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

The Van (1996)

Poster for The Van

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Stephen Frears
  • Profile picture of Colm Meaney
    Larry Colm Meaney
  • Profile picture of Donal O'Kelly
    'Bimbo' Donal O'Kelly
  • Profile picture of Ger Ryan
    Maggie Ger Ryan
  • Profile picture of Neilí Conroy
    Diane Neilí Conroy
  • Profile picture of Rúaidhrí Conroy
    Kevin Rúaidhrí Conroy
  • Profile picture of Brendan O'Carroll
    Weslie Brendan O'Carroll
  • Profile picture of Stuart Dunne
    Sam Stuart Dunne
  • Profile picture of Marie Mullen
    Vera Marie Mullen

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Keywords

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