The Gingerbread Man (film)

The Gingerbread Man is a 1998 American legal thriller film directed by Robert Altman and based on a discarded John Grisham manuscript. The film stars Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey, Jr., Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Famke Janssen, and Robert Duvall.

The next day, Mallory asks him to file suit against her father because of his dangerous behavior. Having started a relationship with Mallory, Rick agrees and is successful in having Dixon put on trial thanks to favors from his staff, including his investigator, Clyde Pell Robert Downey, Jr.. Mallorys exhusband, Pete Randle Tom Berenger also takes the stand, to testify about his former fatherinlaws erratic behavior. Dixon appeals to the judge, claiming that the charges against him are fabricated and exaggerated, but the judge sentences him to a mental institution. Upon being taken away, Dixon attempts to attack Magruder, vowing revenge. With her father institutionalized, Magruder and Mallory continue their relationship, but not long after, Dixon is able to escape from the institution. Scared of retaliation, Magruder assigns Pell to guard Mallory while he attempts to gain support from the police to apprehend Dixon. The police are unhelpful, even after Dixon and his friends set Mallorys car on fire, due to the many cases Magruder has won against them.A short time later, Magruder receives an unmarked letter containing pictures of his children with their faces cut out of them. Worried for his children, he takes them out of school, despite not having full custody of his children and needing his wifes permission to take them. Despite the objections of the teachers, Magruder escapes with his children, calling his wife Famke Janssen to assure her that he is doing it only for their safety. During the call, Magruders children are apparently taken by Dixons crew, and he is forced to rendezvous with Mallory so that she can lead him to her fathers house. After they arrive, Magruder forces Dixon into a standoff where the older man is killed with a shot through the throat. Mallory then yells that Dixons men are escaping with Magruders children, and he is forced to give chase. However, upon catching them, his children are not with them, having been turned into the police office hou

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