The Commitments

The Commitments by Alan Parker

7.30

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.

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Cast

Robert Arkins

Robert Arkins as Jimmy Rabbitte

Michael Aherne

Michael Aherne as Steven Clifford

Angeline Ball

Angeline Ball as Imelda Quirke

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Doyle Kennedy as Natalie Murphy

Dave Finnegan

Dave Finnegan as Mickah Wallace

Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher as Bernie McGloughlin

Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard as Outspan Foster

Félim Gormley

Félim Gormley as Dean Fay

Johnny  Murphy

Johnny Murphy as Joey 'The Lips' Fagan

Dick Massey

Dick Massey as Billy Mooney

Andrew Strong

Andrew Strong as Deco Cuffe

Ken McCluskey

Ken McCluskey as Derek Scully

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.

Anne Kent

Anne Kent as Mrs. Rabbitte

Andrea Corr

Andrea Corr as Sharon Rabbitte

Gerard Cassoni

Gerard Cassoni as Darren Rabbitte

Ruth Fairclough

Ruth Fairclough as Rabbitte Twin

Lindsay Fairclough

Lindsay Fairclough as Rabbitte Twin

Ger Ryan

Ger Ryan as Pawnbroker

Liam Carney

Liam Carney as Duffy

Mark O'Regan

Mark O'Regan as Father Molloy

Phelim Drew

Phelim Drew as Roddy the Reporter

Sean Hughes

Sean Hughes as Dave from Eeijit Records

Philip Bredin

Philip Bredin as Ray

Aoife Lawless

Aoife Lawless as Imelda's Sister

Lance Daly

Lance Daly as Kid with Harmonica

Conor Malone

Conor Malone as Protest Song Singer

Jezz Bell

Jezz Bell as Heavy Metal Singer

Colm MacConiomare

Colm MacConiomare as Fiddler

Emily Dawson

Emily Dawson as Punk Girl Singer

Dave Kane

Dave Kane as Coconuts Trio

Kristel Harris

Kristel Harris as Coconuts Trio

Maria Place

Maria Place as Coconuts Trio

Brian MacAodha

Brian MacAodha as Uileann Pipe Player

Tricia Smith

Tricia Smith as Les Miserables Singer

Canice William

Canice William as Smiths' Song Singer

Patrick Foy

Patrick Foy as Cajun Trio

Jody Campbell

Jody Campbell as Cajun Trio

Allan Murray

Allan Murray as Cajun Trio

Eanna MacLiam

Eanna MacLiam as Failed Drug Buyer

Philomena Kavanagh

Philomena Kavanagh as Rabbittes Neighbour

Peter Rowen

Peter Rowen as Shy Skateboard Auditioner

Eamonn O'Conner

Eamonn O'Conner as Only De Lonely Singer

Maura O'Malley

Maura O'Malley as Joey's Mother

Blaise Smith

Blaise Smith as Pool Hall Manager

Derek Herbert

Derek Herbert as Duffy's Sidekick

Owen O'Gorman

Owen O'Gorman as Duffy's Sidekick

Pat Leavy

Pat Leavy as Unemployment Official

John Cronin

John Cronin as Kid with Horse

Rynagh O'Grady

Rynagh O'Grady as Bernie's Mother

Sheila Flitton

Sheila Flitton as Church Cleaner

Michael Bolger

Michael Bolger as Community Centre Kid

Mick Nolan

Mick Nolan as Imelda's Father

Eileen Reid

Eileen Reid as Imelda's Mother

Bob Navan

Bob Navan as Regency Pub Barman

Derek Duggan

Derek Duggan as Photographer

Paddy O'Connor

Paddy O'Connor as Rock Salmon Man

Jim Corr

Jim Corr as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Larry Hogan

Larry Hogan as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Bernard Keelan

Bernard Keelan as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Ronan Hardiman

Ronan Hardiman as Dancehall Manager

Mikel Murfi

Mikel Murfi as Music Journalist

Josylen Lyons

Josylen Lyons as Deco's Fan

Winston Dennis

Winston Dennis as Man in Limo

Alan Parker

Alan Parker as Eejit Record Producer

Paul Bushnell

Paul Bushnell as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer

Sharon Corr

Sharon Corr as Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Caroline Corr

Caroline Corr as (uncredited)

Michael O'Reilly

Michael O'Reilly as Greg

Gilbert White

Gilbert White as Aul lad with horse (uncredited)

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