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The Van

The Van

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 29, 1996

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

63%

Original Title

The Van

Production Companies

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

Director

Stephen Frears

Revenue

$712,095

Description

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.