Watch Trainspotting (1996) Official Trailer
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8 / 10 IMDb February 23, 1996 1h 34m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 34m
Release Date
February 23, 1996
Genre
Drama, Crime
Status
Released
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$71,981,823
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Cast
Ewan McGregor
as Renton
Ewen Bremner
as Spud
Jonny Lee Miller
as Sick Boy
Kevin McKidd
as Tommy
Robert Carlyle
as Begbie
Kelly Macdonald
as Diane
Peter Mullan
as Swanney
James Cosmo
as Renton's Father
Eileen Nicholas
as Renton's Mother
Susan Vidler
as Allison
Pauline Lynch
as Lizzy
Shirley Henderson
as Gail
Stuart McQuarrie
as Gavin
Irvine Welsh
as Mikey Forrester
Dale Winton
as Game Show Host
Keith Allen
as Dealer
Kevin Allen
as Andreas
Annie Louise Ross
as Gail's Mother
Billy Riddoch
as Gail's Father
Fiona Bell
as Diane's Mother
Production Companies
Figment Films
The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company
DNA Films
Film4 ProductionsTrainspotting Official Trailer 1996
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