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Release Date:
28 August 1991 (France)
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Tagline:
They Had Absolutely Nothing. But They Were Willing To Risk It All. more
Plot:
The travails of Jimmy Rabbitte to form the "World's Hardest Working Band," The Commitments, and bring soul music to the people of Dublin, Ireland. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 10 wins
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4 nominations
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(9 articles)
'The Commitments' star on life after the iconic Irish film (IrishCentral)
(From IrishCentral. 2 October 2009, 11:18 AM, PDT)
5 Movie Clips from The Damned United Starring Michael Sheen
(From Collider.com. 28 September 2009, 12:39 PM, PDT)
(From IrishCentral. 2 October 2009, 11:18 AM, PDT)
5 Movie Clips from The Damned United Starring Michael Sheen
(From Collider.com. 28 September 2009, 12:39 PM, PDT)
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Great movie & Great DVD
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Arkins | ... | Jimmy Rabbitte |
| Michael Aherne | ... | Steven Clifford, Piano |
 | Angeline Ball | ... | Imelda Quirke, Backup Singer |
| Maria Doyle Kennedy | ... | Natalie Murphy, Backup Singer (as Maria Doyle) |
| 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 (quit) |
| Johnny Murphy | ... | Joey 'The Lips' Fagan, Trumpet |
| Ken McCluskey | ... | Derek Scully, Bass (as Kenneth McCluskey) |
| Andrew Strong | ... | Deco Cuffe |
 | Colm Meaney | ... | Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. |
 | Anne Kent | ... | Mrs. Rabbitte |
| Andrea Corr | ... | Sharon Rabbitte |
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118 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Canada:PG |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-8 |
Germany:12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Singapore:PG
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Alan Parker said that the reason he chose this project was because it combined two elements that make him the most comfortable: staging musical scenes and working with young people.
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Continuity: In the scene where they are driving in the fish'n'chips truck joey has a girl on the back of his Suzuki but when it cuts to the inside of the truck, Bernie is sitting inside the truck with everyone else.
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Quotes:
Unemployment Official:
Mr. Rabbitte, you've been collecting unemployment benefit for two years. Are you trying to tell me you can't get a job?
Jimmy Rabbitte: We're a third world country - what can you do?
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Jimmy Rabbitte: We're a third world country - what can you do?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Commitments: Looking Back (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Mustang Sally
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How does the movie end?Was "The Commitments" a real band or just made up for the story?
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The new DVD has come out and the movie is as wonderful as ever. The DVD extras are great, too. There is a wonderful "Making of" featurette and there is also a "Where are they now?" featurette. Two of the Commitmentettes are not in that special, so that's a bit disappointing, but it's great to see Robert Arkins and most of the band. The Sax player (Félim Goram) is as sexy as ever. Andrew Strong looks exactly the same! I guess he looked 30 when he was 16 and will continue to look 30 well into his dotage. The director commentary is enjoyable although Alan Parker tends to repeat himself a bit too often. My friend was pulling out her hair the 100th time he said that All the performances were recorded while shooting, there were no pre-recorded tracks, and they started with the close-ups to make continuity easier. Mr. Parker, I will never forget it! Get the DVD because it's all worth it and if you're like me, the VHS cassette was wearing out from repeated viewings and needed to be replaced anyway. Wonderful, wonderful film!