Product Details

• Actors: Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan, Caroline Rothwell, Neilí Conroy
• Directors: Stephen Frears
• Writers: Roddy Doyle
• Producers: Lynda Myles, Mark Shivas, Mary Alleguen, Roddy Doyle
• Format: PAL
• Language: German (Stereo)
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000053GXY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,378 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Van" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this is a terrific film which needs to be released on DVD, March 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Van [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am not writing a review. Believe me when I tell you this is a very funny and charming film.
My point is that Roddy Doyle wrote a trilogy-the snapper/the committments/the van
THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE 3 NOT RELEASED ON DVD- WHY?
the committments were great and are being rereleaseed for the the 2nd time (3 in all)
the snapper is hilarious and is constantly being played on television, besides being available on DVD
The Van is perhaps the funniest or at least deserves to be releasesed on DVD for all movie fans! even for the non-irish, including myself

I am writing this on Amazon because this is where I purchase my hard to find DVD's

this flick must be released on DVD, Irish , English, Americans, etc we will all purchase the Van- because it is worth it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful movie, November 2, 1999

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john thomas - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Van [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I guess Leonard Maltin just didn't get it. This is a fitting conclusion to Roddy Doyle's Dublin trilogy, following The Commitments and The Snapper. It is in the same class as those two classics in the way that it portrays life in working class Dublin warts and all, with no excuses. Colm Meaney (Larry) and Donal O'Kelly (Bimbo) play two out-of-work regular guys who invest in a "chipper" van to earn some money but mostly to regain some of their self-respect. Neither of the main characters is entirely likeable all the time, but I wouldn't be either if I were out of work. Whether or not the friendship between the two men can survive is the heart of the story. As in all three of the movies in the series, The Van uses mostly unknown actors to tell its simple story of regular people playing the hand they were dealt. If you are a football (soccer) fan, you'll savor the scenes from the 1990 World Cup as seen through the eyes of the rabid Irish fans. As he did in The Snapper, director Stephen Frears has expertly captured the look and feel of Dublin and given us characters to care about. Rent this one and see for yourself, and hope that the video becomes available for a more reasonable price.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must see movie, needs to be released on DVD, September 11, 2004

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Jennifer Perry (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Van [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an amazing movie, the third movie in the film version of the Barrytown Trilogy (The Commitments and The Snapper). Colm Meaney shines as usual. The only bad thing about this movie is that it has not been released on DVD yet. Hopefully it will be released on DVD soon!