The Van

"A comedy about friends, family and fish."

May 16 1997 R 1h 40m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

Set in the fictional Dublin suburb of Barrytown, Bimbo is a baker who loses his job after being made redundant. Bimbo then acquires the help of his best friend, Larry, to set up a successful burger van.

Written by

Roddy Doyle

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Cast

Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan

Crew

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Production Countries

Ireland, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
5,085
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA