Comfort and Joy (1984 film)
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| 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 |
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| Distributed by | Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment |
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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 becomes entangled in a turf war over Glasgow's ice cream market. The film received a BAFTA Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1985.