The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Ewan McGregorRenton
Ewen BremnerSpud
Jonny Lee MillerSick Boy
Kevin McKiddTommy
Robert CarlyleBegbie
Kelly MacdonaldDiane
Peter MullanSwanney
James CosmoRenton's Father
Eileen NicholasRenton's Mother
Susan VidlerAllison
Pauline LynchLizzy
Shirley HendersonExplore the crew
- Producer
- Andrew Macdonald
- Director of Photography
- Brian Tufano
- Director
- Danny Boyle
- Editor
- Masahiro Hirakubo
- Screenplay
- John Hodge