Overview
Plot
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, and Tommy, while his underage girlfriend Diane comes along. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape his past when Begbie and Sick Boy show up.
- Directors
- Danny Boyle
- Cast
- Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald, Peter Mullan, James Cosmo, Eileen Nicholas, Susan Vidler, Pauline Lynch, Shirley Henderson, Stuart McQuarrie, Irvine Welsh, Dale Winton, Keith Allen, Kevin Allen, Annie Louise Ross, Billy Riddoch, Fiona Bell
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genre
- Drama, Crime
- Release date
- 1996-02-23
- Studios
- Figment Films, The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company, DNA Films, Channel Four Films
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Trainspotting Plot and Cast
Mark Renton, a heroin addict, navigates a chaotic life of bad decisions and attempts at sobriety alongside his unreliable friends Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, and Tommy. His underage girlfriend, Diane, is part of the mix. After getting clean and relocating from Edinburgh to London, Mark discovers that his old life is hard to leave behind when Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
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