- Actors: Bill Paterson, C.P. Grogan, Eleanor David, Alex Norton, Patrick Malahide
- Directors: Bill Forsyth
- Format: PAL, Colour, Full Screen
- Language English
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Thorn EMI
- Run Time: 100 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000KDVITE
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,058 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Product Description
Radio host Alan Bird witnesses how an ice cream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This wonderful gem is very understated and typical of Bill Forsyth's best work (see also Gregory's Girl, That Sinking Feeling and Local Hero however do take care to avoid Gregory's Two Girls like the plague a 0 star clunker).
Dumped DJ Dickie Bird (the perennially excellent Bill Paterson) wants to be taken seriously and tries his hand at some investigative journalism. After seeing an attack on an ice cream van manned by Alex "Taggart" Norton and Clare Grogan being trashed he gets involved in an internecine ice cream war.
A warm, amusing script coupled with an understated Mark Knopfler Score (bits of Love Over Gold for the record) and sympathetic direction/cinematography results in a great feel good film, a star is docked as feels a little dated.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The 1980's - what fun we had!
This excellent film is as funny now as it was then! It's worth a few pounds and an evening in for anybody!
This excellent film is as funny now as it was then! It's worth a few pounds and an evening in for anybody!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Nice wide screen copy, this film is an absolute joy to watch. Great humor & who ever thought ice cream could be the reason for a family feud? Sit back enjoy great performances, wonderful humor & have a tub of ice cream at the same time.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
"Sanity Clause Is Coming To Town !!!"
Great Scot, Bill Forsyth cements his legacy as one of the British Isles truly great film directors with his Glaswegian classic, "Comfort & Joy". Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2010 by Mr. M. M. Waller
It's OK!
I'd been toying with the idea of getting this film for a while, and saw a short exceprt on BBC4's recent Scottish Season which prompted me to go out and buy it. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2009 by Mr. P. Fixter
Excellent dip into 1970s Glasgow
I'm a great fan of Gregory's Girl and loved this film when I saw it at the cinema in the early 80's. I was delighted to find it on DVD. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2009 by C. Bradshaw
Four Stars
If you like Gregory's Girl you'll like this film. If you lived in Glasgow in the early 1980's you'll love this film because it captures some outdoor scenes of Glasgow (you'll be... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2009 by Andy The Elvis Fan
'Like a good ice cream'
Lovely film, a real pleasure. Bill Paterson is the star of the show but Scottish stars like Rikki Fulton add to it. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2005 by Mr. O. N. Bath
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