The Van
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Stephen Frears
Catherine Rothwell
Colm Meaney
Ger Ryan
Brendan O'carroll
Donal O'kelly
Film Details
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Synopsis
Bimbo, an unemployed baker, and his best friend Larry are two regular guys on the dole who pass the time at the local pub. While Bimbo doesn't have any immediate job prospects, he's suddenly blessed with an epiphany -- he buys a beat-up old van so he can sell burgers and fish & chips from it. Larry is made a partner and they christen the van Bimbo's Burgers. Despite hair-raising encounters with hostile customers and supercilious officials, Bimbo's Burgers is an instant success. But as business prospers, Larry and Bimbo's friendship falters. Their uneasy proprietor relationship produces only mutual resentment. Unfortunately, it threatens to turn violent.
Director
Stephen Frears
Cast
Catherine Rothwell
Colm Meaney
Ger Ryan
Brendan O'carroll
Donal O'kelly
Ruaidhrf Conroy
Stuart Dunne
Neili Conroy
Crew
Mary Allguen
Mick Audsley
Russ Bailey
Marian Barlow
Consolata Boyle
Allison Byrne
Fran Byrne
Mary Casey
Eric Clapton
Miriam Coleman
Clodagh Conroy
Fiona Daly
Leo Davis
Brendan Deasy
Conor Devlin
Jason Doherty
Sile Dorney
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle
Anne Dunne
Penny Eyles
Jim Farrell
Paschal Farrell
Gerry Fearon
Morna Ferguson
Sally Ann Gately
Donal Geraghty
Mark Geraghty
Rodrigo Gutierrez
Pippa Hall
Richard Hartley
Andrew Hegarty
Conor Kelly
Paul Keogh
Bernadette Lovett
Martina Mccarthy
John Mcdonnell
Rhona Mcguirke
Nuala Mckernan
Ivan Meagher
Sunny Mulligan
Owen Murnane
Linda Murphy
Lynda Myles
Turlo Nicholson
Anne O'halloran
Eamonn O'higgins
Martin O'malley
Maureen O'riordan
Keelin O'siochain
Dave Peters
Larry Prinz
Joh N Purdy
Eddie Quinn
Mark Shivas
Oliver Stapleton
Paul Tsan
Tony Walsh
Graham Waters
Dave Whelan
Film Details
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Trivia
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Released in United States 1997
Released in United States August 1996
Released in United States May 1996
Released in United States May 30, 1997
Released in United States on Video December 21, 1997
Released in United States on Video October 21, 1997
Released in United States Spring May 16, 1997
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 9-20, 1996.
Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival August 11-25, 1996.
Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 13 - March 2, 1997.
Began shooting August 14, 1995.
Completed shooting December 1, 1995.
The final installment in novelist Roddy Doyle's Barrytown trilogy, following Alan Parker's "The Commitments" (US/UK/1991) and Stephen Frears' "The Snapper" (UK/1993). Doyle won Britain's prestigious Booker Prize for "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" in 1993.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 13 - March 2, 1997.)
Released in United States May 1996 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 9-20, 1996.)
Released in United States Spring May 16, 1997
Released in United States May 30, 1997 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States August 1996 (Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival August 11-25, 1996.)
Released in United States on Video October 21, 1997
Released in United States on Video December 21, 1997
