Overview:
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya 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.| Status: | Released (1991-08-14) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 12 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $14,919,570 |
| Screen: | Roddy Doyle, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais |
| Productions: | Beacon Pictures, Beacon Communications, First Film Company, Dirty Hands Productions |
| Production Countries: | Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Gaeilge |
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Crews
- 42119: Gale Tattersall - Director of Photography - Camera
- 70146: Wilson Pickett - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 9163: Gerry Hambling - Editor - Editing
- 9168: Alan Parker - Director - Directing
- 38937: Ian La Frenais - Screenplay - Writing
- 50872: Lynda Myles - Producer - Production
- 70144: Roddy Doyle - Screenplay - Writing
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"Jimmy" (Robert Arkins) is a bit of a restless, creative, spirit and a man who is bored with the Dublin music scene. To rectify matters, he and his pal "Joey" (Johnny Murphy) - aka 'The Lips" decide to hold auditions to create a band. A band with an unique sound to challenge the prev ....
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