Winner of the 1996 award for Best Film from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Winner of the biennial British Academy of Film and Television Arts' 1996-1997 BAFTA Scotland Awards for best film and best actor (Ewan McGregor).
Expanded Release in United States August 2, 1996
Expanded Release in United States July 26, 1996
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States May 1996
Released in United States on Video February 11, 1997
Released in United States Summer July 19, 1996
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) May 9-20, 1996.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 16 - June 9, 1996.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (British Film Festival) October 31 - November 8, 1998.
Irvine Welsh's novel "Trainspotting" was first published in the United Kingdom in 1993. The novel became a cult hit and inspired a successful stage play on the West End and elsewhere.
Miramax Films received Variety-EDI's Reel Award for "Trainspotting", the highest-grossing film in limited release in the U.S. theatrical market in 1996.
Began shooting May 22, 1995.
Completed shooting July 11, 1995.
Limited release in United Kingdom February 23, 1996.
Wide release in United Kingdom March 8, 1996.
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 16 - June 9, 1996.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (British Film Festival) October 31 - November 8, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video February 11, 1997
Released in United States May 1996 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) May 9-20, 1996.)
Released in United States Summer July 19, 1996
Expanded Release in United States July 26, 1996
Expanded Release in United States August 2, 1996