Film
The Van
1996· R· 1h 40m· Comedy· Drama
“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.
1996-11-29
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorStephen Frears
ScreenplayRoddy Doyle
ProducerLynda Myles
Director of PhotographyOliver Stapleton
Original Music ComposerEric Clapton
EditorMick Audsley
Full cast & crew (27 cast · 9 crew)
Details
Released1996-11-29
Runtime1h 40m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosFox Searchlight Pictures · BBC Film · Deadly Films
Box office$712,095
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesIreland · United Kingdom
Rating6.4/10 · 75 votes
Original languageen
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