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.
The Commitments
“They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.”
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.
Director
Alan Parker
Budget
12.0M
Revenue
14.9M
Status
Released
Production
Beacon Communications, First Film Company, Dirty Hands Productions
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
Félim Gormley
Dean Fay
Glen Hansard
Outspan Foster
Dick Massey
Billy Mooney
Johnny Murphy
Joey 'The Lips' Fagan
Ken McCluskey
Derek Scully
Andrew Strong
Deco Cuffe
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
Michael O'Reilly
Greg
Liam Carney
Duffy
Ger Ryan
Pawnbroker
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
Alan Murray
Cajun Trio
Jody Campbell
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
Paul Bushnell
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer
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
Sharon Corr
Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Caroline Corr
(uncredited)
Gilbert White
Aul lad with horse (uncredited)
Video Gallery
The Commitments - OFFICIAL TRAILER
