Storyline
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
Principal Cast
Ewan McGregor
Renton
Ewen Bremner
Spud
Jonny Lee Miller
Sick Boy
Kevin McKidd
Tommy
Robert Carlyle
Begbie
Kelly Macdonald
Diane
Peter Mullan
Swanney
James Cosmo
Renton's Father
Media Information
DirectorDanny Boyle
StatusReleased
Runtime94 min
Genres
DramaCrime
Release Date1996-02-23
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Production
DNA Films
Film4 Productions
Figment Films
The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company