Trainspotting (1996)
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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Director:
Danny BoyleWriters:
Irvine Welsh (based on the novel by), John Hodge (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
For the close-up shots of Ewan McGregor injecting himself with heroin, a prosthetic arm was constructed by the make-up department, complete with pulsing veins, smack tracks and small pockets of blood that would appear when the skin was punctured by a hypodermic needle.
Quotes
Mark "Rent-boy" Renton:
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed ...
Goofs
When Tommy is bench pressing a weights bar while telling Renton about the snooker club, the weights on the bar are clearly made of plastic but they make a clinking sound as if made from metal.
Crazy Credits
The voice-over during the end of the end credits cites the seven movies in which Sean Connery played "James Bond".
Alternate Versions
The Japanese versions omits any scenes with genitals.
Soundtracks
TemptationPerformed by New Order
Written by Stephen Morris / Peter Hook / Bernard Sumner / Gillian Gilbert
Published by Be Music/Warner Chappell Music Ltd
Courtesy of London Records Ltd (UK)
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Genres
DramaDetails
Release Date:
9 August 1996Language
English
Country of Origin
UKFilming Locations
78A Talgarth Road, West Kensington, London, England, UKBox Office
Budget:
$3,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$262,673 21 July 1996
Gross USA:
$16,491,080
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$16,593,356
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