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The Commitments

Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.

Director

Alan Parker

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, music

Box Office

$14,919,570

Production

Beacon Pictures,Beacon Communications,First Film Company,Dirty Hands Productions

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 13 nominations total

Homepage

http://alanparker.com/film/the-commitments/

Part of Collection

The Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments, "Screen Two" The Snapper, The Van

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Jimmy Rabbitte

Steven Clifford

Imelda Quirke

Natalie Murphy

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Mickah Wallace

Bernie McGloughlin

Bronagh Gallagher

Dean Fay

Outspan Foster

Billy Mooney

Joey 'The Lips' Fagan

Derek Scully

Deco Cuffe

Mr. Rabbitte

Mrs. Rabbitte

Sharon Rabbitte

Darren Rabbitte

Rabbitte Twin

Ruth Fairclough

Rabbitte Twin

Lindsay Fairclough

Greg

Michael O'Reilly

Duffy

Pawnbroker

Father Molloy

Roddy the Reporter

Dave from Eejit Records

Ray

Imelda's Sister

Kid with Harmonica

Protest Song Singer

Heavy Metal Singer

Fiddler Auditioner

Colm MacConiomare

Punk Girl Singer

Coconuts Trio

Coconuts Trio

Coconuts Trio

Uileann Pipe Player

Les Miserables Singer

Smiths' Song Singer

Cajun Trio

Cajun Trio

Cajun Trio

Failed Drug Buyer

Rabbittes' Neighbor

Philomena Kavanagh

Shy Skateboard Auditioner

Only De Lonely Singer

Joey's Mother

Pool Hall Manager

Duffy's Sidekick

Duffy's Sidekick

Unemployment Official

Kid with Horse

Bernie's Mother

Church Cleaner

Community Centre Kid

Imelda's Father

Imelda's Mother

Regency Pub Barman

Photographer

Rock Salmon Man

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Dance Hall Manager

Music Journalist

Deco's Fan

Man in Limousine

Eejit Record Producer

Self

Extra

Fiddle Player

Photographer

Wedding Guest

Teenager on DART

Auditioning Guitarist

Auditioning Guitarist

Young Priest

Martin O'Malley

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Jimmy Rabbitte Failed Drug Buyer Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.Steve Clifford Father Molloy Dean Fay Outspan Foster Steven Clifford Natalie Murphy Unemployment Official Rock Salmon Man Heavy Metal Singer Smiths' Song Singer

Like the river flows Elvis is not soul - The Commitments

Like the river flows Elvis is not soul

Bachman Turner Overdrive - The Commitments

Bachman Turner Overdrive

In the haze of a drunken hour - The Commitments

In the haze of a drunken hour

Cos that's where he got his start Fuckin' blasphemy Elvis wasn't a Cajun - The Commitments

Cos that's where he got his start Fuckin'...

What d'yeh play - The Commitments

What d'yeh play

This the band is it Yeah - The Commitments

This the band is it Yeah

How did he take it Not too bad - The Commitments

How did he take it Not too bad

D'yeh not think uh - The Commitments

D'yeh not think uh

So say it once say it loud I'm black an' I'm proud - The Commitments

So say it once say it loud I'm black an' I'm...

What's your name pal - The Commitments

What's your name pal

What did Evel Knievel want God sent him - The Commitments

What did Evel Knievel want God sent him

Deco If I'm gonna front the band I like the sound o' Deco - The Commitments

Deco If I'm gonna front the band I like the sound...

The Commitments The Commitments - The Commitments

The Commitments The Commitments

Lads you're lookin' at The Commitmentettes - The Commitments

Lads you're lookin' at The Commitmentettes

Soul is the music that people understand It's basic and it's simple - The Commitments

Soul is the music that people understand It's basic and...

I'm black an' I'm proud - The Commitments

I'm black an' I'm proud

Mustang Sally brothers and sisters And remember Rome wasn't built in a day - The Commitments

Mustang Sally brothers and sisters And remember Rome...

You'd look better without your glasses I'm blind without my glasses - The Commitments

You'd look better without your glasses I'm blind...

He eats like a pig He's such a prick - The Commitments

He eats like a pig He's such a prick

Are yeh doin' what I told you Are you thinkin' of that reed as a woman's nipple - The Commitments

Are yeh doin' what I told you Are you thinkin' of...

Mr Rabbitte you've been collecting unemployment benefit for two years - The Commitments

Mr Rabbitte you've been collecting unemployment benefit...

You're not takin' that into the lift I have to The stairs would kill him - The Commitments

You're not takin' that into the lift I have to The...

If they're singin' what am I to do Play with yourself - The Commitments

If they're singin' what am I to do Play with...

Mickah Wallace I hired him to do the door Security - The Commitments

Mickah Wallace I hired him to do the door Security

I've a bugle here you can blow on I've an arse here you can kiss - The Commitments

I've a bugle here you can blow on I've an arse...

And you George Michael Call me a fuckin' eejit again - The Commitments

And you George Michael Call me a fuckin' eejit again

Are you all right Sure They just get up me arse at times - The Commitments

Are you all right Sure They just get up me arse at times

And there's these three girls with the band - The Commitments

And there's these three girls with the band

And when I studied I used to sing hymns - The Commitments

And when I studied I used to sing hymns

What's that A Mister Chippy van - The Commitments

What's that A Mister Chippy van

Would yeh have any rock salmon please - The Commitments

Would yeh have any rock salmon please

I know you got you another man - The Commitments

I know you got you another man

I'd like to introduce you to the hardest workin' band in the world - The Commitments

I'd like to introduce you to the hardest workin'...

Ow Fuck Fuck Fuck - The Commitments

Ow Fuck Fuck Fuck

No What time did the show finish Ah it's over an hour already - The Commitments

No What time did the show finish Ah it's over an hour...

So lookin' back Jimmy - The Commitments

So lookin' back Jimmy

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Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Alan Parker

Writer: Roddy Doyle, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Production: Beacon Pictures,Beacon Communications,First Film Company,Dirty Hands Productions

Genre: comedy, drama, music

Year: 1991

MetaScore: 73/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $14,919,570

Released: 13 Sep 1991

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 13 nominations total

Homepage: http://alanparker.com/film/the-commitments/

The Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments, "Screen Two" The Snapper, The Van

Also watch: Critical Condition, The Van, Inhale, Midnight, Birdy, Evita, Watership Down, The Nun's Story, High Society, Midnight Express, Two Days in Paris, The Black Stallion