Trainspotting
“Choose life.”
1996•R•1h 34m•8.0•Released
DramaCrime
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
Director
Danny Boyle
Writer
John Hodge
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$72M
Languages
English
Studio
Figment Films
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
Renton's Father
Eileen Nicholas
Renton's Mother
Susan Vidler
Allison
Pauline Lynch
Lizzy
Shirley Henderson
Gail
Stuart McQuarrie
Gavin
Irvine Welsh
Mikey Forrester
Dale Winton
Game Show Host
Production
Company
Figment Films
Company
The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company
Company
DNA Films
Company
Film4 Productions
Producer
Andrew Macdonald
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