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6.4In 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.
Released: 1996-11-29100 minDir: Stephen FrearsComedy, DramaBox office: $712,095Part of: The Barrytown Trilogy
Cast
- Colm Meaney as Larry
- Donal O'Kelly as 'Bimbo'
- Ger Ryan as Maggie
- Caroline Rothwell as Mary
- Neilí Conroy as Diane
- Rúaidhrí Conroy as Kevin
Themes
- van
- male friendship
- dublin, ireland
- snack bar
- football (soccer)
- unemployment
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
5,087 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
42%
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 992376
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- publication date
- 1996-10-03
- title
- The Van
- review score
- 42%
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Connections
Dublin
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IMDb
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Cannes Film Festival
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Eric Clapton
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Roger Ebert
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1990 FIFA World Cup
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Republic of Ireland men's national association football team
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fish and chips
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County Wicklow
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Alan Parker
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Box Office Mojo
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Bray
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Stephen Frears
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The Queen
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Turner Classic Movies
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Dangerous Liaisons
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Philomena
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Colm Meaney
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Victoria and Abdul
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Categories
1990s buddy comedy-drama films1996 comedy-drama films1996 English-language films1996 filmsBBC Film filmsBeacon Pictures filmsEnglish-language buddy comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms based on Irish novelsFilms directed by Stephen FrearsFilms scored by Eric ClaptonFilms scored by Richard Hartley (composer)Films set in 1990Films set in Dublin (city)Films shot in Dublin (city)Fox Searchlight Pictures filmsIrish comedy-drama filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 3 release dates