Trainspotting is a
1996 movie directed by
Danny Boyle based on a novel by
Irvine Welsh about a group of
heroin addicts in
Edinburgh and their passage through life. It stars
Ewan McGregor,
Ewen Bremner[?],
Jonny Lee Miller,
Kevin McKidd[?] and
Robert Carlyle[?].
The movie was adapted by John Hodge[?].
It sparked controversy on its release in the United States and in the UK as to whether it promoted drug use.
- "Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit crushing game shows, stuffing junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose a future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?