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  2. 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.

  3. About The Movie. 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.

  4. Oct 4, 2023 · Is The Commitments based on a true story? While The Commitments is a work of fiction, it authentically captures the spirit and music scene of working-class Dublin in the 1980s. 3.

  5. May 16, 2021 · It's 30 years since The Commitments - Alan Parker’s film based on the 1987 Roddy Doyle novel of the same name - burst onto cinema screens. The tale of unemployed Jimmy Rabbitte putting together a...

  6. The movie is based on a novel by Roddy Doyle, a North Dublin school teacher, but it is founded on charm. Parker introduces a Dickensian gallery of characters, throws them all into the pot, keeps them talking, and makes them sing a lot.

  7. Aug 24, 2016 · “The Commitments,” directed by Alan Parker and based on the novel by Roddy Doyle, braved the likes of “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” and “Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare” to be a ...

  8. Sep 28, 2021 · It’s a simple story. Based on the 1987 debut novel by Roddy Doyle and set in Dublin’s hardscrabble northside neighbourhoods, The Commitments centres on would-be music promoter Jimmy Rabbitte ...