Trainspotting
The hit of choice for Renton (Ewan McGregor) and his friends, in their dilapidated Edinburgh squat, is heroin. Amongst the litter of abuse lie Sick Boy (Johnny Lee Miller), Spud (Ewen Bremner) and Alison (Susan Vidler) who live lives of stealing, getting high and sleeping. Watched over by their dealer, Mother Superior (Peter Mullan), the subtle charms of heroine are explained.
They are all capable of getting off drugs, and occasionally they do. But they are so depressed by real life that they go back on smack. Their hard-drinking and often psychotic friend Begbie (Robert Carlyle) gets the entire group into some bizarre, amusing scrapes, from shoplifting to bar fights to bum deals. But then Renton must make a choice, he must come of age and realize that his so-called mates are not his friends.
Cast:
Directed by Danny Boyle- Ewan McGregor ... Renton
- Ewen Bremner ... Spud
- Jonny Lee Miller ... Sick Boy
- Kevin McKidd ... Tommy
- Robert Carlyle ... Begbie
- Kelly Macdonald ... Diane
- Peter Mullan ... Swanney
News
39 years ago, Ewan McGregor (Renton) was born.
(March 31, 1971)
49 years ago, Robert Carlyle (Begbie) was born.
(April 14, 1961)
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