The Commitments (1991)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,919,570.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.667 |
Directed By
Alan Parker
Crew
Ian La Frenais
Roddy Doyle
Gale Tattersall
Roger Randall-Cutler
Wilson Pickett
Alan Parker
Gerry Hambling
Dick Clement
Lynda Myles
Roddy Doyle
Tom Perry
Gilbert White
David Appleby
Marc Abraham
Brian Morris
Armyan Bernstein
Dick Clement
Arden Gantly
Karen Brookes
Mark Geraghty
John Hubbard
Souter Harris
Penny Rose
Tom Rosenberg
David Wimbury
Peter Frampton
Ian La Frenais
Ros Hubbard
Cliff Lanning
TOP CAST
Robert Arkins
Jimmy Rabbitte
Michael Aherne
Steven Clifford
Angeline Ball
Imelda Quirke
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Natalie Murphy
Dave Finnegan
Mickah Wallace
Bronagh Gallagher
Bernie McGloughlin
Glen Hansard
Outspan Foster
Félim Gormley
Dean Fay
Johnny Murphy
Joey 'The Lips' Fagan
Dick Massey
Billy Mooney
Andrew Strong
Deco Cuffe
Ken McCluskey
Derek Scully
Colm Meaney
Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Anne Kent
Mrs. Rabbitte
Andrea Corr
Sharon Rabbitte
Gerard Cassoni
Darren Rabbitte
Ruth Fairclough
Rabbitte Twin
Lindsay Fairclough
Rabbitte Twin
Ger Ryan
Pawnbroker
Liam Carney
Duffy
Mark O'Regan
Father Molloy
Phelim Drew
Roddy the Reporter
Sean Hughes
Dave from Eeijit Records
Philip Bredin
Ray
Aoife Lawless
Imelda's Sister
Lance Daly
Kid with Harmonica
Conor Malone
Protest Song Singer
Jezz Bell
Heavy Metal Singer
Colm MacConiomare
Fiddler
Emily Dawson
Punk Girl Singer
Dave Kane
Coconuts Trio
Kristel Harris
Coconuts Trio
Maria Place
Coconuts Trio
Brian MacAodha
Uileann Pipe Player
Tricia Smith
Les Miserables Singer
Canice William
Smiths' Song Singer
Patrick Foy
Cajun Trio
Jody Campbell
Cajun Trio
Allan Murray
Cajun Trio
Eanna MacLiam
Failed Drug Buyer
Philomena Kavanagh
Rabbittes Neighbour
Peter Rowen
Shy Skateboard Auditioner
Eamonn O'Conner
Only De Lonely Singer
Maura O'Malley
Joey's Mother
Blaise Smith
Pool Hall Manager
Derek Herbert
Duffy's Sidekick
Owen O'Gorman
Duffy's Sidekick
Pat Leavy
Unemployment Official
John Cronin
Kid with Horse
Rynagh O'Grady
Bernie's Mother
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