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The Van
The Van

The Van

A comedy about friends, family and fish.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$712095

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.349/10

Release Date

29 November 1996

Country

Ireland

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

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

Charlotte Bradley

Charlotte Bradley

Anne Marie

Ronan Wilmot

Ronan Wilmot

Bald Man

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Des, Health Inspector

Eileen Walsh

Eileen Walsh

Crushed Girl

Sheila Flitton

Sheila Flitton

Missis Twix

Martin Dunne

Martin Dunne

Garda Sergeant

Tommy O'Neill

Tommy O'Neill

Nightclub Barman

Fionnuala Murphy

Fionnuala Murphy

Young Woman

Gavin Kelty

Gavin Kelty

World Peace

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