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Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly

Bimbo, an unemployed baker, and his best friend Larry are two regular guys on the dole who pass the time at the local pub. While Bimbo doesn't have any immediate job prospects, he's suddenly blessed w...( read more  read more... )ith an epiphany -- he buys a beat-up old van so he can sell burgers and fish & chips from it. Larry is made a partner and they christen the van Bimbo's Burgers. Despite hair-raising encounters with hostile customers and supercilious officials, Bimbo's Burgers is an instant success. But as business prospers, Larry and Bimbo's friendship falters. Their uneasy proprietor relationship produces only mutual resentment. Unfortunately, it threatens to turn violent.

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Stephen Frears

Release Date: May 16, 1997

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  • Michelle2707
    February 14, 2008
    Michelle2707
    This film is hilarious, another roddy doyle classic
  • enchantedsundial
    February 5, 2008
    enchantedsundial
    This is unusually good!!!
  • karensully92
    January 9, 2008
    karensully92
    1 of de best films 2come 4m ireland... so funny
  • cutesyme23
    September 21, 2007
    cutesyme23
    I love this movie, adaped from a Roddy Doyle book (a must read), Colm Meaney is superb in it!
  • danielleweafer
    September 9, 2007
    danielleweafer
    1 of the funniest films ever if ur not irish u wont get the humor
  • dublingunner
    June 18, 2007
    dublingunner
    worst of the so called barrytown films
  • scungyrulz
    March 17, 2007
    scungyrulz
    An awesome film, however no one in Australia has heard of it and I cant find it on DVD anywhere!

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