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Release Date: 1991

Cast: Johnny Murphy, Gerard Cassoni, Bronagh Gallagher, Colm Meaney, Angeline Ball, Glen Hansard, Lindsay Fairclough, Michael Aherne, Andrea Corr, Felim Gormley, Ruth Fairclough, Dick Massey ...MORE

Categories: Movies, Indie, Comedy, Musical, Drama Film, Musical Drama

The Commitments is a 1991 comedy-drama film adaptation of the novel The Commitments by Roddy Doyle. It tells of unemployed Dubliners who form a soul band. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay adapted by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, and Doyle himself. The film was an international co-production between companies in Ireland, the UK, and the United States. It was filmed on location in Dublin. Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) aspires to manage the world's greatest band, with only one music in mind: soul. Disgusted with bands in Ireland, he assembles a soul band in the tradition of... MORE

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The Commitments - Trailer

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The Commitments - Forming a Band
The Commitments (1991) - Forming a Band - Aspiring musicians appear at the door to the Rabbitte home in response to Jimmy’s (Robert Arkins) newspaper ad for “the world’s hardest working band.”
2:14min
The Commitments - First Rule of Rock 'n Roll
The Commitments (1991) - First Rule of Rock 'n Roll - Just as Jimmy (Robert Arkins) is talking to the man from the record company, several fights break out and the band breaks up.
2:08min
The Commitments - Learning Their Instruments
The Commitments (1991) - Learning Their Instruments - The band members get to know each other and their instruments between rehearsals, and Joey (Johnny Murphy) mentors Dean (Felim Gormley).
2:06min
The Commitments - The Dark End of the Street
The Commitments (1991) - The Dark End of the Street - The band plays an emotional rendition of “The Dark End of the Street” to an appreciative audience.
2:11min
The Commitments - Mickah "Don't F*** With Me" Wallace
The Commitments (1991) - Mickah "Don't F*** With Me" Wallace - In the middle of a performance of “Chain of Fools,” Mickah (Dave Finnegan) jumps off the stage and pummels Duffy (Liam Carney) the loan shark.
2:06min
The Commitments - The Commitmentettes
The Commitments (1991) - The Commitmentettes - The name of the band is revealed and the girls – Imelda (Angeline Ball), Bernie (Bronagh Gallagher), and Natalie (Maria Doyle Kennedy) – arrive.
1:56min
The Commitments - A Shocking Performance
The Commitments (1991) - A Shocking Performance - At their first public performance, the band starts playing well together, until Deco (Andrew Strong) accidentally electrocutes Derek (Ken McCluskey).
2:13min
The Commitments - They Only Have Soul
The Commitments (1991) - They Only Have Soul - The band breaks in Mickah (Dave Finnegan) as the new drummer then hits the road in an abandoned fish-n-chips lunch van for a distant gig.
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The Commitments - Success Is Irrelevant
The Commitments (1991) - Success Is Irrelevant - After the break-up of the band, Joey (Johnny Murphy) talks to an upset Jimmy (Robert Arkins) about the value of their endeavor.