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Comfort and Joy is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Bill Forsyth released in USA on 10 october 1984 with Bill Paterson
Comfort and Joy (1984)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 10 october 1984
Length 1h46
Directed by Bill Forsyth
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films
Rating65%
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.
Synopsis
A few days before Christmas, Glasgow radio disc jockey Allan "Dicky" Bird is stunned when Maddy (Eleanor David), his kleptomaniac girlfriend of four years, suddenly announces that she is moving out. His doctor friend Colin (Patrick Malahide) tries to console him, but Bird is heartbroken.Actors
Bill Paterson
(Alan)
Eleanor David
(Maddy)
Clare Grogan
(Charlotte)
Patrick Malahide
(Colin)
Alex Norton
(Trevor)
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