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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
aggressive
drug culture
irreverent
provocative
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
Lesley Stewart
Production Manager
Brian Tufano
Director of Photography
Robert McCann
Makeup Artist
Masahiro Hirakubo
Editor
Rachael Fleming
Costume Design
Tracey Gallacher
Art Direction
John Hodge
Screenplay
Gail Stevens
Casting
Danny Boyle
Director
Andrew Macdonald
Producer
Kave Quinn
Production Design
Andy Pryor
Casting
Scott Cowan
Utility Stunts
Irene Harris
Art Department Assistant
Liam Longman
Still Photographer
Jenifer Booth
Production Accountant
Richard Fettes
Dialogue Editor
Mike Valentine
Underwater Camera
Brian Adams
Carpenter
Tony Cook
Boom Operator
Robert McCann
Hairstylist
Arthur Donnelly
Electrician
Willie Cadden
Gaffer
Andrew Bainbridge
Location Manager
Shellie Smith
Production Coordinator
Paul Curren
Painter
Graham Johnston
Makeup Designer
James Boyle
Assistant Sound Editor
David Aukin
Thanks
Niki Longmuir
Assistant Art Director
Simon Bray
Steadicam Operator
William Adams
Security
Stuart Clarke
Scenic Artist
Mark Ritchie
Best Boy Electric
Colin Nicolson
Sound Recordist
Eric Smith
Driver
David Gilchrist
First Assistant Director
Anne Coulter
Script Supervisor
Jonathan Miller
Sound Effects Editor
Adrian McCarthy
Grip
Penny Crawford
Set Dresser
Tom Delmar
Stunts
Richard Hassall
Carpenter
Tony Steers
Visual Effects
James Patrick
Painter
Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunts
Tom Lucy
Stunts
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Andreas Petrides
Stunts
Grant Mason
Visual Effects
Brian Saunders
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Keery
Standby Property Master
John Watt
Carpenter
Irvine Welsh
Novel
Mark Taylor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lorna J. Stewart
Art Department Assistant
Piero Jamieson
Dressing Prop
Stewart Cunningham
Standby Property Master
Paul Heasman
Stunts
Ray Merrin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gordon Fitzgerald
Property Master
Bobby Gee
Painter
Peter Knotts
Carpenter
Bert Ross
Standby Carpenter
Richard Hammatt
Stunts
Claire Hughes
Second Assistant Director
Stephen Wong
Art Department Trainee
Mat Bergel
Dressing Prop
Neil Davidson
Camera Trainee
Lewis Buchan
Clapper Loader
Ben Johnson
Third Assistant Director
Charlie Hiscott
Location Assistant
Bob Shipsey
Focus Puller
Allen Dam
Music Consultant
Stephen Noble
Wardrobe Supervisor
John Duncan
Generator Operator
Denton Brown
Assistant Editor
Michael Queen
Floor Runner
Kirstin McDougall
Production Runner
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