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Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy (1984)

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Writer/director Bill Forsyth's follow-up to his best film, Local Hero, is another comic exploration of a man undergoing a personal crisis. In Local Hero, the American played by Peter Riegert finds himself enchanted by the people and ambience of a Scottish village he has been dispatched to purchase for an oil company. In Comfort and Joy, Alan (Bill Paterson) is a Glasgow radio disc jockey whose air name is the chirpy Dickey Bird. After Maddy, his girlfriend (Eleanor David), walks out on him at

PG, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

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Bill Forsyth

Nov 2, 2004

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A perfect film for New Year's celebrations with its messages about personal renewal and starting afresh.

July 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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December 14, 2011
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Sort of a cross between Overboard and It's a Wonderful Life. It is predictable. The acting is fair. Watchable as well as forgettable.

November 24, 2008
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James Higgins

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