The Van (1996 film)
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| The Van | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Produced by | Lynda Myles Mark Shivas |
| Written by | Roddy Doyle |
| Starring | Colm Meaney Donal O'Kelly Ger Ryan Caroline Rothwell Neilí Conroy Rúaidhrí Conroy Brendan O'Carroll Stuart Dunne |
| Music by | Eric Clapton Richard Hartley |
| Editing by | Mick Audsley |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Release date(s) | Cannes Film Festival: 11 May 1996 UK: 29 November 1996 USA: 16 May 1997 Australia: 7 August 1997 New Zealand: 11 September 1997 |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Country | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Snapper |
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The Van is a 1996 film, based on the novel (the third one of The Barrytown Trilogy) by Roddy Doyle. Like The Snapper it was directed by Stephen Frears.
[edit] Plot summary
The movie is situated in Barrytown, a ficticious working class quarter of Dublin. Brendan "Bimbo" Reeves gets laid off from his job. With his redundancy check he buys a van and sells Fish and Chips together with his buddy Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but soon the relationship between the two friends is strained, because Bimbo behaves more and more like a typical boss.
