The Gingerbread Man 1998 · USA · 114 minutes · R · post-noir (modern noir) courtroom drama Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr. Director: Robert Altman Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her, and when he learns her nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of... Tags: femmes fatales, dangerous attraction, fathers and daughters Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her, and when he learns her nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of... Tags: femmes fatales, dangerous attraction, fathers and daughters, southern gothic, cons and scams Watch The Gingerbread Man trailer Starring of The Gingerbread Man Kenneth Branagh as Rick Magruder Embeth Davidtz as Mallory Doss Robert Downey Jr. as Clyde Pell Daryl Hannah as Lois Harlan Tom Berenger as Pete Randle Famke Janssen as Leeanne Magruder Mae Whitman as Libby Magruder Jesse James as Jeff Magruder Robert Duvall as Dixon Doss Storyline of The Gingerbread Man 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. Genre: thriller Theme: femmes fatales, dangerous attraction, fathers and daughters, southern gothic, cons and scams Mood: spellbinders Flag: adult situations, brief nudity, mild violence, not for children, profanity MPA rating: R Rating of The Gingerbread Man Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like 0 0 0 0 0 Reviews of The Gingerbread Man Write your review or comment