T2 Trainspotting (2017)

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writers:

John Hodge, Irvine Welsh (based on the books Porno and Trainspotting by)

Stars:

Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller

6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ewan McGregor	...	Renton
Logan Gillies	...	Simon (aged 9)
Ben Skelton	...	Renton (aged 9)
Aiden Haggarty	...	Spud (aged 9)
Daniel Smith	...	Begbie (aged 9)
Elijah Wolf	...	Tommy (aged 9)
Robert Carlyle	...	Begbie / Begbie's Father
Steven Robertson	...	Stoddart
Ewen Bremner	...	Spud
John Kazek	...	Tom (Rehab Group)
Shirley Henderson	...	Gail
Charlie Hardie	...	Fergus (aged 9)
Scott Aitken	...	Farmer
Gordon Kennedy	...	Tulloch
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Simon

Storyline

First there was an opportunity......then there was a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they are all lined up to welcome him, ready to join the dance.

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Plot Keywords:

old friends reunited | sequel | drugs | escape from prison | snorting cocaine | 

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Taglines:

Face your past. Choose your future.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug use, language throughout, strong sexual content, graphic nudity and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Twitter

Country:

UK

Language:

English Bulgarian Scots

Release Date:

31 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Porno

Filming Locations:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$170,575, 19 March 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,402,004

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$42,091,497

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artbees,DNA Films,Decibel Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Irvine Welsh: Begbie's friend Mikey Forrester.

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Goofs

Spud and Renton both state that Renton left Spud £4,000 at the end of Trainspotting. "His share." If you go back and watch Trainspotting the money is in £2,000 bundles. Renton only leaves 1 bundle in the box at the airport.

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Quotes

Veronika: What's 'Choose life'?
Renton: What?
Veronika: 'Choose life'. Simon says it sometimes. He says "Choose life, Veronika!"
Renton: 'Choose life'. 'Choose life' was a well meaning slogan from a 1980's anti-drug campaign and we used to add things to it, so I might say for example, choose... designer lingerie, in the vain hope of kicking some life back into a dead relationship. Choose handbags, choose high-heeled shoes, cashmere and silk, to make yourself feel what passes for happy. Choose an iPhone made in China by a woman ...

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Crazy Credits

The initial final credits appear over modified scenes of tower blocks and other buildings being demolished. Once the cast credits appear, the background changes to amorphous, swirling, mainly black/ white/ grey shapes.

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Connections

Referenced in Film Discussions: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Film Discussion and Review (2017)

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Soundtracks

Rain or Shine
Performed by Young Fathers
Written by Graham Hastings, Kayus Bankole, Alloysious Massaquoi & Timothy London
Courtesy of Big Dada
Published by Just Isn't Music

User Reviews

Masterful on its own merits, respectful to its predecessor.

T2 is all you could hope a sequel can be. Independent and respectful to its predecessor while standing on its own merits as a great movie, art even, powerful maybe. 20 years on things have changed,mostly. It's funny,sad and mature above all else. Boyles directing is complemented with a great script and beautiful cinematography. On to the important aspects, the film plays cleverly With nostalgia without depending on it,giving the audience of the 1996 cult classic something to savor, while also standing independently as an entertaining and even inventive film. Performances are a solid as you'd expect, Robert Carlyle returns in a fantastic albeit expected performance as begbie. The film introduces the advancement in technology over the intervening years with inventive and clever special effects, however the original also boasted some amazing trick of the lens. Finally upon leaving the cinema one gets a feeling of bittersweet and sorrowful fulfillment, the characters we've come to know over the last 20 years hive us nearly two hours of nostalgia packed entertainment, yet one can't help but long for its energetic,frenetic and classic predecessor, no matter how good its sequel is, and it is.