The Van is a low-budget teenage comedy film, primarily released to drive-in theaters in 1977. It was followed by the 1978 film Malibu Beach, in which Stephen Oliver reprised his role as bully Dugan Hicks. The film tells the story of the high-school graduate Bobby, who buys a customized 1977 Dodge D300 Tradesman van , with his college savings, in order to use it to pick up women. Bobby's desperate quest to have sex lead him into a number of disappointing experiences. His ultimate goal is to win over Sally, the blonde bombshell girlfriend of his arch nemesis Dugan. Dugan is a burly, tough, and... heavily tattooed neighborhood bully who seems determined to have the fastest van in town. Bobby and his best friend, Jack, sabotage their high-school graduation ceremony by rigging the stage to collapse. After leaving the graduation ceremony, Bobby and Jack drive up to another van and notice Sally , his secret high-school crush, sitting alone inside, eating ice cream. Bobby cannot look away from her and expresses his fantasy to "be with" her just once. Dugan returns to the van and disapproves of Bobby's attention.
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| Release date: | 1977 |
| Directed by: | Sam Grossman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Paul Lewis |
| Music by: | Steve Eaton, Sammy Johns, Michael Lloyd |
| Screenplay by: | Celia Susan Cotelo, Robert J. Rosenthal |
| Genre: | Comedy |