Ice Cream Man (film)

Ice Cream Man
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Directed by	Norman Apstein
Produced by	Paul Norman
Written by	Sven Davison David Dobkin
Starring	Clint Howard Olivia Hussey
Music by	Richard Lyons
Distributed by	A-Pix Entertainment Inc. Ardustry Home Entertainment LLC
Release dates	1995 (1995)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,000,000

Ice Cream Man is a 1995 horror comedy film produced and directed by Norman Apstein, in his first and only attempt at mainstream filmmaking, written by Sven Davison and David Dobkin (who later wrote and directed the films Wedding Crashers and Fred Claus), and stars Clint Howard. The film made for an estimated $2 million budget, disappeared quickly after its release, but in recent years has developed a cult following among viewers who see it as an unintentional comedy, and enjoy it for its unintentionally campy production values. Joe Bob Briggs hosted the film on TNT, when it was shown on MonsterVision and Howard made an appearance, discussing the film with Briggs. It was released on DVD in 2004.

Plot

In a black-and-white prologue, a young boy witnesses the murder of an ice cream man in a small town. Years later, the boy, named Gregory Tudor (Clint Howard), returns to the town to become an ice cream man himself. He has spent the intervening years in a mental hospital. He kills some people (and a dog) while doing his duties as ice cream man, leading to suspicion from local kids and the police.

External links

• Ice Cream Man (1995) at IMDb
• Ice Cream Man at AllMovie
• Ice Cream Man (1995) at Rotten Tomatoes