Movie · 1996
The Van
“A comedy about friends, family and fish.”
Released 29 November 1996 100 min Comedy / Drama More from 1996 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Colm Meaney
as Larry
Brendan O'Carroll
as Weslie
Jon Kenny
as Gerry McCarthy
Stanley Townsend
as Des, Health Inspector
Rúaidhrí Conroy
as Kevin
Donal O'Kelly
as 'Bimbo'
Ger Ryan
as Maggie
Caroline Rothwell
as Mary
Neilí Conroy
as Diane
Stuart Dunne
as Sam
Jack Lynch
as Cancer
Laurie Morton
as Maggie's Mum
Marie Mullen
as Vera
Moses Rowen
as Glenn
Linda McGovern
as Jessica
Frank O'Sullivan
as Wally
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The numbers
27years between the oldest and youngest billed
43Colm Meaney — oldest on the call sheet
16Rúaidhrí Conroy — youngest billed
35average age of the credited cast