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"Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud."
Dublin lad Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) has a dream. He wants to organize "the hardest working band" in Ireland. He gets together some of his Northside pals and auditions others who respond to ads he's run in the paper. He's really not quite sure what kind of band he wants to have but as he thinks on it, he decides he wants it to be a black soul band popularized in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s. This plan solidifies when a man old enough to be Jimmy's father appears on his doorstep to join the band. Trumpet player Joey 'The Lips' Fagan (Johnny Murphy) claims he played with the greats including Wilson Picket.
After many struggles, the band finally starts to get some recognition in Dublin. But can they survive their own in-fighting?
Others in the amazing and mostly unknown cast include: Michael Aherne as the straight-laced piano player Steven Clifford; Dave Finnegan as the brawling drummer Mickah Wallace; Angeline Ball, Maria Kennedy, and Bronagh Gallagher as the backup singers Imelda, Natalie, and Bernie; Félim Gormley as the blossoming sax player Dean Fay; Glen Hansard as the guitarist Outspan Foster; Dick Massey as the original drummer who quit Billy Mooney; Ken McCluskey as the quiet bass player Derek Scully; and Andrew Strong as the superb but cocky pig lead singer Deco Cuffe. Colm Meaney playes Jimmy Rabbitte's father.
Totally fabulous music here!
Directed by Alan Parker.
Run time: 1 hour, 59 minutes
Rated R for language.
My personal rating: B+
Dublin lad Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) has a dream. He wants to organize "the hardest working band" in Ireland. He gets together some of his Northside pals and auditions others who respond to ads he's run in the paper. He's really not quite sure what kind of band he wants to have but as he thinks on it, he decides he wants it to be a black soul band popularized in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s. This plan solidifies when a man old enough to be Jimmy's father appears on his doorstep to join the band. Trumpet player Joey 'The Lips' Fagan (Johnny Murphy) claims he played with the greats including Wilson Picket.
After many struggles, the band finally starts to get some recognition in Dublin. But can they survive their own in-fighting?
Others in the amazing and mostly unknown cast include: Michael Aherne as the straight-laced piano player Steven Clifford; Dave Finnegan as the brawling drummer Mickah Wallace; Angeline Ball, Maria Kennedy, and Bronagh Gallagher as the backup singers Imelda, Natalie, and Bernie; Félim Gormley as the blossoming sax player Dean Fay; Glen Hansard as the guitarist Outspan Foster; Dick Massey as the original drummer who quit Billy Mooney; Ken McCluskey as the quiet bass player Derek Scully; and Andrew Strong as the superb but cocky pig lead singer Deco Cuffe. Colm Meaney playes Jimmy Rabbitte's father.
Totally fabulous music here!
Directed by Alan Parker.
Run time: 1 hour, 59 minutes
Rated R for language.
My personal rating: B+
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