The Van

The Van

A comedy about friends, family and fish.

Part of The Barrytown Trilogy

1996•1h 40m•6.4/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(74)

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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Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures, BBC Film, Deadly Films, Beacon Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Larry

Donal O'Kelly

Donal O'Kelly

'Bimbo'

Ger Ryan

Ger Ryan

Maggie

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

Cancer

Laurie Morton

Maggie's Mum

Marie Mullen

Marie Mullen

Vera

Jon Kenny

Jon Kenny

Gerry McCarthy

Moses Rowen

Glenn

Linda McGovern

Jessica

Frank O'Sullivan

Frank O'Sullivan

Wally

Eoin Chaney

Wayne

Jill Doyle

Mona

Barbara Bergin

Barbara Bergin

Dawn

Charlotte Bradley

Charlotte Bradley

Anne Marie

Ronan Wilmot

Bald Man

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