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Release Date
• USA: Jul 19, 1996
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jan 1, 1998
• R2: 16 Jun 2003
Budget $3,500,000
MPAA Rating
Rated R for graphic heroin use and resulting depravity, strong language, sex, nudity and some violence.
Running Time
1 hour, 34 minutes
Country UK
Studio Polygram
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Genre: Drama, Drugs, Black Comedy, Disturbing, Tragedy, Buddies, Urban, Surreal, Thieves, Cult Classic, Revenge, Betrayal, Psychos
Tagline: 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?
Plot: A kinetic, intimate look inside the subculture of heroin abuse, this acclaimed adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel follows the misadventures of Renton, a brash, twenty-something Edinburgh junkie, and his nihilistic chums Tommy, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie. Alternately comic and off-putting, the film ultimately comes down to Renton's choice between self-destruction or life. The stellar soundtrack should not be missed.
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| Written by |
John Hodge
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| Cast |
Ewan McGregor
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 | Kelly Macdonald
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 | Peter Mullan
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