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The Van

The Van

A comedy about friends, family and fish.

19966.41h 40m

Overview

In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.

Directed by Stephen Frears
Written by Roddy Doyle
Produced by Lynda Myles
Box Office0Revenue: $712K

Top Cast

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Larry

Donal O'Kelly

Donal O'Kelly

'Bimbo'

Ger Ryan

Ger Ryan

Maggie

C

Caroline Rothwell

Mary

Neilí Conroy

Neilí Conroy

Diane

Rúaidhrí Conroy

Rúaidhrí Conroy

Kevin

Brendan O'Carroll

Brendan O'Carroll

Weslie

Stuart Dunne

Stuart Dunne

Sam

J

Jack Lynch

Cancer

L

Laurie Morton

Maggie's Mum

Themes & Keywords

vanmale friendshipdublin, irelandsnack barfootball (soccer)unemployment

About The Van

The Van is a comedy, drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of van, male friendship, dublin, ireland, snack bar, football (soccer), unemployment. Directed by Stephen Frears, it stars Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan. In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.

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