Cold Comfort (film)

Cold Comfort is a Canadian psychological thriller film, released in 1989. The film was written by Richard Beattie and Elliot L. Sims based on the play by James Garrard, and directed by Vic Sarin. The film's cast also includes Jayne Eastwood, Ted Follows, Richard Fitch and Grant Roll.

Cold Comfort
Directed byVic Sarin
Produced by
  • Ilana Frank
  • Ray Sager
Written by
  • Richard Beattie
  • Elliot L. Sims
Starring
Music by
CinematographyVic Sarin
Edited byNick Rotundo
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
111 min.
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Stephen Paul Gross is a salesman who gets drawn into a sexual psychodrama between Floyd (Maury Chaykin), a sociopathic truck driver, and his daughter Dolores (Margaret Langrick), when the three are caught together in a blizzard.

Reception

The film won a Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 1990 Genie Awards. It also garnered nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Chaykin), Best Actress (Langrick) and Best Musical Score (Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna).


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