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The adaptation of the novel by Irvine Welsh, this is the alternately amusing and disturbing story of a heroin addict from Edinburgh called Renton. He is desperate to kick the habit and finally manages to get clean by moving away to London. However Renton's friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie turn up on his doorstep and try to drag him back to a life of drugs and crime. Will he choose life or self-destruction?...Product Identifiers
ProducerAndrew Macdonald
EAN3259190271210
eBay Product ID (ePID)3941607
Product Key Features
ActorEwen Bremner, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Mckidd, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle
Film/TV TitleTrainspotting-The Definitive Edition
DirectorDanny Boyle
LanguageEnglish
Run Time110 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesScene Access\Interactive Menus\Nine Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Danny Boyle\Audio Commentary\Featurette - 1. THE MAKING OF TRAINSPOTTING\Production Interviews - 1. Danny Boyle - Director\2. Andrew MacDonald - Producer\3. John Hodge - Screenwriter\4. Irvine Welsh - Writer\Bonus Features - 1. BEHIND THE NEEDLE\2. TRAINSPOTTING AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL\3. VOX POPS\Featurettes - 1. THE LOOK OF THE FILM: THEN\NOW\2. THE SOUND OF THE FILM: THEN\Original Theatrical Trailers\Stills\Photos - 1. BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTO GALLERY\2. CRITIC'S GALLERY\3. CANNES SNAPSHOT\Biographies\Collector's Booklet\Poster, Widescreen
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
Certificate18
Additional InformationA kinetic, intimate look inside the subculture of heroin abuse, this acclaimed adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel follows the misadventures of Renton (Ewan McGregor), a brash twenty-something Edinburgh junkie, and his nihilistic chums Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), Tommy (Kevin McKidd), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Alternately comical and dark, the film ultimately comes down to Renton's choice between self-destruction or life. The stellar soundtrack should not be missed.
ReviewsSight and Sound - ...The lasting after-effect of watching TRAINSPOTTING is a sense of exhilaration..., Film Comment - ...A larkish black comedy, paced like a Beatles musical yet grounded by the charming misanthropy of Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel....[With] a starmaking performance from Ewan McGregor..., USA Today - "...A dark, Tarantino-style humor courses through its veins...This hip rave-up is zippily entertaining....Ewan McGregor delivers his needle-sharp narration with raw charisma" -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars, Rolling Stone - ...Electrifying....Harrowing and hilarious..., Variety - Scabrous, brutal and hip, TRAINSPOTTING is a CLOCKWORK ORANGE for the '90s....[The] performances are terrific at all levels..., Entertainment Weekly - "...Thrillingly squalid, scabrously funny..." -- Rating: A
ScreenwriterJohn Hodge
AuthorIrvine Welsh
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\Dolby Surround \DTS Surround 5.1
Movie/TV TitleTrainspotting - The Definitive Edition