The Van (1977)

Directed by

Sam Grossman

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage guy buys a custom van to impress girls and have fun. He deals with a local bully and tries to win the attention of a popular girl.

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What happens

The Van is a 1977 American low-budget independent teen comedy film directed by Sam Grossman and starring Stuart Getz, Deborah White, Danny DeVito, Harry Moses, Marcie Barkin, Bill Adler, Stephen Oliver, and Connie Lisa Marie. Primarily released to drive-in theaters in 1977, the film was released at the peak of the vansploitation genre. It was followed by the 1978 film Malibu Beach, in which Stephen Oliver reprised his role as bully Dugan Hicks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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