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Ice Cream Man

1995 · 87 min

A gleefully silly, gory slasher spoof that feels like a bad-taste joke stretched to feature length, with kids vs. a killer ice cream man.

Directed by
Paul Norman
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Tagline
I scream, you scream, we all scream for the...
Overview
Young Gregory Tudor sees his local ice cream man murdered and later grows up to inherit his business, opting to inject gruesome ingredients—including human body parts—into his frozen confections. When one of the neighborhood boys goes missing, the local kids suspect Gregory and band together to get to the bottom of things.

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Directed by
Paul Norman
Genres
Comedy, Horror
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • trauma
  • death
  • obsession
  • friendship
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour7
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Paul Norman
Written by
David Dobkin, Sven Davison
Starring
Clint Howard, Justin Isfeld, Anndi McAfee, JoJo Adams, Mikey LeBeau, Sandahl Bergman, Andrea Evans, Steve Garvey
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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