The Van
“A comedy about friends, family and fish.”
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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Part of The Barrytown Trilogy
3 films
Cast
27 people
Colm Meaney
Larry
Known for
Law Abiding Citizen
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Donal O'Kelly
'Bimbo'
Also in
Kings
Jimmy's Hall
Ger Ryan
Maggie
Known for
Love, Rosie
Hummingbird
Caroline Rothwell
Mary
Also in
Knocking on Death's Door
The O'Briens
Neilí Conroy
Diane
Known for
A Film with Me in It
Rúaidhrí Conroy
Kevin
Known for
Six Shooter
Deathwatch
Brendan O'Carroll
Weslie
Known for
Mrs Brown's Boys
Stuart Dunne
Sam
Also in
Act of Betrayal
Cecelia Ahern: Zwischen Himmel und hier
Jack Lynch
Cancer
Also in
Angela's Ashes
When Brendan Met Trudy
Laurie Morton
Maggie's Mum
Also in
Hear My Song
How Harry Became a Tree
Marie Mullen
Vera
Known for
The Cellar
Dorothy Mills
Jon Kenny
Gerry McCarthy
Known for
The Banshees of Inisherin
Song of the Sea
Stephen Frears Director · Roddy Doyle Screenplay Eric Clapton Composer
Worldwide gross $712K · United States release May 16, 1997 · Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$712,095
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
BBC Film
Production
Deadly Films
Production
Beacon Pictures
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 11, 1996
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · November 29, 1996
Theatrical
United States · May 16, 1997
Theatrical
Brazil
September 28, 1998 · Physical · VHS
August 9, 2000 · TV · Data do Certificado
Ireland
November 29, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 7, 1999 · TV · BBC Two
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