Comfort and Joy(Movie, 1984)

Name: Comfort and Joy
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1984
Duration: T01:46:00
Rating: 3.3

| 1h 46min | Genre: Comedy

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 21 votes)

Comfort and Joy is a 1984 Scottish comedy film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Bill Paterson as a radio disc jockey whose life undergoes a bizarre upheaval after his girlfriend leaves him. After he witnesses an attack on an ice cream van by angry competitors, he is led into the struggle between two Italian families over the ice cream market of Glasgow. The film received a BAFTA Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1985. ()

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About Comfort and Joy

Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: Glasgow

Made by: Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Kings Road Entertainment, Scottish Television (STV), Lake (Comfort and Joy)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)

Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/10/1984

Cast: Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, Clare Grogan, Alex Norton, Patrick Malahide, Rikki Fulton, George Rossi, Caroline Guthrie

Director: Bill Forsyth

Screenwriter: Bill Forsyth

Director of Photography: Chris Menges

Composer: Mark Knopfler

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Das Ice-Cream-Syndikat"

"Glasskampen"

Keywords: ice cream, rivalry, ice cream man, holiday, ice cream truck, glasgow, scotland

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