The Van Movie Review 1995

The last of writer Roddy Doyle's Barrytown trilogy (following "The Commitments" and "The Snapper") is set in 1989-90, in Dublin, where baker Bimbo (O'Kelly) has just lost his job. Tired of sitting around the pub, he takes his redundancy money and buys a filthy, dilapidated fish 'n' chips van, which he decides to run with best friend Larry (Meany), with their families helping out. The months pass quickly and their venture turns out to be a big success but the close quarters puts a strain on the mens' friendship until Bimbo has another idea.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Buddies, Dublin, Edibles, Marriage

Screenplay

Roddy Doyle

Cast

Donal O'Kelly, Colm Meaney, Ger Ryan, Caroline Rotwell, Neili Conroy, Ruaidhri Conroy

Cinematography

Oliver Stapleton

Director

Stephen Frears

Music

Eric Clapton, Richard Hartley

Producer

Lynda Myles, Mark Shivas, BBC Films, 20th Century Fox Searchlight