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The Van

"A comedy about friends, family and fish."

R 1997 · 1h 40m · Drama, Comedy
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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.

Theatrical
May 16, 1997
Box Office
$712K
Director
Stephen Frears
Writer
Roddy Doyle
Producers
Mark Shivas, Lynda Myles
Music
Eric Clapton
Studio
Fox Searchlight Pictures, BBC Film, Deadly Films, Beacon Pictures
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