The Van

The Van (1996-11-29)

Comedy | Drama |

6.358

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.

Directed By: Stephen Frears

Star Cast: Colm Meaney , Donal O'Kelly , Ger Ryan , Caroline Rothwell ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 100m
Popularity: 0.8159
Language: en

Budget: $0
Revenue: $712,095

Vote Average: 6.358
Vote Count: 74

Keywords

van male friendship dublin, ireland snack bar football (soccer) unemployment

Star Cast
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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

Moses Rowen

Moses Rowen

Glenn

Linda McGovern

Linda McGovern

Jessica

Frank O'Sullivan

Frank O'Sullivan

Wally

Eoin Chaney

Eoin Chaney

Wayne

Jill Doyle

Jill Doyle

Mona

Barbara Bergin

Barbara Bergin

Dawn