Trainspotting Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

July 19, 1996

Distributor

Miramax

Genre

Drama

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$16,491,080 + $275,345 = $16,766,425

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Kelly Macdonald, Ewen Bremner, Peter Mullan

Ewan McGregor

as Renton

Kevin McKidd

as Tommy

Robert Carlyle

as Begbie

Jonny Lee Miller

as Sick Boy

Kelly Macdonald

as Diane

Ewen Bremner

as Spud

Peter Mullan

as Swanney

About Trainspotting

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.

About

Danny Boyle directed film about a group of friends that struggle with heroin addiction in Scotland. The film is based on a 1993 novel of the same name, written by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh.

Trivia

Screenwriter John Hodge received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was followed by a 2017 sequel titled T2 Trainspotting.