Trainspotting (1996)

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Trainspotting (1996)

Directed by
Danny Boyle

Plot summary:
Ewan McGregor stars as Mark 'Rent Boy' Renton, a youthful Edinburgh heroin addict who is on a downward spiral of drugs and crime. He frequently wants to quit, and tries to do so from time to time, but always seems to succumb to just one more hit in order to cope with his life. With his friends, he is trapped in a seedy urban underworld in spite of the efforts of his family to get him clean, even against his will. Underneath it all, however, Mark is still seeking to make more of his life, and finds himself facing a choice - staying with his friends in his familiar environment or making a complete break and starting again.

With that in mind, Mark sets out for London to make his fortune, and at first he does well - he successfully gets a job in a property lettings agency and starts to pursue his new life. However, his old friends won't leave him alone. First to arrive from Edinburgh is violent alcoholic Begbie, who is on the run after an armed robbery gone wrong. Soon Mark realises that his old life is going to be hard to leave behind. When the possibility of a major heroin deal tempts the others, Mark finds it impossible to isolate himself from his friends. As he is the only one of the group they all trust to test the drugs, he is also going to have to face temptation again, the hard way. [source: Andrea Chee, movie-gazette.com]

Cast:

	Ewan McGregor	....	Renton
	Ewen Bremner	....	Spud
	Jonny Lee Miller	....	Sick Boy
	Kevin McKidd	....	Tommy
	Robert Carlyle	....	Begbie
	Kelly Macdonald	....	Diane
	Peter Mullan	....	Swanney
	James Cosmo	....	Mr. Renton
	Eileen Nicholas	....	Mrs. Renton
	Susan Vidler	....	Allison
	Pauline Lynch	....	Lizzy
	Shirley Henderson	....	Gail
	Stuart McQuarrie	....	Gavin/US Tourist
	Irvine Welsh	....	Mikey Forrester
	Dale Winton	....	Game Show Host
	Keith Allen	....	Dealer
	Kevin Allen	....	Andreas
	Annie Louise Ross	....	Gail's Mother (as Ann-Louise Ross)
	Billy Riddoch	....	Gail's Father
	Fiona Bell	....	Diane's Mother
	Vincent Friell	....	Diane's Father
	Hugh Ross	....	Man
	Victor Eadie	....	Man
	Kate Donnelly	....	Woman
	Finlay Welsh	....	Sheriff
	Eddie Nestor	....	Estate Agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Tom Delmar	....	Pub Heavy (uncredited)
	Rachael Fleming	....	Renton's Nurse (uncredited)
	John Hodge	....	Store Security Officer (plain clothes) (uncredited)
	Andrew Macdonald	....	Flat Buyer (uncredited)