Smart, funny, sickly and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton is a hero of our times. Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never dreamed of, this is the story of Mark and his so-called friends--a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies. This tragi-comedy charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed, seemingly inevitably, towards self-destruction. Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to escape his fate--but does he really want to "choose life"? On and off heroin, he continually weighs the pros and cons of straight living: "car, career, family, fucking big television, washing machines, compact disc players, electrical tin openers, good health, low cholesterol, dental insurance, starter home, leisurewear, and a choice of sweaters..." When he breaks it all down, choosing life doesn't seem all that promising and he's off to the next scheme and score.

Director:
Danny Boyle	Director
Cast:
Ewan McGregor	as Mark Renton
Ewen Bremner	as Spud
Jonny Lee Miller	as Sick Boy
Kevin Mckidd	as Tommy
Robert Carlyle	as Begbie
Kelly Macdonald	as Diane
Peter Mullan	as Swanney
James Cosmo	as Mr Renton
Eileen Nicholas	as Mrs Renton
Susan Vidler	as Allison
Pauline Lynch	as Lizzy
Shirley Henderson	as Gail
Stuart Mcquarrie	as Gavin; Us Tourist
Irvine Welsh	as Mikey
Dale Winton	as Game Show Host
Keith Allen	as Dealer
Kevin Allen	as Andreas
Annie Louise Ross	as Gail'S Mother
Billy Riddoch	as Gail'S Father
Fiona Bell	as Diane'S Mother
Vincent Friel	as Diane'S Father
Hugh Ross	as Man No 1
Victor Eadie	as Man No 2
Kate Donnelly	as Woman
Finlay Welsh	as Sheriff
Eddie Nestor	as Estate Agent
Cinematography:
Brian Tufano	Director Of Photography
Mike Valentine	Underwater Cameraman
Eric Smith	Camera Car Driver
Jim Kerr	Underwater Camera Assistant
Simon Bray	Steadicam Operator
Neil Davidson	Camera Trainee
Writer:
John Hodge	Screenwriter
Anne Coulter	Script Supervisor
Producer:
Andrew Macdonald	Producer
Editing:
Masa Hirakubo	Editor
Martin Cantwell	Footsteps Editor
Neil Williams	Assistant Editor
Denion Brown	Assistant Editor
Richard Fenes	Dialogue Editor
Music:
Georges Bizet	Composer ("Carmen - Habanera")
Iggy Pop	Song
David Bowie	Song ("Lust For Life")
Brian Eno	Song
Daniel Lanois	Song ("Deep Blue Day")
Roger Eno	Song ("Deep Blue Day")
Bobby Gillespie	Song ("Trainspotting")
Andrew Innes	Song ("Trainspotting")
Robert Young	Song ("Trainspotting")
Martin Duffy	Song ("Trainspotting")
Ian Craig Marsh	Song ("Temptation")
Martyn Ware	Song ("Temptation")
Glen Gregory	Song ("Temptation")
Deborah Harry	Song ("Atomic")
Jimmy Destri	Song ("Atomic")
Stephen Morris	Song ("Temptation")
Peter Hook	Song ("Temptation")
Bernard Summer	Song ("Temptation")
Gillian Gilbert	Song ("Temptation")
Damon Albarn	Song ("Sing"); Song ("Closet Romantic")
Graham Coxon	Song ("Sing")
Alex James	Song ("Sing")
Dave Rowntree	Song
Lou Reed	Song ("Perfect Day")
Roberto Zanetti	Song ("Think About The Way (Bom Digi Digi Bom...)")
Pulp	Song ("Mile End")
Donna Lorraine Matthews	Song ("2.1")
Edward Madden	Song ("Two Little Boys")
Theodore Morse	Song ("Two Little Boys")
Teftfield (Teftfield)	Song
Rick Smith	Song ("Born Slippy (Nuxx)")
Karl Hyde	Song ("Born Slippy (Nuxx)")
Underworld (Underworld)	Song
Iggy Pop	Song Performer ("Lust For Life")
Brian Eno	Song Performer ("Deep Blue Day")
Primal Scream	Song Performer ("Trainspotting")
Heaven 17 (Heaven 17)	Song Performer ("Temptation")
Sleeper (Sleeper)	Song Performer ("Atomic")
New Order	Song Performer ("Temptation")
Blur	Song Performer ("Sing")
Lou Reed	Song Performer
Underworld (Underworld)	Song Performer ("Dark And Long (Dark Train Mix)"); Song Performer ("Born Slippy (Nuxx)")
Ice Mc (Ice Mc)	Song Performer ("Think About The Way (Bom Digi Digi Bom...)")
Elastica (Elastica)	Song Performer ("2.1")
Gabor Lehotka	Song Performer ("Hertzlich Tut Mich Verlangan")
Ewen Bremner	Song Performer ("Two Little Boys")
Teftfield (Teftfield)	Song Performer ("A Final Hit")
Damon Albarn	Song Performer
Assistant Direction:
David Gilchrist	1st Assistant Director
Claire Hughes	2nd Assistant Director
Ben Johnson	3rd Assistant Director
Art Director:
Tracey Gallacher	Art Director
Niki Longmuir	Assistant Art Director
Visual Effects:
Grant Mason	Special Visual Effects
Tony Steers	Special Visual Effects
Make-Up:
Graham Johnston	Makeup Design
Robert McCann	Makeup
Robert McCann	Hair
Costume-Wardrobe:
Rachael Fleming	Costume Designer
Steven Noble	Wardrobe Supervisor
Art Department:
Penny Crawford	Set Dresser
Stuart Clarke	Scenic Artist
Irene Harris	Art Department Assistant
Lorna J Stewart	Art Department Assistant
Stephen Wong	Art Department Trainee
Production Designer:
Kave Quinn	Production Designer
Sound:
Noel Thompson	Sound Maintenance Engineer
Colin Nicolson	Sound Recordist
Jonathan Miller	Sound Effects Editor
Brian Saunders	Re-Recording Mixer
Ray Merrin	Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Taylor	Re-Recording Mixer
Casting:
Gail Stevens	Casting
Andy Pryor	Casting
Stunts:
Terry Forrestral	Stunt Arranger
Tom Delmar	Stunt Performer
Nrinder Dhudwar	Stunt Performer
Richard Hammatt	Stunt Performer
Paul Heasman	Stunt Performer
Tom Lucy	Stunt Performer
Andreas Petrides	Stunt Performer
Production Companies:
	Production Company
	Production Company
Film4	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Film Finances, Inc.	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Cineimage	Production Company
Rank Film Laboratory	Production Company
Sound Design Company	Production Company
Salon Productions Ltd	Production Company
Reel Food Productions	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Midnight Transfer	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Filmladen Gmbh	Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Polygram Filmed Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Alliance Releasing	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pathe International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sogepaq S.A.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Filmfour International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Miramax Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Mcdonald & Rutter	Public Relations
Film Production - Main:
John Donnelly	Stagehand
Jonathan Berger	Production Solicitor
Mishcon Dereya	Production Solicitor
Shellie Smith	Production Coordinator
Jenifer Booth	Production Accountant
Aidan Quinn	Floor Runner
Michael Queen	Floor Runner
Kristin Mcdougall	Production Runnner
Miguel Rosenberg-Sapochnik	Art Department Runner
Alan Payne	Art Department Runner
Rab Wilson	Editing Trainee
Lesley Stewart	Production Manager
Tony Cook	Boom Operator
Mark Ritchie	Best Boy
Gregor Telfer	Props Driver
Willie Cadden	Gaffer
Adrian McCarthy	Grip
Liam Longman	Still Photographer
Eamon Doherty	Special Technical Advisor
David Steward	Animal Handler
Film Production - Construction/Set:
Derek Fraser	Construction Chargehand
Colin H Fraser	Construction Manager
Gordon Fitzgerald	Prop Master
Piero Jamieson	Dressing Props
Mat Bergel	Dressing Props
Stewart Cunningham	Standby Props
Scott Kerry	Standby Props
Paul Mcnamara	Props Trainee
Michelle Bowker	Props Trainee
Bert Ross	Standby Carpenter
Brian Adams	Carpenter
Peter Knotts	Carpenter
Richard Hassall	Carpenter
John Watt	Carpenter
Film Production - Lighting/Electrical:
Lee Lighting Ltd (Lee Lighting Ltd)	Lighting Equipment (Scotland)
Arthur Donnelly	Electrician
Jimmy Dorigan	Electrician
Location Manager:
Robert How	Location Manager
Andrew Bainbridge	Location Manager-London
Location Assistant:
Saul Metzstein	Location Assistant
Charlie Hiscott	Location Assistant-London
Misc. Crew:
Jill Robertson	Assistant (To Producer)
Guy Cowan	Caterer
Fiona Cowan	Caterer
Allan Bell	Caterer
Jackie Douglas	Caterer
Isabel Graham	Caterer
Andy Irvine	Caterer
John Mcveigh	Caterer
Pulp	Other
Paul Curren	Other
John Duncan	Other
Robert Gee	Other
Jean Kerr	Other
Paterson Lindsay	Other
Robert Shipsey	Other
James Patrick	Other
Lewis Buchan	Other
Frances Connell	Other
Robbie Ryan	Other
Dennis Mcfadden	Security
Willie Adams	Security
James Dunsmuir	Security
William Mackinnon	Security
Ian Miller	Security
Irvine Welsh	Source Material (From Novel)
Jean Kerr	Various
Frances Connell	Various
Robert Shipsey	Various
Lewis Buchan	Various
James Patrick	Various
Paul Curren	Various
Robert Gee	Various
Paterson Lindsay	Various
John Duncan	Various
Robbie Ryan	Various
Pulp	Various
Noel Thompson	Sound
Special Thanks:
David Aukin	Special Thanks
Allon Reich	Special Thanks
Sara Geater	Special Thanks
Carol Anne Docherty	Special Thanks
Archie Macpherson	Special Thanks
Jonathan Channon	Special Thanks
Nicole Jacob	Special Thanks
Kay Sheridan	Special Thanks
Richard Findlay	Special Thanks
David Bryce	Special Thanks
Eamon Dohety	Special Thanks

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

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