Trainspotting (1996)
Trainspotting is a darkly comedic drama based on the novel by Irvine Welsh. The film follows Mark Renton and his friends, a group of Scottish heroin addicts who journey outside of Edinburgh to find where the grass is greener. Renton attempts to clean up his act as he and his friends find themselves in increasingly absurd situations as they try to find the bright side of life.
Trainspotting
- Director
- Danny Boyle
- Release Date
- August 9, 1996
- Studio(s)
- MiraMax
- Cast
- Ewen Bremner , Ewan McGregor , Jonny Lee Miller , Kevin McKidd , Robert Carlyle , Kelly Macdonald
- Writers
- John Hodge
- Runtime
- 93 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- Trainspotting 2
- Budget
- $1.5 million
Summary
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
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