Trainspotting
Directed by Danny Boyle • 1996 • United Kingdom
Starring Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle
A jolt of adrenaline shot straight to the heart of 1990s British cinema, this darkly funny adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel was a major breakthrough for director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, and screenwriter John Hodge. With live-wire energy and stylistic verve, TRAINSPOTTING bounces across the life and times of Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a Scottish heroin addict who, along with his misfit mates, gets high, gets in trouble, gets clean, and gets high again, all in a bid to outrun the banality of modern existence. Kinetically cut to an iconic soundtrack of techno, rock, and Brit-pop, this indie phenomenon chooses life in all its ugly, beautiful, terrifying exhilaration.
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Trainspotting
Directed by Danny Boyle • 1996 • United Kingdom
Starring Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert CarlyleA jolt of adrenaline shot straight to the heart of 1990s British cinema, this darkly funny adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel was a major breakthrough for director Danny Boyle, producer Andre...
Extras
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TRAINSPOTTING Commentary
The following commentary was recorded for the Criterion Collection’s laserdisc edition of TRAINSPOTTING. It features director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, screenwriter John Hodge, and actor Ewan McGregor.
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The Looks of TRAINSPOTTING
In this interview, conducted by the Criterion Collection in 2023, costume designer Rachael Fleming and production designer Kave Quinn discuss the look of TRAINSPOTTING.
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Memories of TRAINSPOTTING
This 2008 documentary features interviews with director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge, and actors Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Kelly Macdonald, and Robert Carlyle.
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TRAINSPOTTING Soundtrack
The following program presents recollections from musicians featured on the TRAINSPOTTING soundtrack—Iggy Pop, Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Damon Albarn (Blur), Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Neil Barnes (Leftfield), and Rick Smith and Karl Hyde (Underworld)—as well as Noel Gallagher (Oasis).
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Off the Rails: The Making of TRAINSPOTTING
This program is compiled from on-set footage and interviews conducted during and in the years following the film's production.
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Interview with Irvine Welsh
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TRAINSPOTTING Deleted Scenes
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TRAINSPOTTING Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Deleted scenes with commentary by director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, screenwriter John Hodge, and actor Ewan McGregor.
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TRAINSPOTTING Teaser Trailer
