The Gingerdead Man

2005 "Evil never tasted so good..."
3.4| 1h10m| NR| en
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An evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer, and this real life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair.

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Alicia I love this movie so much
Ensofter Overrated and overhyped
Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
GL84 Working at her family's bakery, an accident forces a woman to realize that her efforts to keep it afloat are to be put aside when a thought-dead serial killer returns as a rampaging cookie killing off those working with her and must try to stop the killer again.For the most part this one was quite decent and rather ordinary slasher effort. One of the better points here is the fact that this one's really quite funny and cheesy which really works nicely for the film which is what makes this one so much fun. The light tone that comes from the story and the cheesy set-up gives this the perfect light-hearted story which is then turned into the rather cheesy and silly atmosphere here that extends rather nicely to the rest of the film as it's action scenes are just too silly to take seriously. The way in which the killer is resurrected by the blood being dropped into the vat of dough and then being baked into the cookie itself is the start of this one's cheesiness as there's the oddball manner of it always coming up behind someone and taking them out in the back of the bakery or the manner of it attacking those around the bakery which are some of the greatest scenes in the film as these stalking scenes are quite fun. As well, the different manners of it confronting the group in the back-parts of the bakery in the end are just as much fun which gives this one quite a rather exciting final half which gets some really fun action to pump it up. Alongside the fine gore and make-up effects for the killer, these here are what really make for an enjoyable time over the film's few flaws. One of the main stumbling blocks here is the fact that there's really just so much about this one that sticks out about it's low-budget influences. This is mostly apparent in the rather shoddy, cheap-looking sets that are used here with this one, being especially prominent in the opening at the diner though it's really obvious with their bakery shop being used for the entirety of the film which is just so cheap-looking that it's hard to take this one seriously about the budgetary constraints. As well, that includes the film's utterly ludicrous plot line that really seems as though it's quite a cheesy effort with the concept of the killer coming to possess a cookie and then proceeding to stalk and torment her friends which is such a crazy idea that it's nearly impossible to take this seriously. Add onto that the fact of the wisecrack- quipping killer and it's somewhat cheesy and silly enough to really be somewhat irritating at times. The only other issue here comes from the fact that it's so short, barely clocking in at seventy minutes and then being forced to tack on an agonizingly slow ending screen-scroll for the credits to beef out the time even more which shows off even further how weak the overall plot is. These here are what hold this one back.Rated R: Graphic Language and Graphic Violence.
catfishman If you watched The Gingerdead Man expecting a serious horror film then I am sorry...for you parents, as they may be something wrong with you. Okay, maybe not, but if you really did think Gingerdead Man was going to be anything other than a silly B horror film then yes, this movie may suck for you. That said if you are like me and was actually looking for a silly kinda' horror flick then you might actually have a good time. Throw in the fact that Garry Busey is playing Millard Findlemeyer, the murderous both as human and from the after life as the voice of the Gingerdeadman and you've almost got gold. Or not - it really depends on whether or not you like cheezy movies. I had fun.
Steve Pulaski The B in "B Movie" stands for Gary Busey in this film. He dominates in this film. If anything, the whole reason a price tag is on this film should be for Gary Busey. He is a great, creepy killer in this film. Even in cookie form. Who cares if the film is bad? Who cares if this film makes no sense? GARY BUSEY IS IN IT! Thats enough for me.This is a strange film, it was a movie I stared at in the video store wishing I could rent it, but no. I was never allowed to rent anything R or PG-13 at Family Video at the age of ten. I saw this, Uncle Sam, Santa's Slay, Jack Frost and it's sequel, and Banned & Exposed: Too Hot for Cable TV! looking me in the face, begging me to rent them. But I couldn't. But the covers were enough, I loved every cover of these films. They were a big tease, but the covers were very cool. With this one, I said "What the hell is this?" I couldn't imagine how this would work.The film starts at a diner where a killer named Millard Findlemeyer (Gary Busey) opens fire on the Leigh family and kills Jeremy (the brother), James (the father), and leaves Sarah (Robin Sydney) and the mother Betty (Maggie Blye). A year later, Sarah is working at a bakery and while making a Gingerbread man, an employee drips blood into the dough and while baking a power surge makes the baked good come to life with Millard Findlemeyer's soul possessed into it. It has an extreme Child's Play feel like no other movie and feels like almost another one in the series.The premise is up and down a lot. The film is only around seventy minutes, but even with the minimal requirement for a movie length, it struggles to keep the movie going. It sometimes drags on for the most simplest of things. I hate that, it's extremely annoying. Though The Gingerbread Man has comebacks and remarks almost exactly the same of ones like Freddy Krueger or Chucky would say. The comebacks/gags are corny and though sometimes amusing, throw off the "scare" level of the film.I also want to point out that shockingly there's a sequel to this film too. The Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust was released in 2008. There will also be a third film entitled The Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver that was due for a release in 2009, but maybe coming out this year or 2011. I will try and find the sequel and do a review but after seeing how this film played out, though entertaining, still had various flaws, I'm in no hurry.Starring: Gary Busey, Robin Sydney, Ryan Locke, Alexia Aleman, Jonathan Chase, and Maggie Blye. Directed by: Charles Band.
The_Depressed_Star_Wars_fan Did Hollywood really need a killer Gingerbread Man? Hollywood got a killer Leprechaun, and plenty of killer dolls & puppets. Did they really need to try and make us afraid of one more thing affiliated with children? What's next, a f**king killer Easter bunny? Okay so here is the plot. An evil 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. That is just.......................bizarre. I mean it's not good, it is bad, but is mostly weird. No on to the acting. I honestly can't believe that Gary Busey agreed to star in this stinker. I mean he isn't bad in this picture, but he isn't good at all. And other than that, the acting completely stinks. The effects in this movie are freaking mind blowing in how awful they are. Yet again if you watch a full moon movie it is bound to have, crappy effects. The worst part is that there is actually a sequel to this awful film. I haven't scene it, and to be honest I don't want to.