We've tried to keep as much of the original dialogue as possible and just add effects," explains MacDonald, "so that the dialogue is very raw and stylised." Still, certain aspects do need to be improved. Shallow Grave is released on January 6 to the predicted ecstatic response, and goes on to break house records at five London cinemas in its opening weekend, including the MGM Haymarket and Gate Cinema in Notting Hill. Hodge completes his first draft, and moves on to further drafts, adding "progressively fewer changes each time." The battle for the rights proves to be ongoing… February 1995

Trainspotting (1996) - IMDb Trainspotting (1996) - IMDb

Smith, Murray (2002). Trainspotting. London: British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-870-6. OCLC 762340066. Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post called the film "respectable exercise in fan service". [29] Accolades [ edit ] Award Jolly, Mark (August 1996). " Trainspottings Engine That Could". Interview. p.107. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016 . Retrieved 11 October 2009. The teaser trailer makes its debut in cinemas, while the November 13 screening is for a few select members of the press (including Empire) and people involved in the making of the movie. Even Blur's Damon Albarn turns up. But how well was it received? "My father went to the screening," reveals MacDonald. "He's pretty honest about these things, and he really liked it, which surprised him. So that was very encouraging, but on the whole it's difficult to tell till the film opens…” Chris Tilly (16 November 2015). "Why Trainspotting 2 Has Taken 20 Years". IGN. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015 . Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Working-class Fiction: From Chartism to Trainspotting, by Ian Haywood. Published by Northcote House in association with the British Council, 1997. ISBN 0-7463-0780-2. a b Russell, Scarlett (11 March 2016). "Trainspotting 2 is on! Danny Boyle starts shooting the sequel in Edinburgh". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 . Retrieved 13 March 2016. Rosenbaum, Jonathan (26 July 1996). "Too High to Die". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008 . Retrieved 16 April 2009.

Trainspotting (1996) Stream and Watch Online | Moviefone Trainspotting (1996) Stream and Watch Online | Moviefone

But this is the only chance we really get to examine everything," he adds. "There are so many different things you have to take into consideration. You have to balance up the colour of the place, the temperature, and then brief the location manager about things you need. The Brewhouse, for example, is the only pub we could find with the necessary balcony. We had difficulty finding a crematorium and especially a courtroom. Courtrooms tend to be reluctant to let film crews in because... I don't know, Taggart misbehaved or something." Geoghegan, Kev (10 September 2009). "Boyle is 'edging closer' to Porno". BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023 . Retrieved 31 October 2011.Work also begins on the film's poster, with a special photo shoot. Just hours after the final take, McGregor, Carlyle, Bremner, Miller and Kelly MacDonald are hauled into a Bayswater studio for a day's photography. The pictures are snapped by Lorenzo Agius, a photographer who has made numerous contributions to Empire in the past. August/September 1995 Robbie Collin (19 January 2017). "T2 Trainspotting review: Danny Boyle's sequel is more than just a trip down memory lane". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019 . Retrieved 25 November 2018. Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends. Greatest Brits vote from channel4.com/film". London: Channel 4. 2004. Archived from the original on 11 July 2004 . Retrieved 14 August 2018. But, when you're transferring something to the screen you have to go for the visual rather than the literal. We decided to make up a few scenes, but I can justify them all by the fact that they're all taken in some way from the novel. For example, there's a shoplifting scene that doesn't actually happen in the book. But there are loads of references to it and it's a very visual thing, so it seemed right. Then again, there are lots of scenes you can really go for, like the one with the opium suppositories, or the Sunday morning breakfast sequence."