When Jimmy Rabbitte wants to start a band, he has open auditions at his house.
Director: Alan Parker
Stars: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Andrew Strong.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101605/
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14 songs in the Soundtracks.
AS was 16 when he auditioned for the role of the lead singer, the son of an Irish soul singer. This is his only film credit, but he has tour dates for 2019.
Really wonderful music, performed well. The group is very amateurish to begin with, but melds together well, and most songs are performed in toto. But the band mates are very contentious, ridiculously so.
Based on a novel. From the featurettes: these are musicians combed from the Dublin club scene, not professional actors.
Rated 7.6 (29,537)
distr. Fox, dir. Parker; 7+
