The Gingerdead Man (2005)

In a quiet, small-town diner a deranged patron, Millard Findlemeyer (Gary Busey), opens fire on the Leigh family. , killing all but the daughter, Sarah Leigh (Robin Sydney). During the trial, Saras testimony sends Millard to the electric chair and his a

I agree, the absolute best WORST horror movie ever made!

When I was walking through the isles in Blockbuster, one night, this little gem caught my eye. I didn't think that anything this bad could ever be made... Gary Busey... come on. This whole thing was so far fetched and pathetic, I love it! I don't think I ever laughed so hard. I do have to say that the fact that they made a second one... it hurts my soul. I would recomend seeing this movie at least once, just to say that you saw the worst b-rated horror movie of all time. It is quite a conversation starter.
Oh and for all you out there who love this kind of crap... check out "Evil Bong". This is another wonderfully delightful b-horror flic. October 27, 2008

Kinda Crumb-Y

The Gingerdead Man has an outrageous and fun sounding concept. Unfortunately that's all it has going for it. Charles Band continues his obsession with tiny terrors by shelving the killer dolls and puppets and making way for a killer gingerbread cookie. Sound fun? Sure it does, but is really isn't. Well, it has a few fleeting moments.
Gary Busey is a lunatic who goes on a killing spree in a bakery(Why? How the hell do we know?), leaving only two survivors, Robin Sydney and her mother. Busey is apprehended and sentenced to the chair. Sydney and her mother continue to run the bakery. Soon after Busey's execution a mysterious figure drops a package of gingerbread seasoning on the doorstep of the bakery. Guess what's in it? It's Busey's ashes! Through a series of ludicrous and totally illogical events, these ashes become the Gingerdead Man. Now he's out for revenge, terrorizing the few occupants of the bakery after business hours. It's pretty much the same concept as Child's Play or Jack Frost with a murderer being reborn as a seemingly harmless inanimate object.
First off, we never leave the bakery. The entire film is either shot inside the bakery or right out in front of it. This is kinda irritating, especially since there are numerous opportunities for the characters to simply leave the bakery, but they don't. Gotta keep within budget, ya know? Can't have another set for Pete's sake! Band seems so thrilled with his concept that he simply doesn't care how Busey goes from human killer to cookie killer just as long as it happens. I know logic must be somewhat ignored in a horror film, but a middle school kid coulda wrote a better series of events. Let me ask you all something: If you owned a bakery and an employee cut his hand, would you quickly move his hands over the cookie batter so he could bleed into it? And still bake the cookies???
Anyhow, also like Child's Play and Jack Frost, Busey shows up briefly in the beginning of the film and spends the remainder as the voice of the "monster". He spews profanities and terrible one liners, some of which actually are kinda funny. Busey is one of the more better known character actors of the last 20+ years, and I'm sure he's not exactly in dire straits. I wonder why he did this film. Maybe he liked it and did it for fun.
But as we all know, Full Moon has made some very cool little horror pictures throughout the 90s, but the quality of the films started becoming very questionable by the end of the decade. This film is a good example of those latter days and not so much an example of the Puppet Master days. I've certainly seen worse films from Full Moon. The Gingerdead Man isn't terribly good, but it isn't without a few moments of fun. But anyone familiar with Full Moon should know what to expect from this, so judge accordingly. June 26, 2008

Best worst movie EVER!

I am a huge fan of B grade movies, and this by far was the best one I have seen. This movie was great from the time the girl pulls out the ginormous cookie cutter to the part where the guy that wants to be the wrestler... well I don't want to ruin anything for you, but it was hilarious!
You may be asking yourself what was your favorite part? Well I will tell you. The best part would have to be when the mom was out side drinking Jack Daniels with her shotgun shooting at the rival bakery's sign across the street. The scene was perfect.
If you are a fan of B grade movies I suggest picking this movie up. You will never look at gingerbread men the same way! August 5, 2007

Full Moon Full Busey Full B!

This week we decided to give you our thoughts on The Gingerdead Man staring Gary Busey. This is the prototypical B movie ladies and gentlemen. It had it all! Awful acting, special effects that could have been topped by a third grade art class, ridiculous dialouge, and for an added bonus: rednecks!

Gary Busey plays a killer who kills all but one in the family who owns and opperates a diner in Anytown, U.S.A. The daughter who remains alive, now runs the place. She has since testified against Busey, who is executed and cremated. Now, Busey's mother is heartbroken, so she does what any good Mom would do: she dumps her son's ashes into the gingerbread dough at the diner in order to exact revenge. At this point, all she needs is a little blood to drip into the dough, and that's it, instant horror B! It's that easy, folks. Anyway, the blood is provided by the idiot boyfriend who pretends to be a wrestler. He gets cut while trying to give himself a sharpshooter.

It's here that Busey comes alive as the Gingerdead man and starts the body count rolling. A bright spot is that the Miz was among the first to go. So, he obviously is stopped. But, they leave this one open for a sequel. Sid can only hope that Full Moon will stay with the Celebrity Fit Club routine and get Screech to star in Bearded Gingerdead Man 2. Maybe the gingerdead man can come back as the keyboard player in Zack Attack. Just the fact that Sid considered this while watching the movie tells you how B it was.

Note an added star was added due to an accidental appearance by a stagehand hiding behind a ladder. Good work Full Moon! Just when we thought you disappeared off the face of the earth, you totally redeem yourself gaining a star below the one and only DEATH RING. So, once again, we definitely recommend The Gingerdead Man if you're in the mood for a good old-fashioned B-horror. A hands down recipient of the Sid the Elf seal of approval.

Click here for movie trailer:
http://www.videodetective.com/movies/THE_GINGERDEAD_MAN/trailer/P00578106.htm June 12, 2007

10 inches of walking, talking, killing deliciousness!

i've been waiting to see this one for a while since i saw it at sam goody. a movie about a killer gingerbread cookie staring gary busey! i had to see it. i knew it would be bad and it is really bad. all i'll say about the plot is a crazy criminal is executed and cremated and comes back as a gingerbread man to seek his vengance. thats as deep as the plot goes. the best thing about this movie is the gingerdead man himself. the doll is so hilarious and cheesy. the film makers couldnt have thought people would be scared. the doll is made of some cheap looking foam. the doll shoots a gun but he has no fingers. you can see someones finger pulling the trigger. as far as gary busey starring, he has about a minute and a half of screen time and about 20 lines of dialouge as the gingerdead man. the other actors arent anything special and you dont really care about the charectors. i was hoping more of them would die which brings up the only thing that really disapointed me. the gingerdead only kills 2 people [well 3 if you count the guy he posesses and 3 more as a human]. there were 3 people who he injured, but he didnt kill them or [with exception to the old lady] seriously injure them. one girl just gets covered in frosting and left in the freezer. the film is still enjoyable and anyone who likes so bad there good films will enjoy this. June 9, 2007

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