Peter Mullan credited as playing...
Swanney
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Never again, Swanney. I'm off the scag.
- Swanney: Are you serious?
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Yeah, no more. I'm finished with that shite.
- Swanney: Well, it's up to you, man.
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Gonna get it right this time. Gonna get it sorted out. Gonna get off it for good.
- Swanney: I sure have heard that one before.
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: The Sick Boy method.
- Swanney: Oh, that really worked for him, hey.
- [They both glance at Sick Boy, who is passed out on the floor after shooting up]
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton, Swanney: Well, he's always been lacking in moral fibre.
- Swanney: He knows a lot about Sean Connery.
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: That's hardly a substitute.
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: [narrating] I wished that I'd gone down instead of Spud. Here I was surrounded by my family and my so-called mates and I've never felt so alone. Never in all my puff. Since I was on remand, they've had me on this program, this state sponsored addiction. Three sickly sweet doses of methadone a day instead of smack. But it's never enough. And at the moment it's nowhere near enough. I took all three this morning and now I've got eighteen hours to go until my next shot. I've got sweat on my back like a layer of frost. I need to visit the Mother Superior for one hit. One final hit to get us over this long, hard day.
- [to Swanney 'Mother Superior']
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: What's on the menu this evening, Sir?
- Swanney: Your favorite dish.
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Excellent.
- Swanney: Your usual table, Sir.
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Oh, why thank you.
- Swanney: Would Sir care to pay for his bill in advance?
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: No. Stick it on my tab.
- Swanney: Ah, regret to inform, Sir, credit limit was reached and breached quite some time ago.
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Oh, well in that case...
- [hands him some cash]
- Swanney: Ah, hard currency. That'll do nicely. Can't be too careful when we're dealing with your type, can we sir?
- [puts money under black light to prove that it's real]
- Swanney: Would Sir care for a starter, some garlic bread perhaps?
- Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: No, thank you. I will proceed directly to the intravenous injection of hard drugs, please.