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.
00:05:08 About bleedin' time.
00:08:51 - Axl? - ¶ Take me back to paradise city ¶
00:12:19 Yes. Oh, fabulous.
00:16:40 Lookit, I'm sorry.
00:19:37 If you didn't keep biting your nails.
00:23:19 Stick your fuckin' opinion. Where's the hatch?
00:27:54 I don't think they make them. I think they just find them.
00:32:01 Champion. Goin' once, twice. Champion it is.
00:35:44 Ah-ah. I counted.
00:39:40 we better get going. All right. You lead the way. Go on.
00:44:06 Comin' up.
00:48:14 You buy something nice for yourself.
00:51:47 Schillaci...
00:56:22 Come on, hurry up. Hurry up, will you?
00:59:04 Don't worry, love. The two of you.
01:02:45 It's nothin'. Have your money ready.
01:05:40 Desperate.
01:09:08 That's why they're wankers, I suppose.
01:12:08 Ninety-seven quid, isn't that it? That's it.
01:16:11 Yeah.
01:19:51 Grand.
01:23:35 If it hadn't been for your man, it would have been something else.
01:27:47 Geez!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,185
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:01:46
Final line01:27:47
Production Record
DirectorStephen Frears
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$712,095
IMDb votes4,971