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ComedyDramaMusic

The Commitments

- They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.

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.

Release Date : 1991-08-14

Language :EnglishIrish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Beacon PicturesBeacon CommunicationsFirst Film CompanyDirty Hands Productions

Production Country : IrelandUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Robert Arkins

Character Name : Jimmy Rabbitte

Original Name : Robert Arkins

Gender : Male

Michael Aherne

Character Name : Steven Clifford

Original Name : Michael Aherne

Gender : Male

Angeline Ball

Character Name : Imelda Quirke

Original Name : Angeline Ball

Gender : Female

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Character Name : Natalie Murphy

Original Name : Maria Doyle Kennedy

Gender : Female

Dave Finnegan

Character Name : Mickah Wallace

Original Name : Dave Finnegan

Gender : Male

Bronagh Gallagher

Character Name : Bernie McGloughlin

Original Name : Bronagh Gallagher

Gender : Female

Glen Hansard

Character Name : Outspan Foster

Original Name : Glen Hansard

Gender : Male

Félim Gormley

Character Name : Dean Fay

Original Name : Félim Gormley

Gender : Male

Johnny  Murphy

Character Name : Joey 'The Lips' Fagan

Original Name : Johnny Murphy

Gender : Male

Dick Massey

Character Name : Billy Mooney

Original Name : Dick Massey

Gender : Male

Andrew Strong

Character Name : Deco Cuffe

Original Name : Andrew Strong

Gender : Male

Ken McCluskey

Character Name : Derek Scully

Original Name : Ken McCluskey

Gender : Male

Colm Meaney

Character Name : Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.

Original Name : Colm Meaney

Gender : Male

Anne Kent

Character Name : Mrs. Rabbitte

Original Name : Anne Kent

Gender : Male

Andrea Corr

Character Name : Sharon Rabbitte

Original Name : Andrea Corr

Gender : Female

Gerard Cassoni

Character Name : Darren Rabbitte

Original Name : Gerard Cassoni

Gender : Male

Ruth Fairclough

Character Name : Rabbitte Twin

Original Name : Ruth Fairclough

Gender : Male

Lindsay Fairclough

Character Name : Rabbitte Twin

Original Name : Lindsay Fairclough

Gender : Male

Ger Ryan

Character Name : Pawnbroker

Original Name : Ger Ryan

Gender : Female

Liam Carney

Character Name : Duffy

Original Name : Liam Carney

Gender : Male

Mark O'Regan

Character Name : Father Molloy

Original Name : Mark O'Regan

Gender : Male

Phelim Drew

Character Name : Roddy the Reporter

Original Name : Phelim Drew

Gender : Male

Sean Hughes

Character Name : Dave from Eeijit Records

Original Name : Sean Hughes

Gender : Male

Philip Bredin

Character Name : Ray

Original Name : Philip Bredin

Gender : Male

Aoife Lawless

Character Name : Imelda's Sister

Original Name : Aoife Lawless

Gender : Male

Lance Daly

Character Name : Kid with Harmonica

Original Name : Lance Daly

Gender : Male

Conor Malone

Character Name : Protest Song Singer

Original Name : Conor Malone

Gender : Male

Jezz Bell

Character Name : Heavy Metal Singer

Original Name : Jezz Bell

Gender : Male

Colm MacConiomare

Character Name : Fiddler

Original Name : Colm MacConiomare

Gender : Male

Emily Dawson

Character Name : Punk Girl Singer

Original Name : Emily Dawson

Gender : Male

Dave Kane

Character Name : Coconuts Trio

Original Name : Dave Kane

Gender : Male

Kristel Harris

Character Name : Coconuts Trio

Original Name : Kristel Harris

Gender : Male

Maria Place

Character Name : Coconuts Trio

Original Name : Maria Place

Gender : Male

Brian MacAodha

Character Name : Uileann Pipe Player

Original Name : Brian MacAodha

Gender : Male

Tricia Smith

Character Name : Les Miserables Singer

Original Name : Tricia Smith

Gender : Male

Canice William

Character Name : Smiths' Song Singer

Original Name : Canice William

Gender : Male

Patrick Foy

Character Name : Cajun Trio

Original Name : Patrick Foy

Gender : Male

Jody Campbell

Character Name : Cajun Trio

Original Name : Jody Campbell

Gender : Male

Allan Murray

Character Name : Cajun Trio

Original Name : Allan Murray

Gender : Male

Eanna MacLiam

Character Name : Failed Drug Buyer

Original Name : Eanna MacLiam

Gender : Male

Philomena Kavanagh

Character Name : Rabbittes Neighbour

Original Name : Philomena Kavanagh

Gender : Male

Peter Rowen

Character Name : Shy Skateboard Auditioner

Original Name : Peter Rowen

Gender : Male

Eamonn O'Conner

Character Name : Only De Lonely Singer

Original Name : Eamonn O'Conner

Gender : Male

Maura O'Malley

Character Name : Joey's Mother

Original Name : Maura O'Malley

Gender : Female

Blaise Smith

Character Name : Pool Hall Manager

Original Name : Blaise Smith

Gender : Male

Derek Herbert

Character Name : Duffy's Sidekick

Original Name : Derek Herbert

Gender : Male

Owen O'Gorman

Character Name : Duffy's Sidekick

Original Name : Owen O'Gorman

Gender : Male

Pat Leavy

Character Name : Unemployment Official

Original Name : Pat Leavy

Gender : Male

John Cronin

Character Name : Kid with Horse

Original Name : John Cronin

Gender : Male

Rynagh O'Grady

Character Name : Bernie's Mother

Original Name : Rynagh O'Grady

Gender : Female

Sheila Flitton

Character Name : Church Cleaner

Original Name : Sheila Flitton

Gender : Female

Michael Bolger

Character Name : Community Centre Kid

Original Name : Michael Bolger

Gender : Male

Mick Nolan

Character Name : Imelda's Father

Original Name : Mick Nolan

Gender : Male

Eileen Reid

Character Name : Imelda's Mother

Original Name : Eileen Reid

Gender : Male

Bob Navan

Character Name : Regency Pub Barman

Original Name : Bob Navan

Gender : Male

Derek Duggan

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Derek Duggan

Gender : Male

Paddy O'Connor

Character Name : Rock Salmon Man

Original Name : Paddy O'Connor

Gender : Male

Jim Corr

Character Name : Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Original Name : Jim Corr

Gender : Male

Larry Hogan

Character Name : Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Original Name : Larry Hogan

Gender : Male

Bernard Keelan

Character Name : Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Original Name : Bernard Keelan

Gender : Male

Ronan Hardiman

Character Name : Dancehall Manager

Original Name : Ronan Hardiman

Gender : Male

Mikel Murfi

Character Name : Music Journalist

Original Name : Mikel Murfi

Gender : Male

Josylen Lyons

Character Name : Deco's Fan

Original Name : Josylen Lyons

Gender : Male

Winston Dennis

Character Name : Man in Limo

Original Name : Winston Dennis

Gender : Male

Alan Parker

Character Name : Eejit Record Producer

Original Name : Alan Parker

Gender : Male

Paul Bushnell

Character Name : Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer

Original Name : Paul Bushnell

Gender : Male

Sharon Corr

Character Name : Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Sharon Corr

Gender : Female

Caroline Corr

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Caroline Corr

Gender : Female

Michael O'Reilly

Character Name : Greg

Original Name : Michael O'Reilly

Gender : Male

Gilbert White

Character Name : Aul lad with horse (uncredited)

Original Name : Gilbert White

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-03-14

"Jimmy" (Robert Arkins) is a bit of a restless, creative, spirit and a man who is bored with the Dublin music scene. To rectify matters, he and his pal "Joey" (Johnny Murphy) - aka 'The Lips" decide to hold auditions to create a band. A band with an unique sound to challenge the prevailing mediocrity. After some frankly hilarious auditions that pitch the tone deaf straight into the arms of the fashion police, the pair manage to assemble ten folks as different as gin and Guinness. It's no easy task moulding these disparate and lively individuals into one coherent unit, but oddly enough - despite their differences - it's the music from the likes of Mack Rice ("Mustang Sally"), Al Green & Teenie Hodges and a range of established American soul songsters who manage to provide them all with a common language and purpose as they gradually start to gain some traction amongst a sceptical community and an even more cynical music business. It's fair to say that neither "Lips" nor "Jimmy" are high on the list at the diplomatic corps, so keeping these people from - quite literally at times - tearing each other apart is no mean feat. Being a Scot of a certain age from Glasgow, it's easy for me to appreciate the old adage that for many, the escape from post-industrial poverty was music - and both Danny Boyle and Roddy Doyle work well to create and engagingly plausible story of folks whose ambition is not to win a Grammy, but to have enough money to buy their kids milk in the morning. Those they assemble for the band are a myriad of characterful and colourful folks - some likeable, some certainly not - but put them on stage and the toes start tapping and all is forgiven. For a while, at least! There's a sense of real talent here, warts and all - and for just shy of two hours it's a compelling watch that reminded me that most bands started out with a talent scouting mechanism that didn't require the likes of Simon Cowell.