Trainspotting (DVD, 2009)

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Director Danny Boyle's internationally successful adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel about a group of young Edinburgh heroin addicts. Begbie and co need the money Renton has saved from his job to finance the drug deal that could make them all rich.

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Cult filmmaker Danny Boyle (28 DAYS LATER) directs this quintessentially British film that focus on a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh. Features star turns from the then-unknown Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlysle, and a terrific, chart-topping soundtrack that includes tracks by Pulp, Blur and Iggy Pop.

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ProducerAndrew Macdonald
EAN6867449000299
eBay Product ID (ePID)72537831

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleTrainspotting
ActorEwen Bremner, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Mckidd, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle
DirectorDanny Boyle
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2009
FeaturesUltimate Collector's Edition\Audio Commentary\9 Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Danny Boyle\'The Making Of TRAINSPOTTING': Featurette\'The Look Of The Film: Then / Now': Featurette\'The Sound Of The Film': Featurette\Production Interviews with Danny Boyle (Director), Andrew MacDonald (Producer), John Hodge (Screenwriter), Irvine Welsh (Writer)\'Behind The Needle': Bonus Feature\'TRAINSPOTTING At The Canne Film Festival': Bonus Feature\Vox Pops\Original Theatrical Trailers\Stills \ Photo Galleries\Biographies
GenreDrama, General
Run Time90 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate18
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ReviewsSight and Sound - ...The lasting after-effect of watching TRAINSPOTTING is a sense of exhilaration..., Time - The film is about joy--in conniving and surviving, in connecting with audiences, in its own fizzy, jizzy style., 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..., Entertainment Weekly - It would be hard to imagine a movie about drugs, depravity, and all-around bad behavior more electrifying than TRAINSPOTTING., 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, Los Angeles Times - Exuberant and pitiless, profane yet eloquent, flush with the ability to create laughter out of unspeakable situations, TRAINSPOTTING is a drop-dead look at a dead-end lifestyle that has all the strength of its considerable contradictions., Variety - Scabrous, brutal and hip, TRAINSPOTTING is a CLOCKWORK ORANGE for the '90s. [The] performances are terrific at all levels
AuthorIrvine Welsh
Consumer AdviceContains very strong language, sex, violence, and drug use.
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.
Movie/TV TitleTrainspotting
Sound sourceDolby Digital
AwardsBest Screenplay (Adapted) 1995 - John Hodge
ScreenwriterJohn Hodge

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  • What's not to love/cringe/gasp at?!

    This is an iconic film, unfortunately the tale of a generation. Hopefully few of us will see life in all of it's heartbreaking, laugh out loud, technicolor, horrifying mess that this film depicts. But we'll all know someone or some area or have read/seen events portrayed in the film. It's depressing. But it's hard hitting and it'll stay with you forever. You'll never look at a pub toilet in the same way again! Danny Boyle deservingly made his name through this, as did many household names such as Ewan McGreggor and Robert Carlyle to name but two. It's unforgettable and whether you or not you enjoy the film is probably immaterial. You'll always remember it. The soundtrack is fabulous too, I can almost guarantee you'll never forget either the film itself or its soundtrack.

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  • Catching up

    Only just watched Trainspotting prior to watching T2. Worth the hype and thankfully less bleak overall than I expected. Great cast ....

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  • Trainspotting

    A film credit to all actors and director

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  • Pure Magic

    Don't know how I was not interested in it when it was first released. The magic is in the seriousness punctuated with hilarious distractions. Great stuff

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  • DVD

    Great film great actors and the great Danny Boyle legend....

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  • Great film.

    One of my top 10 films, gritty, harrowing, funny in parts. Fantastic film.

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  • Still good after 20 years

    Must see move for all teenagers and young adults. Unfortunately it’s rated 18.

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  • Dark watching

    Excellant character depiction. Very gritty. Thought provoking. Would highly recommend.

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  • A classic.

    I thought it a good idea that I refresh myself with Trainspottjng before watching the sequel T2 at the cinema. Just as good as the first time I saw it.

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  • Thank you

    I've not seen it but I brought it for a friend and they love it. Thank you.

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