Almost 10 years after they brought the 1990s gem to Blu-ray for the first time, Vinegar Syndrome now brings the Clint Howard-starring Ice Cream Man to 4K Ultra HD this year.
Up for pre-order now only over on Vinegar Syndrome’s website, a Limited Edition Slipcase version and a Standard Edition of Ice Cream Man on 4K are both set to ship out this month.
Vinegar Syndrome previews, “The special limited edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Robert Sammelin), includes a 40-page perfect bound book and is limited to 6,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.”
Ice Cream Man has been newly restored from its original negative. Extras include…
- 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region Free Blu-ray
- 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
- Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
- Commentary track with director Norman Apstein
- Ice Cream Man: Monstervision Summer School Edition (120 min) – with Joe Bob Briggs & Clint Howard
- A One in a Million Shot (11 min) – a brand new interview with actor Karl Makinen
- Happy Happy Days (19 min) – a brand new interview with special make-up fx artist Bryan Blair
- What’s the Scoop? (20 min) – an archival interview with actor Clint Howard
- Directing Ice Cream Man (15 min) – an archival interview with director Norman Apstein
- Recalling Ice Cream Man (7 min) – an archival interview with producer David M. Goldstein
- 40-page perfect bound book with essays by film historians Patrick Dahl, BJ Colangelo, and JA Kerswell (limited edition only)
- Still gallery
- Reversible sleeve artwork
- English SDH subtitles
In the film, which also stars David Naughton, Olivia Hussey and Jan Michael Vincent…
Gregory Tudor spent years in a mental hospital after the trauma of witnessing the cold-blooded killing of his beloved childhood ice cream man, Butch Brickle. Eventually released to the alleged care of the vapid Nurse Wharton, and still entirely consumed with the art of frozen confections, Gregory takes over Butch’s ice cream business and, of course, his iconic truck. But Gregory’s secret recipes for Rocky Road and Pistachio have improved upon those of his idol, as he adds selected bits of human corpses for an extra tasty treat. But when a few neighborhood kids get a bit too nosy and arouse the interest (and hunger) of the police, Gregory has little choice but to make sure they end up in the next batch of his popular ice cream.
Pre-order Ice Cream Man on 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome today.
