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Cast
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| Stuart Goetz | ... | Bobby (as Stuart Getz) | |
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Deborah White | ... | Tina |
| Harry Morgan Moses | ... | Jack (as Harry Moses) | |
| Marcie Barkin | ... | Sue | |
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Bill Adler | ... | Steve |
| Steve Oliver | ... | Dugan (as Stephen Oliver) | |
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Connie Hoffman | ... | Sally (as Connie Lisa Marie) |
| Danny DeVito | ... | Andy | |
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Jim Kester | ... | Tom |
| Michael Gitomer | ... | Jim | |
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Chuck Hastings | ... | Fat Policeman |
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Steven Stinebaugh | ... | Thin Policeman |
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Howard Dayton | ... | Friendly |
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David Ellenstein | ... | Basketball Player |
| Donald Elson | ... | Mr. Hump | |
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Bobby is a Los Angeles teenager who buys a customized Dodge van to pick up girls and spruce up his dull life, all while trying to win money racing other vans in order to pay for his own. Written by Anonymous
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Bobby has a new machine... and everyone wants a ride! See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 April 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Chevy Van See more »Company Credits
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Bobby: Yeah, I gotta match... your face and my ass.
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There is a podcast that references The Van in every single episode. The podcast (The Grindbin Podcast) discusses the many drive-in exploitation films of the 1970s and 1980s, and the hosts of this podcasts finish each episode by imagining how the two main protagonists of The Van would fit into the world of the movie they discussed that week. See more »Goofs
When the police chase the van after the fight at the pizza parlor they are driving a 1974 Plymouth Satellite police car. Then when they speed through the wedding party it turns into a 1970 Mercury Montego police car.. Then when it crashes into the green car it's a 1968 Plymouth Satellite police car. See more »Quotes
Dugan Hicks: Well, what are you, chickening out, or we gotta match?Bobby: Yeah, I gotta match... your face and my ass.
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It may seem like a dumb sex comedy from the 70's but it's more like a window to the decade of decadence.This movie has it all!Sex,pot smoking,a car wash,super-cool vans,cool clothes,a pimp,hookers,van racing,the continuous playing of Chevy Van and other Sammy Johns songs and more!If you want to know what people were really doing in the 70's,get this movie.It will make you want to go FUN TRUCKIN'.