"Jimmy" (Robert Arkins) is a bit of a restless, creative, spirit and a man who is bored...
The Commitments
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick 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.
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The Commitments
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 14, 1991
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
User Score
73%
Original Title
The Commitments
Production Companies
Beacon Pictures, Beacon Communications, First Film Company, Dirty Hands Productions
Director
Alan Parker
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$14,919,570
Description
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick 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.