Reviewers praised the music, performances and humour, while criticism was occasionally aimed at the pacing and Parker's direction. The Commitments underperformed at the North American box office, grossing $14.9 million during its theatrical run. Principal photography commenced in Dublin, from late August 1990 to October of that year. The film's young lead actors were mostly inexperienced, and were cast because of their musical backgrounds and resemblance to the characters in the novel. An international co-production between Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom, The Commitments was the first film produced by Beacon Pictures, which provided an estimated budget of $12–15 million. Upon reading the novel, Parker signed on as the film's director in 1989. Doyle spent one year working on the script before Myles brought in veteran screenwriters Clement and La Frenais to help complete it. Producers Lynda Myles and Roger Randall-Cutler acquired the film rights to the novel in 1988, and commissioned Doyle, a first-time screenwriter, to write an adaptation.
MUSIC PUB PHIBSBORO SERIES
The film is the first in a series known as The Barrytown Trilogy, followed by The Snapper (1993) and The Van (1996). Set in the Northside of Dublin, the film tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte ( Robert Arkins), a young music fanatic who assembles a group of working-class youths to form a soul band named "The Commitments". It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by Doyle, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. The Commitments is a 1991 musical comedy-drama film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle.
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