What is Trainspotting movie about?
Trainspotti…1996T2 Trainspotti…2017
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What happens at the end of Trainspotting?
In the film’s final scene, Renton is in bed sleeping next to Begbie after the gang have managed to score £16,000 selling heroin. Renton is essentially bullied into covering the remaining cost for the heroin, but despite his reluctance, the deal manages to go off without a hitch.
Why is it called Trainspotting?
The film title is a reference to a scene in the book where Begbie and Renton meet “an auld drunkard” who turns out to be Begbie’s estranged father, in the disused Leith Central railway station, which they are using as a toilet. He asks them if they are “trainspottin'”.
What happened to the baby Trainspotting?
Narrated by Renton. Lesley’s baby, Dawn, has died. Though it appears to be a cot death, it could also have been from neglect.
Is Trainspotting a sad film?
Trainspotting is the story of a humor, violence, goofiness, abuse, friendship and sadness in heroin-addicted Scotland. It’s a really vulgar film, with lots of disgusting scatological humor, pointless violence, and the pain of a life on heroin.
Why do they call it Trainspotting?
What happened to Alison’s baby in Trainspotting?
If you’ve seen the original Trainspotting, then you know very acutely what the worst scene in the movie is. More terrible than disgusting toilets and beds full of faeces, is the death of baby Dawn, who dies from neglect while her parent Allison and Sick Boy are lost in a heroin-induced stupor.
Is Trainspotting based on a true story?
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. Based on the 1993 novel of the same title by Irvine Welsh, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1996.
Is there a new trainspotting movie in 2017?
2017 film. T2 Trainspotting is a 2017 British black comedy drama film, set in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. The film was directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge, based on characters created by Irvine Welsh in his novel Trainspotting and its follow-up Porno.
How many Trainspotting books and movies are there?
Trainspotting (novel), a 1993 novel by Irvine Welsh Trainspotting (film), a 1996 film based on the novel Trainspotting (soundtrack), two soundtrack albums from the film. T2 Trainspotting, a 2017 film and sequel to Trainspotting.
What is the setting of Trainspotting?
Set in and around Edinburgh, Scotland, it is based on characters created by Irvine Welsh in his 1993 novel Trainspotting and its 2002 follow-up Porno.