The Van

The Van

The Van

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The Van

"A comedy about friends, family and fish."

1996

1h 40m

6.3(73 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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 Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures

BBC Film

Beacon Pictures

Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Colm Meaney

Larry

Colm Meaney

Acting

Donal O'Kelly

'Bimbo'

Donal O'Kelly

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Ger Ryan

Maggie

Ger Ryan

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Caroline Rothwell

Mary

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Neilí Conroy

Diane

Neilí Conroy

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Rúaidhrí Conroy

Kevin

Rúaidhrí Conroy

Acting

Brendan O'Carroll

Weslie

Brendan O'Carroll

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Stuart Dunne

Sam

Stuart Dunne

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Jack Lynch

Cancer

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Laurie Morton

Maggie's Mum

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Marie Mullen

Vera

Marie Mullen

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Jon Kenny

Gerry McCarthy

Jon Kenny

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Moses Rowen

Glenn

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Linda McGovern

Jessica

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Frank O'Sullivan

Wally

Frank O'Sullivan

Acting

Eoin Chaney

Wayne

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Jill Doyle

Mona

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Barbara Bergin

Dawn

Barbara Bergin

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Charlotte Bradley

Anne Marie

Charlotte Bradley

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Ronan Wilmot

Bald Man

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Stanley Townsend

Des, Health Inspector

Stanley Townsend

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Eileen Walsh

Crushed Girl

Eileen Walsh

Acting

Sheila Flitton

Missis Twix

Sheila Flitton

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Martin Dunne

Garda Sergeant

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Tommy O'Neill

Nightclub Barman

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Fionnuala Murphy

Young Woman

Fionnuala Murphy

Acting

Gavin Kelty

World Peace

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