Trainspotting (1996)
| Release Date | 23 February 1996 |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $16,000,000 |
| 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? |
| Genre | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Calton Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Addiction Drama, Urban Drama, Buddy Film |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Drug Addiction, Drug Trade, Dangerous Friends, Down on Their Luck, Existential Crisis, Faltering Friendships |
| Tones | Irreverent, Disturbing, Wry, Confrontational, Hallucinatory, Stylized, Lurid |
| Tags | Abuse, Addict, Drugs, Ghetto |
Trainspotting is a 1996 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh. The movie follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life. The film stars Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton, Ewen Bremner as Spud, Jonny Lee Miller as Sick Boy, Kevin McKidd as Tommy, Robert Carlyle as Begbie, and Kelly Macdonald as Diane. Author Irvine Welsh also has a cameo appearance as hapless drug dealer Mikey Forrester.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Pauline Lynch
Lizzy
Annie Louise Ross
Gail's Mother
Billy Riddoch
Gail's Father
Vincent Friell
Diane's Father
Victor Eadie
Man
Kate Donnelly
Woman
Finlay Welsh
Sheriff
Eddie Nestor
Estate Agent
Tom Delmar
Pub Heavy
Rachael Fleming
Renton's Nurse
John Hodge
Store Security Officer
Andrew Macdonald
Flat Buyer
Director
Writer
John Hodge
Producer
Andrew Macdonald
producer
Christopher Figg
co-producer
Cinematographer
Brian Tufano
Editor
Masahiro Hirakubo
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Casting Director
Andy Pryor
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Gail Stevens
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Production Designer
Kave Quinn
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Art Director
Tracey Gallacher
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Costume Designer
Rachael Fleming
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Makeup Department
Graham Johnston
makeup designer
Robert McCann
hair stylist, makeup artist
Production Manager
Lesley Stewart
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Gilchrist
first assistant director
Claire Hughes
second assistant director
Ben Johnson
third assistant director
Art Department
Brian Adams
carpenter
Mat Bergel
dressing props
Michelle Bowker
props trainee
Brian Boyne
stand-by stagehand
Stuart Clarke
scenic artist
Frances Connell
draughtsperson
Penny Crawford
set dresser
Stewart Cunningham
stand-by props
Paul Curren
painter
John Donnelly
stagehand
Gordon Fitzgerald
prop master
Colin H. Fraser
construction manager
Derek Fraser
construction chargehand
Bobby Gee
painter
Irene Harris
art department assistant
Richard Hassall
carpenter
Piero Jamieson
dressing props
Scott Keery
stand-by props
Jean Kerr
draughtsperson
Peter Knotts
carpenter
Patterson Lindsay
plasterer
Niki Longmuir
assistant art director
Paul McNamara
props trainee
James Patrick
painter
Alan Payne
art department runner
Bert Ross
stand-by carpenter
Miguel Sapochnik
art department runner
Lorna Stewart
art department assistant
John Watt
carpenter
Stephen Wong
art department trainee
Sound Department
Martin Cantwell
footsteps editor
Tony Cook
boom operator
Richard Fettes
dialogue editor
Ray Merrin
sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Miller
sound effects editor
Colin Nicolson
sound recordist
Brian Saunders
sound re-recording mixer
Mark Taylor
sound re-recording mixer
Noel Thompson
sound maintenance engineer
James Boyle
assistant sound editor
Iain Eyre
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Perry Costello
rigging supplier
Visual Effects
Grant Mason
special visual effects
Tony Steers
special visual effects
Stunts
Tom Delmar
stunt performer
Nrinder Dhudwar
stunt performer
Terry Forrestal
stunt arranger
Richard Hammatt
stunt performer
Paul Heasman
stunt performer
Tom Lucy
stunt performer
Andreas Petrides
stunt performer
Scott Cowan
utility stunts
Bill Little
utility stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Bray
Steadicam operator
Lewis Buchan
clapper loader
Willie Cadden
gaffer
Neil Davidson
camera trainee
Arthur Donnelly
electrician
Jimmy Dorigan
electrician
John Duncan
generator operator
Jim Kerr
underwater assistant camera
Liam Longman
still photographer
Adrian McCarthy
grip
Mark Ritchie
best boy
Bob Shipsey
focus puller
Mike Valentine
underwater camera operator
Liam Daniel
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephen Noble
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Denton Brown
assistant editor
Anuree De Silva
assembly editor
Neil Williams
assistant editor
Rab Wilson
editor trainee: FT2
Transportation Department
Robbie Ryan
action vehicles
Eric Smith
driver: camera car
Gregor Telfer
driver: props
Other Crew
William Adams
security officer
Andrew Bainbridge
location manager: London
Allan Bell
caterer
Jonathan Berger
production solicitor
Jenifer Booth
production accountant
Anne Coulter
script supervisor
Fiona Cowan
caterer
Guy Cowan
caterer
Mischon De Reya
production solicitor
Eamon Doherty
special technical advisor
Jackie Douglas
caterer
James Dunsmuir
security officer
Isabel Graham
caterer
Charlie Hiscott
location assistant: London
Robert How
location manager
Andy Irvine
caterer
Kirstin McDougall
production runner
Dennis McFadden
security officer
John McVeigh
caterer
Saul Metzstein
location assistant
Ian Miller
security officer
Michael Queen
floor runner
Aidan Quinn
floor runner
Jill Robertson
assistant to producer
Shellie Smith
production coordinator
David Stewart
animal handler
Colin Bishop
post-production script
Tom Delmar
fight director
Thanks
David Aukin
thanks
David Bryce
special thanks
Jonathan Channon
thanks
Carol Anne Docherty
thanks
Eamon Doherty
special thanks
Richard Findlay
thanks
Sara Geater
thanks
Nicole Jacob
thanks
Archie MacPherson
thanks
Allon Reich
thanks
Kay Sheridan
thanks
Production Company
Channel Four Films
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Figment Films
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PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company
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Distributor
Alpha Filmes
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Buena Vista Home Video
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Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Criterion Collection, The
Fox Crime
Home Video Hellas (HVH)
Intersonic
Miramax Films
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Obshchestvennoye Rossijskoye Televideniye (ORT) Video
Pinema
PolyGram Film Distribution
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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Prokino Filmverleih
REP Distribution
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Rosebud
Sogepaq Distribución
Miscellaneous
Bickers Action Enterprises
tracking vehicles
Bristol Television Film Services
facility vehicles
Calton Athletic Football Club
group cast members
Calton Athletic Recovery Group
special thanks
Capitol Records
soundtrack released by
Cinesite
fido services
Delta Sound Services
sound re-recorded at
Ecosse World Express
freight
Film Finance
completion bond
International Stunt Company, The
stunt services and rentals
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
McDonald and Rutter
publicity
Media Film Services
Arriflex cameras and Zeiss lenses provided by
Midnight Transfer
video transfers
Reel Food
catering
Salon
editing facilities
Sampson & Allen
insurance
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services, post-production script
Sound Design Company, The
sound post-production
Tods Murray WS
thanks
Tomato Films
titles and typography
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Trainspotting
