A young heroin addict in Edinburgh tries to kick the habit but his junkie friends aren't making it easy for him.
MPAA rating: R; for graphic heroin use and resulting depravity, strong language, sex, nudity and some violence.
Miramax Films ; Channel Four Films ; a Figment Film in association with the Noel Gay Motion Picture Company ; producer, Andrew MacDonald ; director, Danny Boyle ; screenplay by John Hodge.
Widescreen presentation.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh.
Special features (disc 2): making of Trainspotting ; Trainspotting retrospective ; interviews ; "Behind the needle" ; Cannes Film Festival interviews ; biographies: cast and crew ; feature commentary ; deleted scenes ; gallery ; teaser trailer ; theatrical trailer.
Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly MacDonald.
Director of photography, Brian Tufano ; production design, Kave Quinn ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo.
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround.
English or French dialogue; closed-captioned.
