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Trainspotting

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
749K
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POPULARITY
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Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
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Dark ComedyPsychological DramaDrama

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

  • Director
    • Danny Boyle
  • Writers
    • Irvine Welsh
    • John Hodge
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Ewen Bremner
    • Jonny Lee Miller
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    749K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    735
    35
    • Director
      • Danny Boyle
    • Writers
      • Irvine Welsh
      • John Hodge
    • Stars
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Ewen Bremner
      • Jonny Lee Miller
    • 740User reviews
    • 143Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #172
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 23 wins & 35 nominations total

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    Clip 1:21
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    Photos216

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    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Renton
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • Spud
    Jonny Lee Miller
    Jonny Lee Miller
    • Sick Boy
    Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd
    • Tommy
    Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle
    • Begbie
    Kelly Macdonald
    Kelly Macdonald
    • Diane
    Peter Mullan
    Peter Mullan
    • Swanney
    James Cosmo
    James Cosmo
    • David Renton
    Eileen Nicholas
    Eileen Nicholas
    • Cathy Renton
    Susan Vidler
    Susan Vidler
    • Allison
    Pauline Lynch
    Pauline Lynch
    • Lizzy
    Shirley Henderson
    Shirley Henderson
    • Gail
    Stuart McQuarrie
    Stuart McQuarrie
    • Gavin…
    Irvine Welsh
    Irvine Welsh
    • Mikey Forrester
    Dale Winton
    Dale Winton
    • Game Show Host
    Keith Allen
    Keith Allen
    • Dealer
    Kevin Allen
    Kevin Allen
    • Andreas
    Annie Louise Ross
    Annie Louise Ross
    • Gail's Mother
    • (as Ann-Louise Ross)
    • Director
      • Danny Boyle
    • Writers
      • Irvine Welsh
      • John Hodge
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Although it looks thoroughly off-putting, the feces in the Worst Toilet in Scotland scene was actually made from chocolate and smelled quite pleasant.
    • Goofs
      After Renton has sex with Diane, he has nothing on his penis, but once he gets kicked out into the hallway, he pulls a condom off.
    • Quotes

      Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: We took morphine, diamorphine, cyclizine, codeine, temazepam, nitrazepam, phenobarbitone, sodium amytal, dextropropoxyphene, methadone, nalbuphine, pethidine, pentazocine, buprenorphine, dextromoramide, chlormethiazole. The streets are awash with drugs you can have for unhappiness and pain, and we took them all. Fuck it, we would have injected vitamin C if only they'd made it illegal.

    • Crazy credits
      The voice-over during the end of the end credits cites the seven movies in which Sean Connery played "James Bond".
    • Alternate versions
      The Special Edition did not feature the trailer and video. These were available in the Green Edition. UK 'Green Edition' video release is in widescreen format and includes the nine extra scenes featured in the box set special edition, the original theatrical trailer (which doesn't use any of the film's footage) and the complete promotional video of Underworld's Born Slippy, the hit song spawned from the soundtrack.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Courage Under Fire/Walking and Talking/Trainspotting/Harriet the Spy (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Lust for Life
      Performed by Iggy Pop

      Words and Music by Iggy Pop / David Bowie

      Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd/EMI Virgin Music Ltd/Tintoretto Music

      Administered by RZO Music

      Courtesy of Virgin Records America Inc

    User reviews740

    Featured review
    10/10

    Sublimely excellent

    After reading some of the reviews that trash this film I had to speak up.

    This film is gritty and dirty. There is content which is not pleasant, swearing and violence amounts other things. What else would you expect a film about drug addiction to be about? Well more than that actually, it about choices and what you Choose! Never at any point did this film make drugs look at all appealing to me in any way, I never did understand why so many people thought that it did. At no point did it ever say "Look at this, its cool." For those who think the level of swearing in this film is too much then they clearly haven't spent any time with working class people in Britain, not just Scotland. I being one of them can say its fairly accurate in that account.

    That being said, those things do not take anything away from the film, the quality of plot and story, or the acting which is Stunning! Robert Carlise as Begbe was excellent, and Ewan MacGregor shined. Also the character Spud was worth a mention he really was quite good.

    This film is in my Opinion a work of Genius, that represents the book accurately.
    • lucidshard
    • Dec 9, 2004
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 9, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trainspotting: La vida en el abismo
    • Filming locations
      • Corrour Railway Station, Highland, Scotland, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Miramax
      • Channel Four Films
      • Figment Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,491,080
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $262,673
      • Jul 21, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,992,984
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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