A wild, freeform, Rabelaisian trip through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends: Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy, dimbulb Spud, psycho Begbie, 14-year-old girlfriend Diane, and clean-cut athlete Tommy, who’s never touched drugs but can’t help being curious about them…
Release Date: 9 August 1996Runtime: 94 min
Stars:
- Dale Winton
- Eileen Nicholas
- Ewan McGregor
- Ewen Bremner
- Irvine Welsh
- James Cosmo
- Jonny Lee Miller
- Kelly Macdonald
- Kevin McKidd
- Pauline Lynch
- Peter Mullan
- Robert Carlyle
- Shirley Henderson
- Stuart McQuarrie
- Susan Vidler
Director: Danny Boyle
