The pair starred in and wrote the score for John Kearney's romantic fable, Once, going on to win an Oscar for Best Song - and giving a heartfelt acceptance speech that made global headlines. Hansard has since recorded two solo albums - one of which, Didn't He Ramble, was nominated for a Grammy Award this year - and had a guest role on NBC series, Parenthood.
With his inimitable voice, Strong's future as a musician was all but assured. His career was kick-started with a Grammy Award nomination in , the same year he appeared in the film at the age of Currently, he divides his time between his solo endeavours and a side-project entitled the Bone Yard Boys, playing to packed houses across Europe and Australia.
As the main pin-up, it was widely believed that Arkins would become the film's breakout star. Arkins moved into film soundtrack work in recent years and reportedly lives in Dublin, is married and has two children. Van Morrison and Rory Gallagher were mooted for the role of the enigmatic trumpeter, however, it is thought that director Alan Parker wanted an experienced actor to mentor the mainly untrained cast.
The beloved actor died of respiratory failure in February of this year. Enjoying successful dual careers since her acting debut as Natalie Murphy, Maria went onto deliver a string of high-profile performances in hit shows Queer as Folk, The Tudors, Orphan Black and Dexter.
She starred in UTV's big-budget blockbuster, Titanic and became one of television's most hated women thanks to a wicked performance as evil Mrs Bates in Downton Abbey. Most recently, she starred in horror smash hit, The Conjuring 2.
Musically, she had success alongside husband Kieran Kennedy with The Black Velvet Band before launching herself as a solo artist. It's the iconic film that put Dublin's northside on the map, but when the stage version of The Commitments arrives in the capital after a two-year run in London's West End, it will be crossing the Liffey for the bright lights of the Bord Gais Energy Theatre.
I just regretted having to talk about it forever. It overshadowed my own band. Overall though, the film proved a critical triumph. Murphy also happened to be the only member of the cast to not play their own instruments.
In one scene, Jimmy shows Joey a newspaper article about The Commitments, in which the musician turned activist Bob Geldof is mentioned. The film did however, secure a wide release in North America by its fourth week, in which it made it to the number three position at the domestic box office.
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Alan Parker. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Funny, musical and occasionally dramatic, this is the story of tumultuous rise and fall of a Dublin Soul band, The Commitments. All the heart All the soul All the music Rated R for language.
Did you know Edit. Trivia The kid on the skateboard who appears outside Jimmy's window during the first third of the movie when the band are recruiting members is Peter Rowen , the then boy from the covers of U2 's "Boy" and "War" albums.
At the time this movie was filmed, he owned a skate shop in Dublin and was a champion skateboarder. Goofs In the last club scene, an acoustic piano can clearly be heard, but only a Fender Rhodes piano is seen. Quotes Jimmy Rabbitte : Do you not get it, lads? User reviews Review. Top review. Funny, heartbreaking and true. Who needs expensive movie stars when a group of unknowns can light up the screen like this lot? On paper, it sounds like a failure - a cast comprising almost entirely of untrained and untested performers, set in working class Dublin, based on the novella by Roddy Doyle.
By God, does it defy expectations. Jimmy Rabbitte is a working class Dublin lad who's been collecting unemployment benefits for two years. But he dreams of bigger things, namely making it big in the music industry.
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