Movie · The Barrytown Trilogy

The Van (1996)

• R
• November 29, 1996
• 1h 40m

• Comedy
• Drama

“A comedy about friends, family and fish.”

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.

Director

Stephen Frears

Writers

Roddy Doyle

Starring

Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan