real life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair.

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Plot Keywords:

slasher spoof | spoof | full moon | christmas horror | killer | 

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Taglines:

Evil Never Tasted So Good.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Full Movie on Hulu

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Ginger Dead Man

Filming Locations:

The Pink Motel & Cadillac Jack's Diner, 9457 San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shoot Productions,Full Moon Entertainment,Talos Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Production on the film actually dates back to 2001 when William Butler wrote a script for the film. Much of Butler's original script ended up re-written and even the original design was changed. There was even an action figure based on the original design and a teaser trailer that was made during pre-production, with a summer 2001 date attached as well.

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Goofs

When the gingerdead man gets the gun and starts shooting it you can see that a human finger is actually pulling the trigger.

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Quotes

Brick Fields: [after eating the gingerbread man's head] Got Milk?

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Connections

Followed by Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong (2011)

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Soundtracks

I Can't Help This
Written and Performed by Charles Band
Courtesy of Tentacula Music

User Reviews

A movie about a killer gingerbread cookie should be awesome, but in this case, it isn't.

"The Gingerdead Man" has a promising plot, and thinking that it would be similar to such gems as "Jack Frost", I decided to rent it from Netflix. My rental would have been better used elsewhere.

So, here's the plot. Gary Busey, playing a psychotic killer guy, gets sent to the electric chair because of one girl's testimony. See, this girl's brother and father were killed by Psycho Busey, and because Busey didn't kill her, the girl testified against her.

Well, one night, the said girl is making a gingerbread cookie in her little bakery (that looks so rundown from the front that you wonder why anyone would ever go in there) and somehow the cookie comes to life. Now if you read the plot line on the Netflix sleeve, it says that Psycho Busey's ashes found their way into the cookie. Apparently if you cook ashes in an oven, they come back to life in the form of whatever they're in. But you don't go into movies about killer cookies looking for plot lines.

Unfortunately, "The Gingerdead Man" doesn't have anything to offer. Sure, there's Gary Busey in cookie form, and he's good for a few laughs, but the VAST majority of the movie is just filler. The 60-minute running time (does that really qualify this as a real movie?) seems like 2 hours, because most of the movie is just people running around the bakery going "what is that thing", "I think it's Gary Busey", and "well, let's run away". Except they don't run away, even if they could have easily just tore out of the bakery and ran to safety.

Ultimately, the killer cookie plot can't save this dull, horrible movie that looked like it was made for $20. Seriously, I could make this movie. It isn't even the low budget that does it in, it's the fact that the movie is just dull, it has no even somewhat cool kills and there's just not enough killer cookie goodness. I was expecting a "so bad it's good" movie, but I just got a really, really bad movie that wasn't even unintentionally funny. Disappointment.