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19 July 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose your future. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that? morePlot:
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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 18 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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The Greatest British Movie of All Time more (418 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated R for graphic heroin use and resulting depravity, strong language, sex, nudity and some violence.Parents Guide:
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94 minCountry:
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1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Argentina:18 | Iceland:16 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Australia:R | Brazil:18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (DVD rating) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Israel:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:R(A) | South Africa:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:RFun Stuff
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The whole film was shot in just seven and a half weeks. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The amount of beer on Begbie's shirt after making the heroin deal. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: [narrating] 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 interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suit on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
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This film became almost a cultural phenomenon as soon as it was released in Britain in February 1996.
Adapted from the first (and best) book by Irvine Welsh, the film shows the lives of a group of Edinburgh heroin addicts.
The film is a black comedy, at times hilarious, tragic, surreal, brutal and uplifting. The film is full of memorable moments such as the chase down Edinburgh's Princes Street which opens the film (I happened to be there when they were filming that scene) and Ewan McGregor diving down the "Worst Toilet in Scotland" headfirst.
The film doesn't condemn drug addicts, but it is probably more effective then any amount of preachy moralising as it depicts the devastating consequences that can happen to drug users.
The film is well acted by a cast who have (mostly) become pretty famous since. Especially memorable is Robert Carlyle as the violent Begbie.
I have seen this film many times. It is an instant classic. Go check it out.