Trainspotting (1996)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writers:

Irvine Welsh (novel)
John Hodge (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 July 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose your future. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?

Plot:

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.

Plot Keywords:

Drug Addict | Disturbing | Film With Ambiguous Title | Kicked In The Crotch | Drugs

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 18 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Ewan McGregor	...	Renton
Ewen Bremner	...	Spud
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Sick Boy
Kevin McKidd	...	Tommy
Robert Carlyle	...	Begbie
Kelly Macdonald	...	Diane
Peter Mullan	...	Swanney
James Cosmo	...	Mr. Renton
Eileen Nicholas	...	Mrs. Renton
Susan Vidler	...	Allison
Pauline Lynch	...	Lizzy
Shirley Henderson	...	Gail
Stuart McQuarrie	...	Gavin / US Tourist
Irvine Welsh	...	Mikey Forrester
Dale Winton	...	Game Show Host

Also Known As:

Ferrovipathes (Canada: French title) [fr]
Sin límites (Mexico) (video box title) [es]
Trainspotting (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Trainspotting (Czech Republic) [cs]
Trainspotting (Denmark) [da]
Trainspotting (France) [fr]
Trainspotting (Slovakia) [sk]
Trainspotting (Spain) [es]
Trainspotting (Portugal) [pt]
Trainspotting (Slovenia) [sl]
Trainspotting (Poland) [pl]
Trainspotting - Neue Helden (Germany) [de]
Trainspotting - Sem Limites (Brazil) [pt]
Vida en el abismo, La (Mexico) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic heroin use and resulting depravity, strong language, sex, nudity and some violence.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Brazil:18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (DVD rating) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Israel:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:R(A) | South Africa:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Corrour Station, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Company:

Channel Four Films

Trivia:

Many of the book's stories and characters were dropped in order to create a cohesive movie script of adequate length.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Renton has sex with the girl, he has nothing on his penis, but once he gets kicked out into the hallway, we see him pull a condom off.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: [narrating] Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Closet Romantic

Amazing

I may only be young but not many films can effect me like 'Trainspotting'.It is able to pull you into the lives of the characters and makes you empathetic to their feelings while still in-keeping with Boyles contemporary look and style of film making.Its give you a different look about being Scottish which many of my friends have pointed out.Ewan Mc Gregor shows his best acting skills he shows that he has an amazing way of keeping you watching.He has proved himself a skilled actor and has contributed greatly to the British film industry.We are thankful.Its a film i can watch over and over again and still smile at the end.NOt one to miss.A must see!!