They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
7.3
118 min
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.
Name | Character | Team | |
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Robert Arkins | Jimmy Rabbitte | Unowned |
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Michael Aherne | Steven Clifford | Unowned |
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Angeline Ball | Imelda Quirke | Unowned |
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Maria Doyle Kennedy | Natalie Murphy | Unowned |
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Dave Finnegan | Mickah Wallace | Unowned |
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Bronagh Gallagher | Bernie McGloughlin | Unowned |
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Glen Hansard | Outspan Foster | Unowned |
Félim Gormley | Dean Fay | Unowned | |
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Johnny Murphy | Joey 'The Lips' Fagan | Unowned |
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Dick Massey | Billy Mooney | Unowned |
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Andrew Strong | Deco Cuffe | Unowned |
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Ken McCluskey | Derek Scully | Unowned |
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Colm Meaney | Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. | Unowned |
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Anne Kent | Mrs. Rabbitte | Unowned |
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Andrea Corr | Sharon Rabbitte | Unowned |
Gerard Cassoni | Darren Rabbitte | Unowned | |
Ruth Fairclough | Rabbitte Twin | Unowned | |
Lindsay Fairclough | Rabbitte Twin | Unowned | |
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Ger Ryan | Pawnbroker | Unowned |
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Liam Carney | Duffy | Unowned |
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Mark O'Regan | Father Molloy | Unowned |
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Phelim Drew | Roddy the Reporter | Unowned |
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Sean Hughes | Dave from Eeijit Records | Unowned |
Philip Bredin | Ray | Unowned | |
Aoife Lawless | Imelda's Sister | Unowned | |
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Lance Daly | Kid with Harmonica | Unowned |
Conor Malone | Protest Song Singer | Unowned | |
Jezz Bell | Heavy Metal Singer | Unowned | |
Colm MacConiomare | Fiddler | Unowned | |
Emily Dawson | Punk Girl Singer | Unowned | |
Dave Kane | Coconuts Trio | Unowned | |
Kristel Harris | Coconuts Trio | Unowned | |
Maria Place | Coconuts Trio | Unowned | |
Brian MacAodha | Uileann Pipe Player | Unowned | |
Tricia Smith | Les Miserables Singer | Unowned | |
Canice William | Smiths' Song Singer | Unowned | |
Patrick Foy | Cajun Trio | Unowned | |
Jody Campbell | Cajun Trio | Unowned | |
Allan Murray | Cajun Trio | Unowned | |
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Eanna MacLiam | Failed Drug Buyer | Unowned |
Philomena Kavanagh | Rabbittes Neighbour | Unowned | |
Peter Rowen | Shy Skateboard Auditioner | Unowned | |
Eamonn O'Conner | Only De Lonely Singer | Unowned | |
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Maura O'Malley | Joey's Mother | Unowned |
Blaise Smith | Pool Hall Manager | Unowned | |
Derek Herbert | Duffy's Sidekick | Unowned | |
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Owen O'Gorman | Duffy's Sidekick | Unowned |
Pat Leavy | Unemployment Official | Unowned | |
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John Cronin | Kid with Horse | Unowned |
Rynagh O'Grady | Bernie's Mother | Unowned | |
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Sheila Flitton | Church Cleaner | Unowned |
Michael Bolger | Community Centre Kid | Unowned | |
Mick Nolan | Imelda's Father | Unowned | |
Eileen Reid | Imelda's Mother | Unowned | |
Bob Navan | Regency Pub Barman | Unowned | |
Derek Duggan | Photographer | Unowned | |
Paddy O'Connor | Rock Salmon Man | Unowned | |
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Jim Corr | Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band | Unowned |
Larry Hogan | Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band | Unowned | |
Bernard Keelan | Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band | Unowned | |
Ronan Hardiman | Dancehall Manager | Unowned | |
Mikel Murfi | Music Journalist | Unowned | |
Josylen Lyons | Deco's Fan | Unowned | |
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Winston Dennis | Man in Limo | Unowned |
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Alan Parker | Eejit Record Producer | Unowned |
Paul Bushnell | Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer | Unowned | |
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Sharon Corr | Fiddle Player (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Caroline Corr | (uncredited) | Unowned |
Michael O'Reilly | Greg | Unowned | |
Gilbert White | Aul lad with horse (uncredited) | Unowned |