The Van
1996 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 4,971 VOTES · DIR. Stephen Frears
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,185 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:46 See your team got beat again last night. Stop.
00:05:13 You coming for a game? Oh, no.
00:08:58 yo, ma. Hey, give us a look at that.
00:13:03 What's that?
00:16:53 Jesus, tonight Maggie will've given me dinner to the cat.
00:20:12 Oh, fuck.
00:23:59 Why'd she leave him? I don't know.
00:28:56 Oh, not at all. Well, it's half an inch thick.
00:33:06 Nearly did a shite in me trousers.
00:36:59 Ouch, me bleedin' neck. Can't even sue the bastard.
00:41:31 Oh, me fingers.
00:45:34 'Cause we're not fuckin' Chinese. This is an Irish chipper.
00:49:23 David O'Leary of arsenal. David O'Leary?
00:53:40 - Gee, the poor thing. - Keep goin', will ya?
00:57:24 "The fish." Yeah, it's fresh.
01:00:36 "Megadeth." You ever hear of them, Larry?
01:03:58 ¶ with the hippy, hippy shake ¶
01:07:30 - What do you say? - Right, then.
01:10:34 It's £27, please.
01:14:36 Thick. Fuckin' ridiculous.
01:18:20 Yeah. Every two hours.
01:22:33 A week, Mr. Reeves... I'm giving you a week.
01:25:39 Fifty-fifty. What are you fuckin' talkin' about?
02:00:02 Lovely. Thank you very much.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,185
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:01:46
Final line02:00:02
Production Record
DirectorStephen Frears
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$712,095
IMDb votes4,971