So, my wife and I were watching Empire Strikes Back...

[RKillgore]

...and sometimes she likes to notice things in movies that you're not supposed to. It's near the end of the movie where Lando has called for an evacuation of the city. He, Leia, Chewie and the droids are making their way to the Falcon, passing fleeing cloud city dwellers. Then my wife notices
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/166270/SWicecream.jpg
who thinks it's really important to take his ice cream maker with him. I had to back it up and double-check. Yep, looks like an ice cream churn, all right.

We had a good laugh about that and I thought I'd share.

[lesterlong]

Where'd you get that DVD from??

[Rypro 525]

ebay probably, or the laserdisc or vhs widescreen

[Jackskeleton]

who mentioned anything about dvd's?

In any case, why do you find it funny that the man is taking out with him something that looks like an ice cream maker? this is space. perhaps it is his safe deposit box. the ashes of his mother in a futuristic looking container or hell.. an expensive ice cream maker?

[RyoHazuki]

Looks like he's holding an upiside down Stormtrooper helmet.

[Darren Garrison]

I actually have a Jawa restraining bolt attacher thingy.

http://www.partsofsw.com/micweld.htm

And I'm always wishing to come across old Graflex flashes at pawn shops, but never do.

http://members.aol.com/yodashous2/anhvader.htm
http://www.partsofsw.com/dvjedsab.htm

[JoeyOhhhh]

There is an entire website devoted to ice cream maker guy.

I seen it a few years back

[Scorpio]

LOL :) Keep quiet, or he'll get edited out just like Lak Sirvak (the wolfman in the cantina)!

[talemyn]

Originally posted by Darren Garrison
And I'm always wishing to come across old Graflex flashes at pawn shops, but never do.They are all over eBay (http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=Heiland+flash&ht=1&sosortproperty=1&from=R10&sotextsearched=2&BasicSearch=) . . .

[Jackskeleton]

Originally posted by talemyn
They are all over eBay (http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=Heiland+flash&ht=1&sosortproperty=1&from=R10&sotextsearched=2&BasicSearch=) . . .


"You'll never find a more retched hive of scum and villainy"

[talemyn]

Originally posted by Jackskeleton
Originally posted by talemyn
They are all over eBay (http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=Heiland+flash&ht=1&sosortproperty=1&from=R10&sotextsearched=2&BasicSearch=) . . . "You'll never find a more retched hive of scum and villainy" How cool would that be to be able to use the Force on other eBayers when bidding?

"This is not the auction you were looking for . . ."

[Jericho]

where's his action figure? That needs to happen...

[Darren Garrison]

Originally posted by talemyn
They are all over eBay (http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=Heiland+flash&ht=1&sosortproperty=1&from=R10&sotextsearched=2&BasicSearch=) . . .

Yeah, I know-- at prices I'm not willing to pay. But somewhere out there, there have to be some of these things sitting around people's attics or garages, who don't know what kind of prices they go for on Ebay. Would I pay $150 for one on Ebay? NO. Would I pay 5 bucks for one at a flea market or Good Will store? Yep.

Originally posted by JoeyOhhhh
There is an entire website devoted to ice cream maker guy.

I seen it a few years back

Just googled it up:

http://www.geocities.com/ocb75/

also this petition:

http://www.petitiononline.com/icmg/petition.html

[talemyn]

Originally posted by Darren Garrison
Yeah, I know-- at prices I'm not willing to pay. But somewhere out there, there have to be some of these things sitting around people's attics or garages, who don't know what kind of prices they go for on Ebay. Would I pay $150 for one on Ebay? NO. Would I pay 5 bucks for one at a flea market or Good Will store? Yep.The few that I saw in the link that I posted were in the $5-$15 range . . .

[Darren Garrison]

Originally posted by talemyn
The few that I saw in the link that I posted were in the $5-$15 range . . .

Yeah, but not all of them were the correct models. There were many different designs of the flash.

[Bill Geiger]

http://hometown.aol.com/dvdcoma/icecream

[movielib]

Originally posted by JoeyOhhhh
There is an entire website devoted to ice cream maker guy.

I seen it a few years back
Yeah, he's the one who fired the fatal shot from orbit in the JFK conspiracy.

[Darren Garrison]

http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/ecg.gif

[RKillgore]

Originally posted by JoeyOhhhh
There is an entire website devoted to ice cream maker guy.
I seen it a few years back

Originally posted by Darren Garrison
Just googled it up:
http://www.geocities.com/ocb75/

Thanks guys. I figured someone noticed this before and made mention of it on some website, but I didn't know that Ice Cream Maker Guy was his "official" moniker. :thumbsup:

[tor_greg]

A friend of mine has a piece of the original Death Star trench.

[B.S.Preston,ESQ]

your friend is da bomb of he has the trench! I will worship at his feet.

[rushmore223]

Sometimes you just gotta have an ice cream.

Maybe theres a history behind it, like it was the last thing his wife gave him before she was killed by the Empire.

Maybe he was hiding the secret plans to the Emperors next ultimate weapon, a giant floating Gelatto of Death.

Perhaps his spaceship has no porta potty.

[Michael Corvin]

rotfl. Made my morning. that is great.

[steebo777]

This thread just made my Monday :D

[Iron Chef]

:lol:

[resinrats]

In Arnold's voice: "It's a snow-cone maker."

[muggins]

Argh! The Ice Cream Maker Guy website exceeded its transfer limit.

Here is a google cache of the page: <a href="http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:f_C73LfgZ48J:www.geocities.com/ocb75/+ice+cream+maker+guy&hl=en&ie=UTF-8">http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:f_C73LfgZ48J:www.geocities.com/ocb75/+ice+cream+maker+guy&hl=en&ie=UTF-8</a>

[Panda Phil]

Damn I'd forgotten all about that guy! I remember noticing that one from waaaay back. Thanks for the early morning laugh!

[goLUCKY]

:lol: funny stuff!

[chente]

My ex-girlfriend pointed this guy out too. She thought it was a cuisinart, though. Everytime we'd watch the movie we'd wait in anticipation for this guy to show up and laugh our asses off. Too funny.

[OCB]

Hey all...

My website received a ton of hits from these forums so I thought I'd swing by and say hi...

It is rumored that the Ice Cream Maker is actually none other than George Lucas's own personal one, I've read that at a couple of different sites

I haven't always been a fan of the man known as Ice Cream Maker Guy, a year and a half ago though I hatched a wacked out crazy scheme to try and get Hasbro to make an Ice Cream Maker Guy figure. This started at one of the larger Star Wars collecting sites...since then I have done everything in my power to get this done, mainly forum lobbying and getting help at Conventions.

Hasbro has said I need at least 10,000 signatures (I have 1250 right now) so that remains a long, long ways off. Right now I'll remain content with my Custom figure and pine for the day that ICMG is made into plastic

BTW, Decipher (the original Star Wars CCG maker) has the only Official LFL piece of ICMG merchandise...

http://www.decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/cloudcity/light/images/tibannagasminer.gif

They named him Willrow Hood and it is his Official EU name, I prefer Ice Cream Maker Guy because most people find that funnier. And the question I always want to know is, why out of all of your wordly possessions would you grab that as your most prized object?

So...if you collect SW figures and want to see a ICMG figure I hope you sign the petition

Otherwise, I'm glad you all like the site. Look for some more updates soon, Including some new Commissioned ICMG Art!!!

[Luka]

Signed!

[DigIt]

Originally posted by OCB
And the question I always want to know is, why out of all of your wordly possessions would you grab that as your most prized object? I think it's because the galaxy's entire belief system is based on an ice cream maker (C3PO even "thanks the maker" at one point in the trilogy), and this scene is pretty compelling evidence that Willrow Hood is, in fact, in possession of the Maker. He is probably part of a chosen few, named "The Keepers of the Maker" or something, sworn to protect the Maker at all costs, and therefore is making haste towards the nearest exit.

[kmac2878]

Long live ICMG!!

rotfl

Oh, and thanks for the videoclip Mr. Garrison :up:

[resinrats]

Somebody should make a "Star Wars Kid" video where the ice cream maker is bouncing around.

[PixyJunket]

Classic!! You've actually got an almost deal going with Hasbro.. count me in to sign that bad boy.

[OCB]

I want to add that 99% of my site is a joke...while I do want an action figure made, there is a bunch of self mocking tone in the whole thing...

Other action figures have been made based on succesful petition drives (namely Wuher (the Cantina Bartender) and Porkins (the Fat X-Wing Pilot) so it can be done

Thanks for the support and I'm glad you all have found the greatest character in SW History

And DigIt...that is an awesome theory, I like it very much

[chanster]

Porkins went to my middle/high school, he came and spoke to my middle school when I was attending. He is still fat.

[Darren Garrison]

Originally posted by chanster
Porkins went to my middle/high school, he came and spoke to my middle school when I was attending. He is still fat.

You LIE! He died in the battle of Yavin!

[jarofclay73]

Best. Thread. Ever.
No Ice Cream Maker Figure = No sale!
:D
And to think that there are so many itty bitty characters that more people can mock through eternity! :D

[muggins]

I signed the petition!

This guy has not gotten the recognition that he deserves. I'm sure his story is much more interesting and important than what Lucas focused on in SW I & II.

[OCB]

http://creaturecantina.com/cable/thumbnails/icmg_sm.GIF (http://creaturecantina.com/cable/images/icmg_lg.GIF)

I had the wonderfully talented Bill Cable give me his take on the one and only Ice Cream maker Guy. I think his idea of the Ice Cream Maker being a ice cream slinging cannon is one of sheer brilliance. Make sure you head on over to http://creaturecantina.com/cable/ for more of Bill's work.

Anyone know where I could try and find out who the actor was who played this guy? IMDB was no help, I would guess he was a bit actor from England but even that may be stretching it...