Ice Cream Man (1995)

Poor Gregory. After being released from the Wishing Well Sanatorium, all he wants to do is make the children happy. So Gregory reopens the old ice cream factory, and all the unappreciative brats are reprocessed into the flavor of the day.

Director:

Norman Apstein

Writers:

David Dobkin (original story), David Dobkin

Stars:

Clint Howard, Justin Isfeld, Anndi McAfee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Howard	...	Gregory Tudor
Justin Isfeld	...	Johnny Spodak
Anndi McAfee	...	Heather Langley
JoJo Adams	...	Tuna Cassera
Mikey LeBeau	...	Small Paul
Sandahl Bergman	...	Marion Cassera
Andrea Evans	...	Wanda
Steve Garvey	...	Mr. Spodak
Olivia Hussey	...	Nurse Wharton
Doug Llewelyn	...	Store Manager
Lee Majors II	...	Detective Maldwyn
David Naughton	...	Martin Cassera
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Detective Gifford
David Warner	...	Reverend Langley
Zachary Benjamin	...	Roger Smith

Storyline

Poor Gregory. After being released from the Wishing Well Sanatorium, all he wants to do is make the children happy. So Gregory reopens the old ice cream factory, and all the unappreciative brats are reprocessed into the flavor of the day.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | ice cream | insanity | boy | ice cream truck | 

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Taglines:

I scream, you scream, we all scream for the...

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror/terror and gore, and for a brief view of a sexual photo

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Paul Norman shot several scenes in his own house.

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Goofs

When the Rocketeers first go to the park, Johnny goes and stands near the swing on the left of Small Paul and then repeatedly disappears and reappears between shots.

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Quotes

Heather Langley: The ice cream man is like the pied piper, only evil.

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Alternate Versions

DVD by Mill Creek Entertainment (with a runtime of 1:23:41) is heavily edited. Three minutes have been removed, including lots of death scenes. The Blu-ray/DVD release by Vinegar Syndrome is the unedited 1 hr 26 min version.

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Connections

References The People's Court (1981)

User Reviews

Cheesy but Funny...

Ice Cream Man is ultimately cheesy but so funny! Is this movie actually supposed to be scarey? Clint Howard is the godfather of B- movies and he is so funny in this movie. What makes him so funny is that he's trying to be a scarey guy and he totally isn't. There is nothing scarey about Clint Howard, only humorous. So, for all of you fellow B-movie lovers, go check out Ice Cream Man. You will not be disappointed!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ice Cream Man

Filming Locations:

Topanga Canyon, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Doublesteen Productions, David M. Goldstein Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1