dublin, ireland,ireland,soul music,band,the barrytown trilogy,wilson pickett

The Commitments (1991)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alan Parker
  • Profile picture of Robert Arkins
    Jimmy Rabbitte Robert Arkins
  • Profile picture of Michael Aherne
    Steven Clifford Michael Aherne
  • Profile picture of Angeline Ball
    Imelda Quirke Angeline Ball
  • Profile picture of Maria Doyle Kennedy
    Natalie Murphy Maria Doyle Kennedy
  • Profile picture of Dave Finnegan
    Mickah Wallace Dave Finnegan
  • Profile picture of Bronagh Gallagher
    Bernie McGloughlin Bronagh Gallagher
  • Profile picture of Glen Hansard
    Outspan Foster Glen Hansard
  • Profile picture of Johnny  Murphy
    Joey 'The Lips' Fagan Johnny Murphy

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Keywords

  • dublin, ireland
  • ireland
  • soul music
  • band
  • the barrytown trilogy
  • wilson pickett