| The Commitments (1991)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Robert Arkins |
Jimmy Rabbitte
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| Michael Aherne |
Steven Clifford
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| Angeline Ball |
Imelda Quirke
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| Maria Doyle Kennedy |
Natalie Murphy
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| Johnny Murphy |
Joey "The Lips" Fagan
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| Dave Finnegan |
Mickah Wallace
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| Andrew Strong |
Deco Cuffe
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| Bronagh Gallagher |
Bernie McGloughlin
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| Felim Gormley |
Dean Fay
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| Glen Hansard |
Outspan Foster
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| Félim Gormley |
Dean Fay, Sax
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| Dick Massey |
Billy Mooney, Drums (quit)
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| Gerard Cassoni |
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| Plot |
| "The Irish are the blacks of Europe, Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland, and the North Siders are the blacks of Dublin ... so say it loud — I'm black and I'm proud!" Or so Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) tells his slightly puzzled friends as he tries to assemble a rhythm &sblues show band in a working class community in Dublin in Alan Parker's film The Commitments. Jimmy is a would-be music business wheeler and dealer, and he's decided what Dublin needs is a top-shelf soul band. However, top-shelf soul musicians are hard to find in Dublin, so he has to make do with what he can find. However, after a long round of auditions, Jimmy makes two inspired discoveries: Deco (Andrew Strong), an abrasive and alcoholic streetcar conductor who nevertheless has a voice like the risen ghost of Otis Redding, and Joey "The Lips" Fagan (Johnny Murphy), a horn player who knows soul music backwards and forwards and claims to have played with everyone from Wilson Pickett to Elvis Presley. Before long, the band — called the Commitments — is packing them in at local clubs. But do they have what it takes to make the big time? Based on the novel by Roddy Doyle, who also co-wrote the screenplay, The Commitments is sparked by fine performances by its young cast and enthusiastic performances of a number of '60s soul classics; the cast, who play their own instruments, reassembled the band for a concert tour after the film became a hit. — Mark Deming |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama; Music |
| Director |
Alan Parker; Carol Mayes |
| Producer |
Lynda Myles; Roger Randall-Cutler |
| Writer |
Dick Clement; Ian La Frenais; Roddy Doyle |
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| Studio |
20th Century Fox |
| Country |
Ireland
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
116 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
8/14/1991 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
405 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
1/28/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Collector's Edition |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
024543112990 |
| Release Date |
3/16/2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Custom Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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Full-Length Audio Commentary by Director Alan Parker
"The Commitments: Looking Back
All-New "Dublin Soul" Featurette
2 Behind-the-Scenes "Making Of" Featurettes
Music Video: "Treat Her Right" with Introduction by Alan Parker and Robert Arkins
2 New Songs: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Taking On the World"
Still Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer, TV/Radio Spots and More!
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