Tommy was the second film role for Scottish actor Kevin McKidd, after his screen debut in Small Faces earlier in the same year. Diane uses this as a threat against Renton to continue their relationship. [63], Boyle had declared his wish to make a sequel to Trainspotting which would take place nine years after the original film, based on Irvine Welsh's sequel, Porno. "[67], On 7 September 2015, at the Telluride Film Festival, Boyle stated his next film would be a sequel, tentatively titled Trainspotting 2. The title of the film comes from a particular scene in the book where the main character, Mark Renton, meets an old drunk in a disused train station, who turns out to be his friend's estranged father.
[62] This vigorous style contributed to the "breathless" pace that Boyle's films have been associated with.
[44], Rolling Stone's Peter Travers wrote, "the film's flash can't disguise the emptiness of these blasted lives. Senator Bob Dole accused it of moral depravity and glorifying drug use during the 1996 U.S. presidential campaign, although he later admitted that he had not seen the film. In 2004, the film was voted the best Scottish film of all time in a general public poll. [31], By the time it opened in North America, on 19 July 1996, the film had made more than $18 million in Britain. They may have painful associations, and so they inter-breathe with the material you're using".
Gavin / US Tourist Irvine Welsh. The old man asks Renton and Begbie, who is the man's son, if they are "trainspottin'". And as… He visits Tommy, who is now severely addicted to heroin and has tested HIV-positive. [47], The film's release sparked controversy in some countries, including Britain, Australia and the United States, as to whether or not it promoted and romanticized drug use. p. 103. Boyle and his team hung flyers for a casting call in pubs around Edinburgh to advertise the part, and Macdonald found one while working at a bar. Photo Credits: Netflix; Pop TV; Robert Viglasky, Hartswood Films; Fred Hayes/Disney+, Fox, PopTV; Bettina Strauss/Netflix; Nicole Rivelli/Amazon, Netflix, Frank Masi/Apple, Disney, Jasper Savage/Hulu; Diyah Pera/CW. Not for the faint of heart, but well worth viewing as a realistic and entertaining reminder of the horrors of drug use". He regularly partakes in drug use with his friends: Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson, a treacherous, womanising James Bond fanatic; Daniel "Spud" Murphy, an outwardly docile confidence trickster; and Swanney, "Mother Superior", their dealer. [9] He was impressed that Boyle, Hodge and Macdonald wanted everyone to see the film and "not just the arthouse audience". McKidd was just starting out as a stage actor, studying drama at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh, when he was cast in the role.
He was reportedly waiting until the original actors themselves aged visibly enough to portray the same characters, ravaged by time; Boyle joked that the natural vanity of actors would make it a long wait. [41], For the look of the film, Boyle was influenced by the colours of Francis Bacon's paintings, which represented "a sort of in-between land – part reality, part fantasy". To learn more about heroin, he read several books on addiction and met recovering heroin and crack addicts at the Calton Athletic Recovery Group in Glasgow. Additionally, Entertainment Weekly ranked the Trainspotting soundtrack as 17th on their 100 best movie soundtracks list. Hodge finished the first draft by December. If we Brits can make movies this good about subjects this horrific, what chance does Tinseltown have? [42] Entertainment Weekly gave the film an "A" rating and Owen Gleiberman wrote, "Like Scorsese and Tarantino, Boyle uses pop songs as rhapsodic mood enhancers, though in his own ravey-hypnotic style. T2 Trainspotting ist ein britischer Spielfilm von Danny Boyle aus dem Jahr 2017.Es handelt sich um die Fortsetzung von Boyles erfolgreichem Film Trainspotting – Neue Helden (1996), für die erneut John Hodge das Drehbuch verfasste. Trainspotting was nominated for two British Academy Film Awards in 1996, Best British Film and John Hodge for Best Adapted Screenplay. to Edinburgh. Following the funeral, Sick Boy asks Renton, Begbie and Spud (who has been recently released from prison) help in buying two kilograms of heroin for £4,000 to later resell at a higher price. Upon returning home after revival at a hospital, Renton's parents lock him in his childhood bedroom and force him to go cold turkey. [53] In 2004, the film was voted the best Scottish film of all time by the public in a poll for The List magazine. McKidd needed to lose weight and muscle mass over the course of filming, to show Tommy’s descent into addiction and illness. Boyle also clarified that John Hodge had written an original screenplay for the sequel, which would not be a strict adaptation of Porno. Most of it sticks to the same moderate pitch, with entertainment value enhanced by Mr. Boyle's savvy use of wide angles, bright colours, attractively clean compositions and a dynamic pop score". 26-year-old Mark Renton is an unemployed heroin addict living with his parents in the suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. He begins to enjoy his new life of sobriety and corresponds with Diane, who keeps him up to date with developments back home. Time magazine ranked Trainspotting as the third best film of 1996. Trainspotting is 90 minutes of raw power that Boyle and a bang-on cast inject right into the vein". "Hey! He begins taking heroin, eventually becoming HIV Positive. Begbie, discovering Renton and the money are gone, angrily destroys the hotel room where the four stay, prompting the police to arrive and arrest him as Sick Boy and Spud flee. Boyle said that if the sequel happens 2016 would be the release date.[65]. [9] He turned it on to director Danny Boyle and writer John Hodge in February 1994. Based on the 1993 novel of the same title by Irvine Welsh, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1996. According to Carlyle, he and other members of the Trainspotting cast had already read John Hodge's script, which would take place 20 years (much like its intended 2016 release) after the original plot. There are others in the cast who've had a rocky road, but now also reconciled. The film was ranked tenth by the British Film Institute (BFI) in its list of Top 100 British films of the 20th century. Johnny Lee Miller was a Londoner who got his start as a child actor in television. [10] The film expanded to 357 screens and made $16.4 million in North America,[32] one of the biggest grossing films of 1996 in limited release. "[27], 1996 saw a drastic change in British music with the rise of popularity for Britpop although old fashioned pop was still firmly rooted in British culture.
"[10] McGregor shaved his head and lost 2 stone (12.7 kilograms) for the film. Swanney James Cosmo. Neon. While Spud claims his share of the money, Renton walks towards his future, at last "choosing life. [26] In 2015, New Musical Express praised it as a "perfect snapshot of 1996 music. [55] It was recognised as an important film during the 1990s British cultural tour de force known as Cool Britannia. The film has a 91% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 85 reviews, with a weighted score of 8.38/10. [68], In a September 2015, interview with ComingSoon.net, Boyle revealed that a script for the sequel had been written, and that filming would reportedly take place between May and June 2016, in the hopes of releasing the film within that same year to commemorate Trainspotting's 20th anniversary. [10] The faeces in the 'Worst Toilet in Scotland' scene was made from chocolate. [11] Boyle convinced Welsh to let them option the rights to his book by writing him a letter stating that Hodge and Macdonald were "the two most important Scotsmen since Kenny Dalglish and Alex Ferguson". U.S. Kevin McKidd Tommy Mackenzie. McKidd was just starting out as a stage actor, studying drama at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh, when he was cast in the role. He was taught how to cook up heroin with a spoon using glucose powder.
Because the film sort of tells you to think about yourself. Renton quickly relapses and nearly dies of an overdose at Swanney's home. Danny Boyle wanted to cast an unknown actress for the role of Diane so that the audience would believe a 19 year old playing the part of a 15 year old. [12], Many of the book's stories and characters were dropped to create a cohesive script of adequate length. Diane Peter Mullan. BBC. Carlyle said of his role, "I've met loads of Begbies in my time.
At his audition, he read the role of Sick Boy in a Sean Connery accent (Sick Boy is obsessed with Sean Connery throughout the film), which impressed Boyle enough to cast him as the only non-Scottish member of the lead ensemble. In 2007, Vanity Fair ranked the Trainspotting original soundtrack at number 7 for best motion picture soundtrack in history. [50], The film had an immediate effect on popular culture. You are going to be thinking: 'Fuck. Trainspotting is a 1996 British black comedy-drama film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, and Kelly Macdonald in her debut. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. With Oasis dominating the singles chart, and the Spice Girls on the rise, the face of pop shifted from guitars to digitised beats.
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