The Van
“A comedy about friends, family and fish.”
1996•R•1h 40m•6.4•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Stephen Frears
Writer
Roddy Doyle
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Cast
Colm Meaney
Larry
Donal O'Kelly
'Bimbo'
Ger Ryan
Maggie
Caroline Rothwell
Mary
Neilí Conroy
Diane
Rúaidhrí Conroy
Kevin
Brendan O'Carroll
Weslie
Stuart Dunne
Sam
Jack Lynch
Cancer
Laurie Morton
Maggie's Mum
Marie Mullen
Vera
Jon Kenny
Gerry McCarthy
Moses Rowen
Glenn
Linda McGovern
Jessica
Frank O'Sullivan
Wally
Production
Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Company
BBC Film
Company
Deadly Films
Company
Beacon Pictures
Producer
Lynda Myles
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