The Van

A comedy about friends, family and fish.

1996
Rated R
1h 40m
Comedy
Drama

6.4TMDB(76)

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.

Fun facts

Box office
Grossed $712K worldwide
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Setting
Set in Dublin
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Collection
Part of The Barrytown Trilogy
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Music
Music by Eric Clapton
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Oliver Stapleton
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Details

Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Roddy DoyleNovel, Screenplay
Status: Released
Release date: November 29, 1996
Original language: English
Revenue: $712.1K
Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom
Collection: The Barrytown Trilogy

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Production

Deadly Films

Cast

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