Trainspotting (1996)

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Written by Irvine Welsh, John Hodge

Directed by Danny Boyle

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1996

Rating: 18 Certificate

Production Country: UK

Filmed in Colour

Smart, funny, sickly and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor, pictured) is a hero for our times.

Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never dreamt of, Trainspotting is the story of Mark and his so-called friends - a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies, played by Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle and Kevin McKidd.

Hilarious but harrowing, the film, based on Irvine Welsh's controversial novel, charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed, seemingly inevitably, towards self-destruction. Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to escape his fate, but then again, does he really want to "choose life"?

Cast

Image for Ewan McGregorEwan McGregorRenton
Image for Ewen BremnerEwen BremnerSpud
Image for Jonny Lee MillerJonny Lee MillerSick Boy
Image for Kevin McKiddKevin McKiddTommy
Image for Robert CarlyleRobert CarlyleBegbie
Image for Kelly MacdonaldKelly MacdonaldDiane
Peter MullanSwanney
James CosmoMr. Renton
Eileen NicholasMrs. Renton
Susan VidlerAllison
Pauline LynchLizzy
Shirley HendersonGail
Stuart McQuarrieGavin/US Tourist
Irvine WelshMikey Forrester
Image for Dale WintonDale WintonGame Show Host

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