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The Commitments

They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.

Genres

ComedyDramaMusic

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.

Details

Budget

$12000000

Revenue

$14919570

Runtime

118 min

Release Date

1991-08-14

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

555

Vote Average

7.3

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

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)

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