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The Van (1997)

Movie"A comedy about friends, family and fish."
Audience Score
63
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R 1 hr 40 minMay 16th, 1997Drama, ComedyThe Barrytown Trilogy PosterPart of The Barrytown Trilogy
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.
StarringColm MeaneyDonal O'KellyGer Ryan
DirectorStephen Frears

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 16th, 1997
Movie Box Office Gross:$712,095 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Mark Shivas
Production Companies:Fox Searchlight Pictures, BBC Film, Deadly Films, Beacon Pictures
Movie Tags:
football (soccer)male friendshipunemploymentdublin, irelandvansnack bar

The Barrytown Trilogy

The Barrytown Trilogy is an Irish comedy-drama media franchise centered on the Rabbittes, a working-class family from Barrytown, Dublin. It began in 1988 when Beacon Pictures and 20th Century Fox bought the rights to the 1987 novel The Commitments by Roddy Doyle shortly after it was published. The book was successful, as was Alan Parker's 1991 film adaptation. The film received cult status and is regarded as one of the best Irish films ever made. In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked the film at number 38 on its list of the "100 best British films of the century", based on votes from 1,000 leading figures of the film industry. A sequel novel, The Snapper, was published in 1990, followed by a film adaptation in 1993. A third novel, The Van, was published and shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, followed by a film adaptation in 1996.