The Van (1977)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Sam Grossman

Writers:

Celia Susan Cotelo (writer)
Robert J. Rosenthal (writer)

Release Date:

7 April 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

Bobby couldn't make it... till he went Fun-Truckin'!

Plot:

Bobby blows all his college savings on a van and tries to get the girl of his dreams. It's a wild time with Bobby and his friends.

Plot Keywords:

Van | Hobby | Beer Drinking | 1970s | Bookie

Cast

Stuart Goetz	...	Bobby
Deborah White	...	Tina
Harry Moses	...	Jack
Marcie Barkin	...	Sue
Bill Adler	...	Steve
Steve Oliver	...	Dugan Hicks (as Stephen Oliver)
Connie Hoffman	...	Sally (as Connie Lisa Marie)
Danny DeVito	...	Andy
Jim Kester	...	Tom
Michael Gitomer	...	Jim
Chuck Hastings	...	Fat Policeman
Steven Stinebaugh	...	Thin Policeman
Howard Dayton	...	Friendly
David Ellenstein	...	Basketball Player
Donald Elson	...	Mr. Hump

Also Known As:

Chevy Van
My Love Van (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Moorpark High School - 4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark, California, USA

Trivia:

Danny DeVito is in this movie for seven minutes.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Although the hit song "Chevy Van" is played often throughout the picture, and the movie itself was retitled "Chevy Van" on re-release, the van in this film is actually a Dodge.

Quotes:

Bobby: There ain't a woman around who don't love the sound of a zipper comin' down...
[he barely finishes the line when the nude take-out waitress throws him on the waterbed and forces herself on him by mounting him with her very large buttocks ]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996) (V)

Soundtrack:

Chevy Van

oh what great memories

In 1979, I was a boy of 12 years old, My parents had just got the home box office which was pretty new to our neighborhood. As a 12 year old boy, this was the first time I saw boobs on television. I will never forget the joy of those times. Racing vans, the total ass-wipe with the baddest van, the water bed, the smoking of herbs, the hot 70's chicks, the 'makin love in my Chevy van song, it was all so new to me. A complete movie with all of the memories you could hope for. I own it and enjoy it about once a year. When I watch this movie, it makes me want to get my skates, with 4 wheels, not in a strait line, go to the park and hunt down some babes with feathered hair. truly great memories of young adolescence!