Movie
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.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Van
Cast
Colm MeaneyLarry
Donal O'Kelly'Bimbo'
Ger RyanMaggie
Neilí ConroyDiane
Rúaidhrí ConroyKevin
Brendan O'CarrollWeslie
Stuart DunneSamCredits
- Directed by
- Stephen Frears
- Written by
- Roddy Doyle, Roddy Doyle
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Barrytown Trilogy
- Box office
- $712.1K
Production
Fox Searchlight PicturesUnited States
BBC FilmUnited Kingdom- Deadly Films
Beacon PicturesUnited States
