The Ice Cream Truck
Suburbia can be a killer.
2017 | 96m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Megan Freels Johnston |
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| Writer: | Megan Freels Johnston |
| Staring: |
| Mary moves back to her suburban hometown to find that the suburbs are scarier in more ways than she ever remembered. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 18, 2017 |
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| Director: | Megan Freels Johnston |
| Writer: | Megan Freels Johnston |
| Genres: | Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | infidelity, serial killer, drugs, extramarital affair, ice cream man , ice cream truck, neighborhood |
| Production Companies | Look At Me Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Deanna Russo | Mary |
| Emil Johnsen | The Ice Cream Man |
| John Redlinger | Max |
| Sam Schweikert | Nick |
| Hilary Barraford | Jessica |
| Bailey Anne Borders | Tracy |
| Jeff Daniel Phillips | Delivery Man |
| Dan Sutter | Frank |
| Dana Gaier | Brie |
| Gary T. Jones | Max's Dad / Rick |
| Colin Parker Daniels | Jacob |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Megan Freels Johnston | Writer, Director |
| Michael Boateng | Original Music Composer |
| Stephen Tringali | Original Music Composer |
| Eric Potter | Editor |
| Stephen Tringali | Director of Photography |
| Erick F. Maciel | Art Direction |
| John Matlock | Production Design |
| Krista Speicher | Costume Design |
| Joanne Adolfo | Key Makeup Artist |
| Grant Benjamin Leibowitz | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Misha Molani | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Yumee Jang | Producer |
| Omid Shamsoddini | Producer |
| Megan Freels Johnston | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Some great throwback tone and an almost surrealist approach to suburban life I can really get behind. I won't pretend that _The Ice Cream Truck_ will have universal appeal, the understated nature will bore some people, and the ending will aggravate some too. But it doesn't take the directions I was ... sure it would, and that little surprise is always nice, plus the acting was far better than what you would expect in this kind of indie Horror fare. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
**_A woman faces a midlife crisis in a new neighborhood…_** …with a dubious ice cream truck roaming the streets. This has a similar premise to Kristen Bell’s “The Lifeguard” mixed with slasher elements (obviously some “Ice Cream Man”) and bits o’ “Swimming Pool.” It’s subdued compared to the o ... ver-the-top “Ice Cream Man” but not in the same class as the outstanding “Swimming Pool.” Nevertheless, the slow burn proceedings successfully create a sense of alienation in a strange community with the curiosities and wonders thereof. The ending was unexpected, but everything pointed to it. Aduh. It runs 1h 27m and was shot in June 2016 in a Los Angeles suburb with the graduation party done in nearby Pasadena. GRADE: B-