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The Commitments is a 1991 musical comedy-drama film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by Doyle, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
May 26, 2022 · The Commitments. This year marks 31 years since a movie about a group of Dubliners who form a band to play American soul was unleashed into the world. Know it yet? The Commitments has grown...
- MUSICAL ABILITY WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO ALAN PARKER THAN ACTING EXPERIENCE. Alan Parker cast mostly unknown actors in The Commitments, and judged potential cast members on their ability as musicians, as well as how they read the script.
- THE COMMITMENTS SPAWNED THE CORRS. All four members of The Corrs had small parts in The Commitments, which was the first time they'd worked together.
- THE SKATEBOARDER HAD A LINK TO U2. YouTube. Unlike most of the rest of the cast, Peter Rowen—the young man seen skateboarding outside Jimmy's window when the band is recruiting new members—had been in front of a camera on a professional basis before.
- ANDREW STRONG AUDITIONED BY ACCIDENT. The Commitments's 16-year-old front man, whose voice dominates the soundtrack, only went along to the audition because the producers wanted his dad, Irish soul singer Rob Strong, to audition.
Based on the novel by Roddy Doyle, originally a schoolteacher in deprived North Dublin, The Commitments is something of a rags-to-riches story that sees the group fall just short of stardom – mainly due to inter-band bickering – but offers them a glimpse of hope.
Aug 14, 2021 · Wannabe-impresario Jimmy Rabbitte has a question: “Have you got soul?” The question opens an ad Jimmy has placed in a Dublin paper aimed at recruiting members for a new R&B band. It also underpins...
The Commitments: Directed by Alan Parker. With Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy. Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
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Aug 14, 1991 · The Commitments is a musical comedy-drama that tells the story of a group of working-class Dubliners who form a soul band. Managed by the ambitious Jimmy Rabbitte, the band navigates the ups and downs of the music industry while capturing the essence of soul music.
