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	\| cover = ~~The_commitments-the_commitments_vol_2~~.jpg		\| cover = The Commitments (album 2).jpg
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	{{Short description\|1991 film directed by Alan Parker}}		{{Short description\|1991 film directed by Alan Parker}}
	~~{{About\|the 1991 Irish film\|the 2001 American TV film\|Commitments (film)}}~~
	~~{{Good article}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2022}}~~
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = The Commitments		\| name = The Commitments
	\| image = The Commitments poster.~~png~~		\| image = The Commitments poster.jpg
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	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
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	==Legacy and aftermath==		==Legacy and aftermath==
	[[File:Corrs members.jpg\|thumb\|~~left~~\|200px\|Clockwise from top left: Siblings [[Andrea Corr\|Andrea]], [[Caroline Corr\|Caroline]], [[Jim Corr\|Jim]] and [[Sharon Corr]] achieved international stardom with their band [[The Corrs]] after the film's release.]]		[[File:Corrs members.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Clockwise from top left: Siblings [[Andrea Corr\|Andrea]], [[Caroline Corr\|Caroline]], [[Jim Corr\|Jim]] and [[Sharon Corr]] achieved international stardom with their band [[The Corrs]] after the film's release.]]

	''The Commitments'' has gained [[cult film\|cult status]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/are-these-the-best-irish-cult-films-ever-930542-May2013/\|title=Are these the best cult Irish films ever?\|date=30 May 2013\|work=[[TheJournal.ie]]\|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> and is regarded as one of the best Irish films ever made.<ref name="Best100">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/455170.stm\|title=Best 100 British films\|date=23 September 1999\|work=[[BBC News]]\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="TopTen">{{cite web\|url=http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Libr/zTopTenMovies.html\|title=Top Ten Irish Movies of all Time\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> An image of four of the actors, in character, was [[List of people on stamps of Ireland\|featured on an Irish postage stamp]] as part of the ''Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary'' series issued by [[An Post]]; the image includes lead singer Deco Cuffe (Andrew Strong), along with the three "Commitmentettes" – Imelda Quirke (Angeline Ball), Natalie Murphy (Maria Doyle Kennedy) and Bernie McGloughlin (Bronagh Gallagher).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.emerald-isle-gifts.com/irish-stamps---philately/commemoratives-1990-99/ireland-1996-irish-cinema-centenary-set-of-4-mnh-se-ten.asp \|title=Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary \|publisher=Emerald Isle Gifts, original stamps from [[An Post]] \|date=17 September 1996 \|access-date=4 July 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024747/http://www.emerald-isle-gifts.com/irish-stamps---philately/commemoratives-1990-99/ireland-1996-irish-cinema-centenary-set-of-4-mnh-se-ten.asp \|archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref> In 1999, the [[British Film Institute]] ranked the film at number 38 on its list of the "100 best British films of the century", based on votes from 1,000 leading figures of the [[film industry]].<ref name="Best100" /> In 2005, a poll conducted by [[Jameson Irish Whiskey\|Jameson]] and [[The Dubliner (magazine)\|The Dubliner]] ranked ''The Commitments'' the "Best Irish Film of All time", based on 10,000 votes.<ref name="TopTen" /> Following the film's release, the novel also gained popularity, becoming Doyle's most well-known work, which the author resented. "I dismissed ''The Commitments'' for a long, long time to the extent I forgot I had anything to do with it", he said.<ref name="ToBe">{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/23/the-commitments-west-end-musical\|title=The Commitments to be turned into West End musical\|first=Mark\|last=Brown\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|date=23 April 2013\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref>		''The Commitments'' has gained [[cult film\|cult status]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/are-these-the-best-irish-cult-films-ever-930542-May2013/\|title=Are these the best cult Irish films ever?\|date=30 May 2013\|work=[[TheJournal.ie]]\|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> and is regarded as one of the best Irish films ever made.<ref name="Best100">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/455170.stm\|title=Best 100 British films\|date=23 September 1999\|work=[[BBC News]]\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="TopTen">{{cite web\|url=http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Libr/zTopTenMovies.html\|title=Top Ten Irish Movies of all Time\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> An image of four of the actors, in character, was [[List of people on stamps of Ireland\|featured on an Irish postage stamp]] as part of the ''Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary'' series issued by [[An Post]]; the image includes lead singer Deco Cuffe (Andrew Strong), along with the three "Commitmentettes" – Imelda Quirke (Angeline Ball), Natalie Murphy (Maria Doyle Kennedy) and Bernie McGloughlin (Bronagh Gallagher).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.emerald-isle-gifts.com/irish-stamps---philately/commemoratives-1990-99/ireland-1996-irish-cinema-centenary-set-of-4-mnh-se-ten.asp \|title=Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary \|publisher=Emerald Isle Gifts, original stamps from [[An Post]] \|date=17 September 1996 \|access-date=4 July 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024747/http://www.emerald-isle-gifts.com/irish-stamps---philately/commemoratives-1990-99/ireland-1996-irish-cinema-centenary-set-of-4-mnh-se-ten.asp \|archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref> In 1999, the [[British Film Institute]] ranked the film at number 38 on its list of the "100 best British films of the century", based on votes from 1,000 leading figures of the [[film industry]].<ref name="Best100" /> In 2005, a poll conducted by [[Jameson Irish Whiskey\|Jameson]] and [[The Dubliner (magazine)\|The Dubliner]] ranked ''The Commitments'' the "Best Irish Film of All time", based on 10,000 votes.<ref name="TopTen" /> Following the film's release, the novel also gained popularity, becoming Doyle's most well-known work, which the author resented. "I dismissed ''The Commitments'' for a long, long time to the extent I forgot I had anything to do with it", he said.<ref name="ToBe">{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/23/the-commitments-west-end-musical\|title=The Commitments to be turned into West End musical\|first=Mark\|last=Brown\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|date=23 April 2013\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref>
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	===''The Barrytown Trilogy''===		===''The Barrytown Trilogy''===
	[[File:Colm Meaney - Cannes.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|[[Colm Meaney]] has appeared in all three films based on Doyle's ''Barrytown Trilogy'' of novels.]]		[[File:Colm Meaney - Cannes.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|[[Colm Meaney]] has appeared in all three films based on Doyle's ''Barrytown Trilogy'' of novels.]]
	~~{{Main\|The Barrytown Trilogy}}~~
	''The Commitments'' is the first book in Doyle's series known as ''The Barrytown Trilogy'', followed by ''[[The Snapper (novel)\|The Snapper]]'' (1990) and ''[[The Van (novel)\|The Van]]'' (1991). While all three novels focus on the Rabbitte family, Doyle expressed that he was not interested in writing or producing sequels to the 1991 film adaptation, stating, "I hope it's never made. I just think that, whereas ''The Commitments'' was very much a labour of love, ''Commitments 2'' is definitely an act of cynicism."<ref name="White 2001 34" />		''The Commitments'' is the first book in Doyle's series known as ''The Barrytown Trilogy'', followed by ''[[The Snapper (novel)\|The Snapper]]'' (1990) and ''[[The Van (novel)\|The Van]]'' (1991). While all three novels focus on the Rabbitte family, Doyle expressed that he was not interested in writing or producing sequels to the 1991 film adaptation, stating, "I hope it's never made. I just think that, whereas ''The Commitments'' was very much a labour of love, ''Commitments 2'' is definitely an act of cynicism."<ref name="White 2001 34" />

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	===Stage production===		===Stage production===
	~~{{Main\|The Commitments (musical)}}~~
	Doyle's novel inspired a 2013 [[Musical theatre\|musical]] stage production, directed by British theatre director [[Jamie Lloyd (director)\|Jamie Lloyd]].<ref name="WestEnd">{{cite news\|title=Commitments West End\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/23/the-commitments-west-end-musical\|work=The Guardian \| location=London\|first=Mark\|last=Brown\|date=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/commitments-turned-musical-roddy-doyle-1850124 \| title=The Commitments to be turned into musical by Roddy Doyle after novel and film success\|work=[[Daily Mirror]]\|date=23 April 2013\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> Following the film's success, Doyle had previously turned down offers to adapt his novel into a stage production.<ref name="ToBe" /><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.irishpost.co.uk/entertainment/interview-roddy-doyle-on-the-commitments-musical\|title=Roddy Doyle on The Commitments musical\|publisher=[[The Irish Post]]\|work=irishpost.co.uk\|date=24 April 2013\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> ''The Commitments'' began previews on 21 September 2013 in London's [[West End theatre\|West End]] at the [[Palace Theatre, London\|Palace Theatre]]. Its official opening night was on 8 October 2013.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Commitments West End\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/23/the-commitments-west-end-musical\|work=The Guardian \| location=London\|first=Mark\|last=Brown\|date=4 July 2016}}</ref> The show had more than 1,000 performances before officially closing in London on 1 November 2015. It has been announced that a United Kingdom and Ireland tour will commence in 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/commitments-musical-close-london-west-end_37865.html\|title=The Commitments to close in November\|publisher=WhatsOnStage.com\|date=21 May 2015\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref>		Doyle's novel inspired a 2013 [[Musical theatre\|musical]] stage production, directed by British theatre director [[Jamie Lloyd (director)\|Jamie Lloyd]].<ref name="WestEnd">{{cite news\|title=Commitments West End\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/23/the-commitments-west-end-musical\|work=The Guardian \| location=London\|first=Mark\|last=Brown\|date=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/commitments-turned-musical-roddy-doyle-1850124 \| title=The Commitments to be turned into musical by Roddy Doyle after novel and film success\|work=[[Daily Mirror]]\|date=23 April 2013\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> Following the film's success, Doyle had previously turned down offers to adapt his novel into a stage production.<ref name="ToBe" /><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.irishpost.co.uk/entertainment/interview-roddy-doyle-on-the-commitments-musical\|title=Roddy Doyle on The Commitments musical\|publisher=[[The Irish Post]]\|work=irishpost.co.uk\|date=24 April 2013\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> ''The Commitments'' began previews on 21 September 2013 in London's [[West End theatre\|West End]] at the [[Palace Theatre, London\|Palace Theatre]]. Its official opening night was on 8 October 2013.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Commitments West End\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/23/the-commitments-west-end-musical\|work=The Guardian \| location=London\|first=Mark\|last=Brown\|date=4 July 2016}}</ref> The show had more than 1,000 performances before officially closing in London on 1 November 2015. It has been announced that a United Kingdom and Ireland tour will commence in 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/commitments-musical-close-london-west-end_37865.html\|title=The Commitments to close in November\|publisher=WhatsOnStage.com\|date=21 May 2015\|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref>

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[BFI Top 100 British films]]

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{wikiquote\|The Commitments}}~~
	* ''[http://alanparker.com/film/the-commitments/ The Commitments]'' at [http://alanparker.com/ AlanParker.com]		* ''[http://alanparker.com/film/the-commitments/ The Commitments]'' at [http://alanparker.com/ AlanParker.com]
	* {{IMDb title\|0101605\|The Commitments}}		* {{IMDb title\|0101605\|The Commitments}}
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	~~{{Alan Parker}}~~
	~~{{Roddy Doyle}}~~
	{{Clement and La Frenais}}		{{Clement and La Frenais}}
	~~{{BAFTA Best Film 1981–2000}}~~

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