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Trainspotting (1996)

Directed by Danny Boyle•1h 34m•Published Feb 23, 2021•Episode length 1h 58m
Episode 55 - Trainspotting
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Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor
Renton
Ewen Bremner
Ewen Bremner
Spud
Jonny Lee Miller
Jonny Lee Miller
Sick Boy
Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd
Tommy
Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle
Begbie
Kelly Macdonald
Kelly Macdonald
Diane
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan
Swanney
James Cosmo
James Cosmo
Renton's Father
Eileen Nicholas
Eileen Nicholas
Renton's Mother
Susan Vidler
Susan Vidler
Allison

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Overview

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.

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Warning: Sensitive Content discussed between 1:02:45-1:05:45 (Infant Death) This week we're going to Edinburgh (or is it Glasgow) as we check out the film that launched Ewen McGregor into the Mainstream with Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting on the exact day of its 25th anniversary. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasti…

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Warning: Sensitive Content discussed between 1:02:45-1:05:45 (Infant Death)

This week we're going to Edinburgh (or is it Glasgow) as we check out the film that launched Ewen McGregor into the Mainstream with Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting on the exact day of its 25th anniversary.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia – as we return to 1990s Britain with one hell of a soundtrack backing us up. We’re choosing life in our 55th episode as we discuss:

  • The iconic opening running scene and how it almost wasn’t the start of the film
  • Why didn’t Noel Gallagher allow any songs from Oasis to appear on a heavy BritPop soundtrack?
  • Does Renton take enough responsibility for his actions?
  • Do you recognise Tommy from something else?
  • The BFE gang share some exciting news about another project that’s coming up imminently
  • We reimagine the Lust for Life “Choose Life” sequence with a few other songs
  • Somebody gives this film either their highest or lowest score to date. Who was it and what was it?
  • We have a definitive answer (I suppose) on whether 10 Things or Clueless is the teen film of the 90s
  • We discuss the morality of finding escapism through characters who commit illegal and immoral acts
  • Whether or not Trainspotting is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/