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Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of the friendship between Renton, Spud, Sick Boy, Tommy and Begbie as they proceed seemingly towards a psychotic, drug-fuelled self-destruction.
Language
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue $71,981,823
English
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue $71,981,823
Keywords
drug dealer
friendship
london, england
based on novel or book
scotland
heroin
drug addiction
anti hero
junkie
nightclub
cold turkey
dark comedy
edinburgh, scotland
modern society
hallucination
surrealism
stealing
drug rehabilitation
drug dealing
drugs
schoolgirl
recovering addict
illegal drugs
social realism
drug culture
Casts
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
Renton's Father
Eileen Nicholas
Renton's Mother
Susan Vidler
Allison
Pauline Lynch
Lizzy
Shirley Henderson
Gail
Stuart McQuarrie
Gavin
Irvine Welsh
Mikey Forrester
Dale Winton
Game Show Host
Keith Allen
Dealer
Kevin Allen
Andreas
Annie Louise Ross
Gail's Mother
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
Crews
Danny Boyle
Director
John Hodge
Screenplay
Andrew Macdonald
Producer
Brian Tufano
Director of Photography
Masahiro Hirakubo
Editor
Andy Pryor
Casting
Gail Stevens
Casting
Kave Quinn
Production Design
Tracey Gallacher
Art Direction
Robert McCann
Makeup Artist
Lesley Stewart
Production Manager
Rachael Fleming
Costume Design
Irene Harris
Art Department Assistant
Niki Longmuir
Assistant Art Director
Paul Curren
Painter
Adrian McCarthy
Grip
Simon Bray
Steadicam Operator
Liam Longman
Still Photographer
Mike Valentine
Underwater Camera
Robert McCann
Hairstylist
Graham Johnston
Makeup Designer
Brian Adams
Carpenter
Eric Smith
Driver
Stuart Clarke
Scenic Artist
William Adams
Security
Colin Nicolson
Sound Recordist
Scott Cowan
Utility Stunts
David Gilchrist
First Assistant Director
Anne Coulter
Script Supervisor
Richard Fettes
Dialogue Editor
Mark Ritchie
Best Boy Electric
Arthur Donnelly
Electrician
Willie Cadden
Gaffer
Andrew Bainbridge
Location Manager
Jenifer Booth
Production Accountant
Shellie Smith
Production Coordinator
Tony Cook
Boom Operator
James Boyle
Assistant Sound Editor
Jonathan Miller
Sound Effects Editor
David Aukin
Thanks
Tony Steers
Visual Effects
Grant Mason
Visual Effects
Penny Crawford
Set Dresser
Lorna J. Stewart
Art Department Assistant
Brian Saunders
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ray Merrin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Taylor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gordon Fitzgerald
Property Master
Piero Jamieson
Dressing Prop
Stewart Cunningham
Standby Property Master
Scott Keery
Standby Property Master
Bert Ross
Standby Carpenter
Richard Hassall
Carpenter
Peter Knotts
Carpenter
John Watt
Carpenter
James Patrick
Painter
Bobby Gee
Painter
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Tom Delmar
Stunts
Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunts
Richard Hammatt
Stunts
Paul Heasman
Stunts
Tom Lucy
Stunts
Andreas Petrides
Stunts
Irvine Welsh
Novel
Claire Hughes
Second Assistant Director
Ben Johnson
Third Assistant Director
Stephen Wong
Art Department Trainee
Mat Bergel
Dressing Prop
Neil Davidson
Camera Trainee
Lewis Buchan
Clapper Loader
Bob Shipsey
Focus Puller
Stephen Noble
Wardrobe Supervisor
Denton Brown
Assistant Editor
Charlie Hiscott
Location Assistant
Allen Dam
Music Consultant
Michael Queen
Floor Runner
John Duncan
Generator Operator
Kirstin McDougall
Production Runner
Backdrops & Posters
