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The Van

The Van

The Van

The Van

A comedy about friends, family and fish.

1996•1h 40m•

★6.4(75 ratings)

ComedyDrama

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.

Director

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Main Cast

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Larry

Donal O'Kelly

Donal O'Kelly

'Bimbo'

Ger Ryan

Ger Ryan

Maggie

Caroline Rothwell

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

Jack Lynch

Jack Lynch

Cancer

Laurie Morton

Laurie Morton

Maggie's Mum

Marie Mullen

Marie Mullen

Vera

Jon Kenny

Jon Kenny

Gerry McCarthy

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Stephen Frears

Writing

Screenplay: Roddy Doyle
Novel: Roddy Doyle

Production

Executive Producer: Mark Shivas
Producer: Lynda Myles

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Eric Clapton
Original Music Composer: Richard Hartley

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton

Editing

Editor: Mick Audsley

Keywords

vanmale friendshipdublin, irelandsnack barfootball (soccer)unemployment

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A comedy about friends, family and fish."

#2

The film grossed $712.1K at the box office.

#3

The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).

#4

It was a co-production between: Ireland, United Kingdom.

#5

The film was directed by Stephen Frears.

#6

The screenplay was written by Roddy Doyle.

#7

The score was composed by Eric Clapton.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Oliver Stapleton.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0118064.

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Rating

6.4/10

Average

75 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Van

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Ireland, United Kingdom

Revenue:

$712,095

Production Companies:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Fox Searchlight Pictures

BBC Film

BBC Film

Deadly Films

Beacon Pictures

Beacon Pictures