Commitments, The (1991)
Genre Comedy, Drama, Music
Movie Release Date 1991
Country Ireland
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 118 mins
Format VHS
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.3
Cast
Robert Arkins Jimmy Rabbitte
Michael Aherne Steven Clifford, Piano
Angeline Ball Imelda Quirke, Backup Singer
Maria Doyle Kennedy Natalie Murphy, Backup Singer
Dave Finnegan Mickah Wallace, Drums
Bronagh Gallagher Bernie McGloughlin, Backup Singer
Félim Gormley Dean Fay, Sax
Glen Hansard Outspan Foster, Guitar
Dick Massey Billy Mooney, Drums
Johnny Murphy Joey 'The Lips' Fagan, Trumpet
Crew
Director Alan Parker
Writer Roddy Doyle
Writer Dick Clement
Producer Marc Abraham
Producer Armyan Bernstein
Plot
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. Song by song, gig by gig, the Commitments start their climb to the top: Dublin gets soul. But internal strife also builds: Deco is insufferable, Joey's a Casanova, and Jimmy may lack the seasoning to hold things together. Will the Commitments slip away?
Personal Details
Rating
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS
Tape Number 82
Position 1/3
Tape Speed Normal
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1
Subtitles Scandinavian (from TV)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Mono