MOVIE
Trainspotting
“Choose life.”
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.
Release / first air1996-02-23
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Crime
DirectorDanny Boyle
WriterJohn Hodge
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$71,981,823
ProductionFigment Films, The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company
Cast & Crew
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Ewan McGregorRenton
Ewen BremnerSpud
Jonny Lee MillerSick Boy
Kevin McKiddTommy
Robert CarlyleBegbie
Kelly MacdonaldDiane
Peter MullanSwanney
James CosmoRenton's Father
Eileen NicholasRenton's Mother
Susan VidlerAllisonPart of the Collection
Trainspotting Collection
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