Frank's searching the ghetto for his lost son Joey. Joey, meanwhile, finds himself stalked by a terrifying ice cream man.Frank's searching the ghetto for his lost son Joey. Joey, meanwhile, finds himself stalked by a terrifying ice cream man.Frank's searching the ghetto for his lost son Joey. Joey, meanwhile, finds himself stalked by a terrifying ice cream man.
James A. Brooks
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This is very original film, The acting is not Hollywood but.!! It does have a moral for children in general not to talk to strangers and a lot of kids watch 18 films anyway these days. I did thats for sure. The plot is standard stuff but again it shows a kid had metal issues with his parents for leaving him .Its very rare now on dvd .Even youtube its not on .
Mr. Ice Cream Man is definitely a low budget movie, but I still enjoyed it. It's no where near as great as Ice Cream Man starring Clint Howard, but it's worth checking out. It's not very gory, but the Ice Cream Man is pretty creepy. It's really more of a comedy, than a horror movie. You'll hear a lot of funny lines and see some really stupid characters, like the cop guy. I did like the twist to the movie though, when the kid had his birthday. I love the part when the fat kid runs away from him and drops his cookies. That had me laughing. The way that fat kid ran was just hilarious. This movie is not for everyone though, like I said its low budget. I still enjoyed it though.
What can I say? I found this for £1 in a Blockbuster Sale - it looked kinda cheesy, so I got it for a sleepover me and my mates were having. And it was THE BEST FILM I have probably ever seen. Everything from the horrific camera angles, the slow and pained speaking, the terrible script and inconsistent plot line made this the funniest film EVER. It was like Goosebumps or Are You Afraid Of The Dark, but in film version!! We laughed through the entire thing - if you want a film just to cheer you up, or to laugh at with mates, this is the one. I want to find the director to congratulate him. A fine, quality piece of work. 10/10.
I actually know the asian kid (henry Weckesser) who played in the movie, we went to Juinor High together. The film was made here in Las Vegas, and it was just horrible. I didn't believe Henry when he told us he was going to be in this horror movie, and then I finally saw it. Oh man was it horror-ible. VERY low budget. It looked like it was filmed with a handheld camcorder (probably was). And to make matters worse, my bestfriend in high school had a copy of the tape because her COUSIN directed it. Small world for a BAD movie.
Some people have taken offense at the many references in this film to the stupid fat black kid, but I grew up as a stupid fat black kid and so I felt this film was a lesson in realism for all fat black kids (like myself). I really related to this kid the whole way through. But how could I not??? THIS MOVIE HAS IT ALL! I thought Friday the 13th part VII was good but BOY was I in for a shock! This is by far the greatest horror film of all time! Evil DeadII hath no competition for this FEATURE FILM. The cinematography: ruled. The acting: superb. The writing: intriguing. Buy this film. Own this DVD. Steal this VHS anything to get your hands on the glorious, soon to be sequeled, Mr. Ice Cream Man. You'll never eat a poptart the same way again.
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie was actually filmed in the early 1990s - with some sources listing it as early as 1991 - but it was more than eleven years before it had a proper release in the United States.
- GoofsAs Emily is standing under the tree at the beginning of the film many children can be seen walking by multiple times, often in the same direction.
- Quotes
Roland Pirtle: Is it anything like street fighter?
- ConnectionsReferences Romper Room (1972)
Details
Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $50,000
- Runtime
- 1h 25m(85 min)
- Color
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