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.
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
Eileen Nicholas
Renton's Mother
Susan Vidler
Allison
Pauline Lynch
Lizzy
Shirley Henderson
Gail
Stuart McQuarrie
Gavin
Irvine Welsh
Mikey Forrester
Dale Winton
Game Show Host
Keith Allen
Dealer
Kevin Allen
Andreas
Annie Louise Ross
Gail's Mother
Billy Riddoch
Gail's Father
Fiona Bell
Diane's Mother
Vincent Friell
Diane's Father
Hugh Ross
Man
Victor Eadie
Man
Kate Donnelly
Woman
Finlay Welsh
Sheriff
Eddie Nestor
Estate Agent
Crew
Danny Boyle
Director
John Hodge
Screenplay
Irvine Welsh
Novel
Masahiro Hirakubo
Editor
Denton Brown
Assistant Editor
Brian Tufano
Director of Photography
David Gilchrist
First Assistant Director
Claire Hughes
Second Assistant Director
Ben Johnson
Third Assistant Director
Shellie Smith
Production Coordinator
Andrew Macdonald
Producer
Kirstin McDougall
Production Runner
Kave Quinn
Production Design
Simon Bray
Steadicam Operator
Neil Davidson
Camera Trainee
Gail Stevens
Casting
Andy Pryor
Casting
Stephen Noble
Wardrobe Supervisor
Rachael Fleming
Costume Design
Robert McCann
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Graham Johnston
Makeup Designer
Stephen Wong
Art Department Trainee
Irene Harris
Art Department Assistant
Lorna J. Stewart
Art Department Assistant
Stuart Clarke
Scenic Artist
Niki Longmuir
Assistant Art Director
Jonathan Miller
Sound Effects Editor
James Boyle
Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Taylor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ray Merrin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Saunders
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Colin Nicolson
Sound Recordist
Tony Cook
Boom Operator
Tony Steers
Visual Effects
Grant Mason
Visual Effects
Allen Dam
Music Consultant
Jenifer Booth
Production Accountant
Richard Fettes
Dialogue Editor
Paul Curren
Painter
Bobby Gee
Painter
James Patrick
Painter
Mike Valentine
Underwater Camera
Penny Crawford
Set Dresser
Liam Longman
Still Photographer
Anne Coulter
Script Supervisor
Arthur Donnelly
Electrician
Mark Ritchie
Best Boy Electric
Brian Adams
Carpenter
Richard Hassall
Carpenter
John Watt
Carpenter
Peter Knotts
Carpenter
Bert Ross
Standby Carpenter
Eric Smith
Driver
Andrew Bainbridge
Location Manager
Charlie Hiscott
Location Assistant
Andreas Petrides
Stunts
Tom Delmar
Stunts
Paul Heasman
Stunts
Richard Hammatt
Stunts
Tom Lucy
Stunts
Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunts
Scott Cowan
Utility Stunts
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Gordon Fitzgerald
Property Master
Scott Keery
Standby Property Master
Stewart Cunningham
Standby Property Master
Lewis Buchan
Clapper Loader
William Adams
Security
Michael Queen
Floor Runner
Adrian McCarthy
Grip
Willie Cadden
Gaffer
Lesley Stewart
Production Manager
Piero Jamieson
Dressing Prop
Mat Bergel
Dressing Prop
Bob Shipsey
Focus Puller
John Duncan
Generator Operator
Tracey Gallacher
Art Direction
David Aukin
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