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Ice Cream Man

1995 · 87 min · Director: Norman Apstein, Paul Norman ★ IMDb 4.7 · 6,372 ratings

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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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Ice Cream Man (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disgust 30%, Fear 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Disgust
25%Fear
20%Humor
  1. Disgust30%
  2. Fear25%
  3. Humor20%
  4. Disturbing15%
  5. Surprise10%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disgust, Fear, Humor. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Disgust, Fear and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 4.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor35 %27 %17 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor36 %26 %15 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity40 %32 %19 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity43 %34 %20 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor48 %36 %25 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension51 %46 %34 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Tension50 %50 %35 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension55 %55 %40 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Tension60 %59 %44 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Tension64 %61 %46 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Tension64 %63 %45 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 50′Tension59 %59 %40 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Tension56 %54 %38 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Humor54 %49 %34 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 63′Tension63 %60 %45 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension76 %76 %61 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 72′Tension81 %80 %66 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 76′Tension85 %83 %71 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Tension76 %68 %57 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 85′Humor58 %38 %28 %27 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

CH
Clint Howard

Clint Howard

Ice Cream Man / Gregory Tudor

JI
Justin Isfeld

JI
Justin Isfeld

Johnny Spodak

Anndi McAfee

JA
JoJo Adams

Tuna Cassera

ML
Mikey LeBeau

Small Paul

SB
Sandahl Bergman

Marion Cassera

AE
Andrea Evans

Wanda

SG
Steve Garvey

Mr. Spodak

OH
Olivia Hussey

Nurse Wharton

David Warner

Reverend Langley

JV
Jan-Michael Vincent

Detective Gifford

DN
David Naughton

Martin Cassera

JW
Janet Wood

Mrs. Spodak

SF
Stephen Fiachi

Gus

SC
Stephanie Champlin

Janet

DL
Doug Llewelyn

Store Manager

TR
Tom Reilly

Charley

CS
Cole S. McKay

Ice Cream King

TW
Tori Welles

Woman in Market

ZB
Zachary Benjamin

Roger Smith

Details

Directed by
Norman Apstein, Paul Norman
Written by
David Dobkin, Sven Davison
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.7 · 6,372 ratings
Feels mostly
Disgust
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