The Commitments
They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
Directed by: Alan Parker
7.3 599
ComedyDramaMusic
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

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
F
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
G
Gerard Cassoni
Darren Rabbitte
R
Ruth Fairclough
Rabbitte Twin
L
Lindsay Fairclough
Rabbitte Twin
M
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
P
Philip Bredin
Ray
A
Aoife Lawless
Imelda's Sister

Lance Daly
Kid with Harmonica
C
Conor Malone
Protest Song Singer
J
Jezz Bell
Heavy Metal Singer
C
Colm MacConiomare
Fiddler
E
Emily Dawson
Punk Girl Singer
D
Dave Kane
Coconuts Trio
K
Kristel Harris
Coconuts Trio
M
Maria Place
Coconuts Trio
B
Brian MacAodha
Uileann Pipe Player
T
Tricia Smith
Les Miserables Singer
C
Canice William
Smiths' Song Singer
P
Patrick Foy
Cajun Trio
A
Alan Murray
Cajun Trio
J
Jody Campbell
Cajun Trio

Eanna MacLiam
Failed Drug Buyer
P
Philomena Kavanagh
Rabbittes Neighbour
P
Peter Rowen
Shy Skateboard Auditioner
E
Eamonn O'Conner
Only De Lonely Singer

Maura O'Malley
Joey's Mother
B
Blaise Smith
Pool Hall Manager
D
Derek Herbert
Duffy's Sidekick

Owen O'Gorman
Duffy's Sidekick
P
Pat Leavy
Unemployment Official

John Cronin
Kid with Horse
R
Rynagh O'Grady
Bernie's Mother

Sheila Flitton
Church Cleaner
M
Michael Bolger
Community Centre Kid
M
Mick Nolan
Imelda's Father
E
Eileen Reid
Imelda's Mother
B
Bob Navan
Regency Pub Barman
D
Derek Duggan
Photographer
P
Paddy O'Connor
Rock Salmon Man
P
Paul Bushnell
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer

Jim Corr
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
L
Larry Hogan
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
B
Bernard Keelan
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
R
Ronan Hardiman
Dancehall Manager
M
Mikel Murfi
Music Journalist
J
Josylen Lyons
Deco's Fan
W
Winston Dennis
Man in Limo

Alan Parker
Eejit Record Producer

Sharon Corr
Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Caroline Corr
(uncredited)
G
Gilbert White
Aul lad with horse (uncredited)
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