Trainspotting (1996)
- Starring:
- Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, (more)
- Director(s):
- Danny Boyle
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Foreign
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Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically depressed Edinburgh. Like most of his friends, Renton is a heroin addict who loves the drug's blissful nothingness; financing his habit also provides excitement and challenges that his life otherwise lacks. Renton's two best friends are also junkies: Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), a snappy dresser obsessed with James Bond, and Spud (Ewan Bremner), a guileless nerd who suggests Pee Wee Herman's debauched cousin. Renton and his pals also hang out with Begbie (Robert Carlyle), a borderline psychotic who loathes junkies even though he drinks like a fish. After one too many brushes with the law, Renton kicks heroin and moves to London, where he finds a job, a flat, and something close to peace of mind. However, Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud all arrive at his doorstep on the trail of a big score, leading Renton back into drugs and crime. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast:
- Ewan McGregor - Mark Renton
- Jonny Lee Miller - Sick Boy
- Robert Carlyle - Francis Begbie
- Stuart McQuarrie - Gavin/US Tourist
- Vincent Friell - Diane's Father
- Finlay Welsh - Sheriff
- Kate Donnelly - Woman
- Eileen Nicholas - Mrs Renton
- Susan Vidler - Allison
- Hugh Ross - Man
- Shirley Henderson - Gail
- James Cosmo - Mr Renton
- Dale Winton - Game Show Host
- Andrew Macdonald - Flat Buyer
- Ewen Bremner - Spud
- Kevin McKidd - Tommy
- Kelly MacDonald - Diane
- Billy Riddoch - Gail's Father
- Victor Eadie - Man
- Eddie Nestor - Estate Agent
- Fiona Bell - Diane's Mother
- Peter Mullan - Swanney
- Pauline Lynch - Lizzy
- Keith Allen - Dealer
- Annie Louise Ross - Gail's Mother
- Irvine Welsh - Mikey
- Kevin Allen - Andreas
- Director(s):
- Danny Boyle
- Writer(s):
- John Hodge
- Producer(s):
- Andrew Macdonald
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Violence, Sexual Situations, Profanity, Substance Abuse)
- Categories:
- Foreign
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