25 years on, and this Danny Boyle effort has lost little of it's authentic, gritty, potency. ...
Trainspotting
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 when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.
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Trainspotting
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 23, 1996
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, Crime
User Score
80%
Original Title
Trainspotting
Production Companies
Figment Films, The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company, Channel Four Films
Director
Danny Boyle
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$72,000,000
Description
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 when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.