
The Commitments
They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
1991 en 118 minutes
Rating: 7.3
Plot
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
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

Sheila Flitton
Church Cleaner

Michael Bolger
Community Centre Kid

Mick Nolan
Imelda's Father

Eileen Reid
Imelda's Mother

Bob Navan
Regency Pub Barman

Derek Duggan
Photographer

Paddy O'Connor
Rock Salmon Man

Jim Corr
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Larry Hogan
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Bernard Keelan
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Ronan Hardiman
Dancehall Manager

Mikel Murfi
Music Journalist

Josylen Lyons
Deco's Fan

Winston Dennis
Man in Limo

Alan Parker
Eejit Record Producer

Paul Bushnell
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer

Sharon Corr
Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Caroline Corr
(uncredited)

Michael O'Reilly
Greg

Gilbert White
Aul lad with horse (uncredited)