Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick 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.
Full Cast of The Commitments
Bronagh Gallagher
as Bernie McGloughlin
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Glen Hansard
as Outspan Foster
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Colm Meaney
as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
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Félim Gormley
as Dean Fay
Gerard Cassoni
as Darren Rabbitte
Ruth Fairclough
as Rabbitte Twin
Lindsay Fairclough
as Rabbitte Twin
Michael O'Reilly
as Greg
Philip Bredin
as Ray
Aoife Lawless
as Imelda's Sister
Lance Daly
as Kid with Harmonica
Conor Malone
as Protest Song Singer
Jezz Bell
as Heavy Metal Singer
Colm MacConiomare
as Fiddler
Emily Dawson
as Punk Girl Singer
Dave Kane
as Coconuts Trio
Kristel Harris
as Coconuts Trio
Maria Place
as Coconuts Trio
Brian MacAodha
as Uileann Pipe Player
Tricia Smith
as Les Miserables Singer
Canice William
as Smiths' Song Singer
Patrick Foy
as Cajun Trio
Jody Campbell
as Cajun Trio
Allan Murray
as Cajun Trio
Philomena Kavanagh
as Rabbittes Neighbour
Peter Rowen
as Shy Skateboard Auditioner
Eamonn O'Conner
as Only De Lonely Singer
Maura O'Malley
as Joey's Mother
Blaise Smith
as Pool Hall Manager
Derek Herbert
as Duffy's Sidekick
Pat Leavy
as Unemployment Official
Rynagh O'Grady
as Bernie's Mother
Michael Bolger
as Community Centre Kid
Mick Nolan
as Imelda's Father
Eileen Reid
as Imelda's Mother
Bob Navan
as Regency Pub Barman
Derek Duggan
as Photographer
Paddy O'Connor
as Rock Salmon Man
Larry Hogan
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
Bernard Keelan
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
Ronan Hardiman
as Dancehall Manager
Mikel Murfi
as Music Journalist
Josylen Lyons
as Deco's Fan
Paul Bushnell
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer
Crew of The Commitments
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