The Van (1996)
A comedy about friends, family and fish.
100 min
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.
- Release date
- October 3, 1996
- Country of origin
- Italy, United Kingdom
- Box office
- $712,095
Where to watch
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Cast
- Colm Meaney as Larry
- Donal O'Kelly as Bimbo
- Ger Ryan as Maggie
- Caroline Rothwell as Mary
- Neilí Conroy as Diane
- Rúaidhrí Conroy as Kevin
- Brendan O'Carroll as Weslie
- Stuart Dunne as Sam
- Jack Lynch as Cancer
- Marie Mullen as Vera
- Jon Kenny as Gerry McCarthy
- Frank O'Sullivan as Wally
- Barbara Bergin as Dawn
- Charlotte Bradley as Anne Marie
- Ronan Wilmot as Bald Man
- Stanley Townsend as Des, Health Inspector
- Eileen Walsh as Crushed Girl
- Sheila Flitton as Missis Twix
- Tommy O'Neill as Nightclub Barman
- Fionnuala Murphy as Young Woman
- Gavin Kelty as World Peace
- Laurie Morton as Maggie's Mum
Crew
- Stephen Frears · Director
- Roddy Doyle · Writer
- Lynda Myles · Producer
- Eric Clapton · Composer
- Richard Hartley · Composer
- Oliver Stapleton · Cinematographer
- Mick Audsley · Editor
- Leo Davis · Casting director
- Mark Geraghty · Production designer