Comfort and Joy (1984)

Synopsis: When Alan "Dicky" Bird's girlfriend unexpectantly dumps him, "Dicky's" best friend urges him to see this as an opportunity to begin a new life. It's not easy at first, but he begins by merely... When Alan "Dicky" Bird's girlfriend unexpectantly dumps him, "Dicky's" best friend urges him to see this as an opportunity to begin a new life. It's not easy at first, but he begins by merely glancing at other women who strike his fancy, and graduates to following them in his car. One afternoon, a beautiful young woman in a "Mr. Bunny" ice cream van catches his eye, and Alan tails her all the way into the suburbs. There he buys some ice cream from the young woman. As he's about to go, Alan notices two men vandalizing the van. He intervenes, but the brutes respond violently by threatening him and destroying his car. Shaken up, but determined to get to the bottom of things, Alan does some amateur sleuthing. He soon realizes his attackers are part of a mob family, ferociously fighting over ice cream territorial rights with the "Mr. Bunny" clan. And, to the surprise of everyone, when Alan gets in the middle of this ice cream war, his ingenuity melts the cold hearts on both sides of the battle... It might also make him a very rich man. [More]

Starring: Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, C.P. Grogan, Alex Norton

Starring: Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, C.P. Grogan, Alex Norton

Director: Bill Forsyth

Director: Bill Forsyth

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