The Man in the White Van

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Warren Skeels directs. Gareth Paul Cox behind the camera. Scott Thomas Borland scores. Billy Gaggins cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
• 2Released 2 years ago.
• 3Directed by Warren Skeels, shot by Gareth Paul Cox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Scott Thomas Borland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Billy Gaggins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Madison Wolfe and Brec Bassinger and Ali Larter carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "The horror a nation learned to fear.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt13232552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
• 10Classified under 13 themes, including "florida", "van", "horseback riding", "1970s".

The technical file

Cinematography

Gareth Paul Cox

Original score

Scott Thomas Borland

Editing

Billy Gaggins

Production design

John Rusnak

Costume design

Tiger Curran

Makeup / hair

Dominique Brock

Sound

Roland N. Thai

Runtime

105 min · 1h 45m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$500,000

Box office

$529,879

Return

106% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

The Man in the White Van (2024) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  "Don't Open the Door"

  Clip · Official
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  "Don't Look"

  Clip · Official
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  "He Was Here"

  Clip · Official
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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official
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  'The Man In The White Van' - Behind The Scenes Teaser

  Behind the Scenes · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Wuchak2026-08-11
  ★ 6/10

  A 15yo blonde comes-of-age as she’s stalked by a serial killer Loosely based on the real-life 1970s’ crimes of Billy Mansfield Jr., the events take place in the Brooksville area of Hernando County, which is 40-55m drive north of Tampa. Madison Wolfe stars as the protagonist, who was 18yo during shooting, turning 19 in the final week. Brec Bassinger plays her older sister while Sean Astin and Ali Larter are on hand as the parents. It’s a slow-burn drama/suspense/thriller with bits of realistic horror, but don’t expect a bloody slasher. The focus is on the prey and not the slayer with the family members not taking her mounting fear seriously since she cries wolf too often. The film works as a period piece and to memorialize the victims of the monstrous murderer. There are a few notable songs from the era on the soundtrack, like “Black Water” by the Doobie Brothers. It also serves as a warning to young females, and women in general, to be on guard against such evil predators. With the family’s house located outside the town, there’s a pastoral element with horse riding and such, not to mention a few high school sequences. It’s too tame for hardcore horror enthusiasts, but it works well enough for others although it could’ve been tweaked to add more human interest and entertaining staples. It runs 1h 45m and was shot Sep-Oct 2021 in the corner of northwest Louisiana, including Lynn Plantation, Belcher. I’m assuming the aerial shots are of Hernando County, Florida. GRADE: B-

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Production companies

Who made it

• GA

  Garrison Film Productions

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  Legion M

  US

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  XYZ Films

  US

Key crew

• ProducerTony Malzone
• ProducerTerri Lubaroff
• ProducerWarren Skeels
• Executive ProducerLawrence Najem
• Co-ProducerMike Page
• Co-ProducerArlie Day
• CastingMike Page
• ProducerAnne Marie Gillen
• Executive ProducerGary Kompothecras
• CastingArlie Day
• EditorBilly Gaggins
• Production DesignJohn Rusnak
• Production DesignLauren Spalding
• Art DirectionKurt Knight
• HairstylistDominique Brock
• Hair Department HeadMonique Younger
• Key Makeup ArtistHeather Salvaggio
• Unit Production ManagerTravis Berens
• First Assistant DirectorDavid Eric Chapman
• First Assistant DirectorDuane Journey
• Second Second Assistant DirectorShannon Parker
• Second Assistant DirectorRon Recio
• Second Second Assistant DirectorDerrick Bentley Wells
• Set DresserNathaniel Freyeisen

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• florida
• van
• horseback riding
• 1970s
• stalking
• teenage girl
• true crime
• duringcreditsstinger
• sister sister relationship
• crowdfunded film
• independent film
• traditional values
• suspense thriller

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2023-10-14· Newport Beach Film Festival
• Premiere2024-04-12· Sarasota Film Festival
• Theatrical (limited)2024-12-13PG-13
• Digital2025-01-07PG-13

Also known as

International titles

• الرجل في الشاحنة البيضاءSA
• مردی در ون سفیدIR