The Commitments (1991)
The Commitments (1991)
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.

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Cast

Robert Arkins Robert Arkins As: Jimmy Rabbitte
Michael Aherne Michael Aherne As: Steven Clifford
Angeline Ball Angeline Ball As: Imelda Quirke
Maria Doyle Kennedy Maria Doyle Kennedy As: Natalie Murphy
Dave Finnegan Dave Finnegan As: Mickah Wallace
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music

Language: English, Gaeilge

Release Date: 14 August 1991

Country: IE, GB, US

Runtime: 118m

Film Collections

Company Credits

Company: Beacon Pictures, Beacon Communications, First Film Company, Dirty Hands Productions

Budget: $12,000,000

Revenue: $14,919,570

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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

Félim Gormley

Félim Gormley

Dean Fay

Johnny  Murphy

Johnny Murphy

Joey 'The Lips' Fagan

Dick Massey

Dick Massey

Billy Mooney

Andrew Strong

Andrew Strong

Deco Cuffe

Ken McCluskey

Ken McCluskey

Derek Scully

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.

Anne Kent

Anne Kent

Mrs. Rabbitte

Andrea Corr

Andrea Corr

Sharon Rabbitte

Gerard Cassoni

Gerard Cassoni

Darren Rabbitte

Ruth Fairclough

Ruth Fairclough

Rabbitte Twin

Lindsay Fairclough

Lindsay Fairclough

Rabbitte Twin

Ger Ryan

Ger Ryan

Pawnbroker

Liam Carney

Liam Carney

Duffy

Mark O'Regan

Mark O'Regan

Father Molloy

Phelim Drew

Phelim Drew

Roddy the Reporter

Sean Hughes

Sean Hughes

Dave from Eeijit Records

Philip Bredin

Philip Bredin

Ray

Aoife Lawless

Aoife Lawless

Imelda's Sister

Lance Daly

Lance Daly

Kid with Harmonica

Conor Malone

Conor Malone

Protest Song Singer

Jezz Bell

Jezz Bell

Heavy Metal Singer

Colm MacConiomare

Colm MacConiomare

Fiddler

Emily Dawson

Emily Dawson

Punk Girl Singer

Dave Kane

Dave Kane

Coconuts Trio

Kristel Harris

Kristel Harris

Coconuts Trio

Maria Place

Maria Place

Coconuts Trio

Brian MacAodha

Brian MacAodha

Uileann Pipe Player

Tricia Smith

Tricia Smith

Les Miserables Singer

Canice William

Canice William

Smiths' Song Singer

Patrick Foy

Patrick Foy

Cajun Trio

Jody Campbell

Jody Campbell

Cajun Trio

Allan Murray

Allan Murray

Cajun Trio

Eanna MacLiam

Eanna MacLiam

Failed Drug Buyer

Philomena Kavanagh

Philomena Kavanagh

Rabbittes Neighbour

Peter Rowen

Peter Rowen

Shy Skateboard Auditioner

Eamonn O'Conner

Eamonn O'Conner

Only De Lonely Singer

Maura O'Malley

Maura O'Malley

Joey's Mother

Blaise Smith

Blaise Smith

Pool Hall Manager

Derek Herbert

Derek Herbert

Duffy's Sidekick

Owen O'Gorman

Owen O'Gorman

Duffy's Sidekick

Pat Leavy

Pat Leavy

Unemployment Official

John Cronin

John Cronin

Kid with Horse

Rynagh O'Grady

Rynagh O'Grady

Bernie's Mother

Sheila Flitton

Sheila Flitton

Church Cleaner

Michael Bolger

Michael Bolger

Community Centre Kid

Mick Nolan

Mick Nolan

Imelda's Father

Eileen Reid

Eileen Reid

Imelda's Mother

Bob Navan

Bob Navan

Regency Pub Barman

Derek Duggan

Derek Duggan

Photographer

Paddy O'Connor

Paddy O'Connor

Rock Salmon Man

Jim Corr

Jim Corr

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Larry Hogan

Larry Hogan

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Bernard Keelan

Bernard Keelan

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Ronan Hardiman

Ronan Hardiman

Dancehall Manager

Mikel Murfi

Mikel Murfi

Music Journalist

Josylen Lyons

Josylen Lyons

Deco's Fan

Winston Dennis

Winston Dennis

Man in Limo

Alan Parker

Alan Parker

Eejit Record Producer

Paul Bushnell

Paul Bushnell

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer

Sharon Corr

Sharon Corr

Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Caroline Corr

Caroline Corr

(uncredited)

Michael O'Reilly

Michael O'Reilly

Greg

Gilbert White

Gilbert White

Aul lad with horse (uncredited)

Directed By

Alan Parker

Alan Parker

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Roger Randall-Cutler

Roger Randall-Cutler

Producer

Lynda Myles

Lynda Myles

Producer

Marc Abraham

Marc Abraham

Co-Producer

Armyan Bernstein

Armyan Bernstein

Executive Producer

Dick Clement

Dick Clement

Co-Producer

John Hubbard

John Hubbard

Casting

Souter Harris

Souter Harris

Executive Producer

Tom Rosenberg

Tom Rosenberg

Executive Producer

David Wimbury

David Wimbury

Line Producer

Ian La Frenais

Ian La Frenais

Co-Producer

Ros Hubbard

Ros Hubbard

Casting

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Penny Rose

Penny Rose

Costume Design

Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton

Makeup Supervisor

Sound

Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett

Original Music Composer

Tom Perry

Tom Perry

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Gale Tattersall

Gale Tattersall

Director of Photography

David Appleby

David Appleby

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Brian Morris

Brian Morris

Production Design

Arden Gantly

Arden Gantly

Art Direction

Karen Brookes

Karen Brookes

Set Decoration

Mark Geraghty

Mark Geraghty

Art Direction

Other Crew

Gilbert White

Gilbert White

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