Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: August 14, 1991
Runtime: 118 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (572 votes)
The Barrytown Trilogy

The Commitments
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.

The Snapper
Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.

The Van
In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.
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Cast

Robert Arkins
Jimmy Rabbitte

Michael Aherne
Steven Clifford

Angeline Ball
Imelda Quirke

Maria Doyle Kennedy
Natalie Murphy

Dave Finnegan
Mickah Wallace

Bronagh Gallagher
Bernie McGloughlin

Glen Hansard
Outspan Foster

Johnny Murphy
Joey 'The Lips' Fagan

Dick Massey
Billy Mooney

Andrew Strong
Deco Cuffe

Ken McCluskey
Derek Scully

Colm Meaney
Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.

Anne Kent
Mrs. Rabbitte

Andrea Corr
Sharon Rabbitte

Ger Ryan
Pawnbroker

Liam Carney
Duffy

Mark O'Regan
Father Molloy

Phelim Drew
Roddy the Reporter

Sean Hughes
Dave from Eeijit Records

Eanna MacLiam
Failed Drug Buyer

Maura O'Malley
Joey's Mother

Owen O'Gorman
Duffy's Sidekick

John Cronin
Kid with Horse

Sheila Flitton
Church Cleaner

Jim Corr
Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Sharon Corr
Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Caroline Corr
(uncredited)







