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The Commitments

The Commitments

They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.

19917.31h 58m

Overview

Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.

Directed by Alan Parker
Written by Ian La Frenais, Roddy Doyle, Dick Clement
Produced by Roger Randall-Cutler, Lynda Myles
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $14.9M

Top Cast

Robert Arkins

Robert Arkins

Jimmy Rabbitte

Michael Aherne

Michael Aherne

Steven Clifford

Angeline Ball

Angeline Ball

Imelda Quirke

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Natalie Murphy

Dave Finnegan

Dave Finnegan

Mickah Wallace

Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher

Bernie McGloughlin

Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard

Outspan Foster

F

Félim Gormley

Dean Fay

Johnny Murphy

Johnny Murphy

Joey 'The Lips' Fagan

Dick Massey

Dick Massey

Billy Mooney

Themes & Keywords

dublin, irelandirelandsoul musicbandthe barrytown trilogywilson pickett

About The Commitments

The Commitments is a comedy, drama, music film released in 1991 exploring themes of dublin, ireland, ireland, soul music, band, the barrytown trilogy, wilson pickett. Directed by Alan Parker, it stars Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball. Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.

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