They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
1991 · R · 1h 58m · Comedy, Drama, Music
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)…
Director: Alan Parker
Writers: Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement, Roddy Doyle
Music by: Wilson Pickett
Cinematography: Gale Tattersall
Editor: Gerry Hambling
Box office: $15M · Budget: $12M · Rated 7.3/10 by 617 viewers
Part of the The Barrytown Trilogy franchise.