Movie: The Van

Top 10 Billed Cast

Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney

Larry

Donal O'Kelly
Donal O'Kelly

'Bimbo'

Ger Ryan
Ger Ryan

Maggie

Caroline Rothwell
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
Jack Lynch

Cancer

Laurie Morton
Laurie Morton

Maggie's Mum

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  • 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.

  • Release Date

    1996-11-29

  • Average

    6.328

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    A comedy about friends, family and fish.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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