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Swirlee

Swirlee

19896.00h 16mNR

Overview

Tells the story of Mr. Softee, a mutant hybrid with an ice cream cone for a head, who was the victim of the anti-miscarriage drug "Nodroppinum" which changed the pregnant mother's child into whatever food she craved at the time (a parody of the Thyladimide scandal from the 60s.) Softee was the head of an ice cream company, until he was forced out of business by the artificial ice cream mafia, led by Don Tofutti.

Directed by James Lorinz
Written by James Lorinz, Rocco Simonelli
Produced by Roy Frumkes
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Top Cast

David Caruso

David Caruso

Mr. Softy's roommate

Tony Darrow

Tony Darrow

Don Tofutti

James Lorinz

James Lorinz

Mr. Softy

Themes & Keywords

mutantice cream man  corporatismabsurdismthyladimideshort film

About Swirlee

Swirlee is a comedy, crime, science fiction film released in 1989 exploring themes of mutant, ice cream man  , corporatism, absurdism, thyladimide, short film. Directed by James Lorinz, it stars David Caruso, Tony Darrow, James Lorinz. Tells the story of Mr. Softee, a mutant hybrid with an ice cream cone for a head, who was the victim of the anti-miscarriage drug "Nodroppinum" which changed the pregnant mother's child into whatever food she craved at the time (a parody of the Thyladimide scandal from the 60s.) Softee was the head of an ice cream company, until he was forced out of business by the artificial ice cream mafia, led by Don Tofutti.

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