Comfort and Joy (1984 film)

Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bill Forsyth
Screenplay by	Bill Forsyth
Starring	Bill Paterson; Eleanor David; Clare Grogan; Alex Norton
Cinematography	Chris Menges
Edited by	Michael Ellis
Music by	Mark Knopfler
Production; companies	Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment; Lake Ltd.; Scottish Television; Kings Road Entertainment
Distributed by	Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
Release dates	May 1984 (Cannes); 31 August 1984 (London);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Scotland
Language	English

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.^[2] The film received a BAFTA Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1985.^[3]

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^ "Awards for Comfort and Joy". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 29 July 2013..

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[2] Comfort and Joy at the British Film Institute.

[imdbawards-3] "Awards for Comfort and Joy". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 29 July 2013..

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Comfort and Joy (1984 film)

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