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A comedy about friends, family and fish.
6.4 / 10 IMDb November 29, 1996 1h 40m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 40m
Release Date
November 29, 1996
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Status
Released
Revenue
$712,095
Languages
English
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
Cast
Colm Meaney
as Larry
Donal O'Kelly
as 'Bimbo'
Ger Ryan
as Maggie
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Caroline Rothwell
as Mary
Neilí Conroy
as Diane
Rúaidhrí Conroy
as Kevin
Brendan O'Carroll
as Weslie
Stuart Dunne
as Sam
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Jack Lynch
as Cancer
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Laurie Morton
as Maggie's Mum
Marie Mullen
as Vera
Jon Kenny
as Gerry McCarthy
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Moses Rowen
as Glenn
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Linda McGovern
as Jessica
Frank O'Sullivan
as Wally
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Eoin Chaney
as Wayne
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Jill Doyle
as Mona
Barbara Bergin
as Dawn
Charlotte Bradley
as Anne Marie
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Ronan Wilmot
as Bald Man
Production Companies
Fox Searchlight Pictures
BBC FilmDeadly Films
Beacon PicturesAdvertisement
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