The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Gomez is a middle-aged man who dreams of buying a gorgeous white suit in a nearby store, but doesn't have enough cash. He finds 4 more people of same size, who each give $20 and get to wear the suit for an hour each in return. But the suit is not just a suit - it makes wishes of the one wearing it come true.
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An Exercise In Nonsense
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
In a time when Hollywood can't seem to come up with anything, but rehashes trash that was trash before it was rehashed. Along comes a short story and some creative direction. If it had a bigger budget I think it could have hit 11 or 12. We had to track this one down and buy it, one of the rare gems...just open your mind to the unorthodox and enjoy Of course if you don't like ti your probably a republican. You can tell the difference between a novel adapted from a short story and one that has been created in committee in some room where people have degrees in accounting and couldn't be creative unless they're preparing something for the IRS. Edward James Olmos steals the show with an outstanding performance, I never saw him coming, the ending is so un-Hollywood as is the pace and creative direction this very low budget film went.just kidding....kinda
i wasn't sure what to expect of this film when i started watching it, but it turned out to be a truly wonderful experience, so much so that years after i have seen it i still haven't forgotten it! (and how many people can say that about a film?). the story is: a man can't afford to purchase a suit for himself, so a group of men pool their money together to buy the suit and share it. what ensues? hilarity and solemn moments as they each take turns in wearing the suit. with great lighting effects and actors 'suited' for the roles, this is a 'wonderful' film, and i can't do it justice by explaining it, just watch it for yourself!!
Like you probably did, when I saw the cover to this movie at Blockbuster with my buddies, I knew that was the movie we were watching that night. I mean, c'mon-- four guys all fawning over this other guy in a bright white suit? It's pure gold!Well, we were all a little disappointed. I concluded that "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit" had been written as a play and then they made a movie, because it looked like we were just watching a stinkin' play on TV. The acting, the music, the whole story... it just felt like a play. And it's kind of weird, too. I love to watch bad movies, but this one just wasn't fun like "Slumber Party Massacre II" or "Black Spring Break" are. The salon scene was pretty cool (worth rewinding and watching over and over). It's definitely not the best bad movie I've ever seen, but the 77 minute runtime makes it kind of easy. You know, a light viewing for you and your friends when you've had a heavy helping of awful movies.
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, from the magical opening credits, to the heart-warming end, holds your attention with humor and music. This movie has the heart and soul of an old-fashioned musical. This movie rates a 9 out of 10!