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The Acid House (1998) 6.1
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Reviews: 46 user | 26 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com Three twisted tales of abuse, drugs, displaced personalities and insect life by Scottish writer Irving Welsh. Director:Paul McGuigan |
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Boab (segment "The Granton Star Cause")
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God (segment "The Granton Star Cause") /
Drunk (segment "A Soft Touch") /
Priest (segment "The Acid House")
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Tambo (segment "The Granton Star Cause")
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Grant (segment "The Granton Star Cause")
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Parkie (segment "The Granton Star Cause")
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Barman (segment "The Granton Star Cause")
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Boab Snr (segment "The Granton Star Cause")
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Doreen (segment "The Granton Star Cause")
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PC Cochrane (segment "The Granton Star Cause")
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Workmate ("The Granton Star Case") /
Deck ("A Soft Touch")
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Workmate (segment "The Granton Star Cause") /
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Three twisted tales from the seamy side of Scotland and the mind of Irvine Welsh. The Granton Star Cause: in the same day a young Leith lad is dumped by his football team, his girlfriend and his parents, arrested and beaten up by the police and turned into a fly by God, whom he meets in a pub. The Soft Touch: a man is too soft to do anything when his wife moves in with the thug upstairs. The Acid House: while tripping on acid, Coco Bryce is struck by lightning, causing him to switch bodies with a newborn baby. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@bigpond.com>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 January 1999 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Acid House See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$7,459 (USA) (6 August 1999)Gross:
$142,783 (USA) (3 December 1999)Company Credits
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Written and Performed by Dimitri From Paris (as Dimitri from Paris)
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The film was deemed deeply offensive by the UK tabloid press for its inclusion of a swearing, foul-mouthed God. See more »Quotes
Colin 'Coco' Bryce: [about to be breast-fed] Phwoar, ya dirty cunt, ye. You've got some set a' jugs on ye, right enough, doll. Business gear.See more »
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"Toujours L'Amore"Written and Performed by Dimitri From Paris (as Dimitri from Paris)
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"The Acid House" is a series of three short stories penned by "Trainspotting" novelist Irvine Welsh, and true to his style, it is inspired by a terribly bad acid trip. Being a huge fan of Irvine Welsh, I had high hopes for this film, but I was also aware that it would most likely not be as good as Trainspotting. It wasn't, but a good movie all the same.
The first story is about a 23 year old soccer player who is booted out by his mates, gets kicked out of his parents house, looses his girlfriend, and looses his job all in the space of a few hours. After all this, he "meets God". The second concerns a very disturbed couple with a newborn baby, and their wacky neighbor who moves into the flat above them. And the third, and best, of them is about a young man who is struck by lightning after taking a hit of acid and his soul is transfered into the body of a newborn baby. Very strange stories, only Irvine Welsh could have done these.
As a movie, it has all the basic ingredients, save for a few dodgy dialogue bits here and there. All the actors involve give their best, and it was a pretty satisfying and mind boggling experience. It isn't as well laid out as "Trainspotting", though, so people expecting a new "Trainspotting" might not get what they expect.