Vinegar Syndrome is giving ‘Ice Cream Man’ starring Clint Howard a 4K Ultra HD upgrade

Vinegar Syndrome is home to some outrageous cult-classic horror movies and hidden gems that have been lost to time. ‘Ice Cream Man’ is among one of those movies.

“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.”

This new 4K release will come with new slipcover artwork, new interviews, commentary tracks, and a brand new 4K scan.

• 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

There’s only 6,000 units available and 2026 subscribers to VS are able to get this 4k as part of their membership.

‘Ice Cream Man’ 4K is $42.99 at https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/ice-cream-man-2026?variant=44628178272298