[9] In October 1994, Hodge, Boyle and Macdonald spent a lot of time discussing which chapters of the book would and would not translate into film. Kevin McKidd (born 9 August 1973) is a British actor, television director, and occasional singer. Six weeks! Fuck! [58] Hodge won in his category. [12] The filmmakers sent flyers to nightclubs and boutiques and approached people on the street, eventually hiring Kelly Macdonald. [14] McGregor considered injecting heroin to better understand the character, but eventually decided against it. With Oasis dominating the singles chart, and the Spice Girls on the rise, the face of pop shifted from guitars to digitised beats. [25] In 2013, Rolling Stone listed it as the 13th best soundtrack in their 25 best soundtracks. [31], By the time it opened in North America, on 19 July 1996, the film had made more than $18 million in Britain. Tommy ", "Kevin McKidd Interview: The anatomy lesson", "Kevin McKidd stikes a chord for charity", "Kevin McKidd From Grey's Anatomy & Wife Jane to Divorce", "Hollywood Now: Jordan Peele's first Oscar, Mazel Tov to Amy Schumer, Zach Braff is back on TV and more", "I'm so happy to announce the arrival of our little baboo - Nava James McKidd! It's understandable, seeing as he died in the first film. McKidd has done voice work and voiced the character of Jezz Torrent, flame haired lead singer of the fictional Scottish hard rock band Love Fist in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. : Why not try at least?
The soundtrack for Trainspotting has gone on to become a pop culture phenomenon. At a nightclub, Renton notices that his cessation of heroin use has increased his libido.
Mark "Rent-boy" Renton : It's SHITE being Scottish! "[12] For the role of Diane, Boyle wanted an unknown actress so audiences would not realise that a 19-year-old was playing a 15-year-old. | I'm a fucking adult, I can find out for meself. He asks them if they are "trainspottin'". So he squares up... pressure shot... [a man at the bar opens a pack of potato chips. Of Scottish independence, McKidd stated, "A lot of people think we're all gonna fall flat on our face if we do this. In Neil Marshall's horror film Dog Soldiers, he appeared as Pte Lawrence Cooper. They're just wankers. No joy yet. Tommy : : [38] In his review for The Guardian, Derek Malcolm gave the film credit for tapping into the youth subculture of the time and felt that it was "acted out with a freedom of expression that's often astonishing." Where did she come up with that? Begbie and Sick Boy later attack two of Renton's clientele, resulting in him losing his job, and the trio return to Edinburgh for the funeral of Tommy, who has died of AIDS-related toxoplasmosis.
The first is a collection of songs featured in the film, while the second includes those left out from the first soundtrack and extra songs that inspired the filmmakers during production. Welsh stated that the meeting was in order to "explore the story and script ideas. He played Todd, the romantic partner of Joan, and her co-worker as hat maker. Big time. Trainspotting. And I'm doing my best to lose, you know trying to humour him like. | Spud What are you talking about? Tommy Kevin McKidd was born and raised in Elgin, Scotland, the son of Kathleen, a secretary, and Neil McKidd, a plumber.
'It's me or Iggy Pop, time to decide.'. Spud receives a six-month custodial sentence at HMP Saughton, while Renton avoids jail time by entering a drug rehabilitation programme.
Can't even find a decent culture to be colonized BY. [46] Jonathan Rosenbaum, in his review for the Chicago Reader, wrote, "Like Twister and Independence Day, this movie is a theme-park ride – though it's a much better one, basically a series of youthful thrills, spills, chills, and swerves rather than a story intended to say very much".
She told me she didn't want our relationship to start on a physical basis as that is how it would be principally defined from then on in.
I don't. Hodge finished the first draft by December. [48] Producer of the film Andrew Macdonald responded to these claims in a BBC interview stating "we were determined to show why people took drugs ... you had to show that it was fun and that it was awful" to which Boyle adds "It's the music and humour that makes people feel it's glamorising drugs. Spud
Upon returning home after revival at a hospital, Renton's parents lock him in his childhood bedroom and force him to go cold turkey.
[9] Welsh remembered that originally the people wanting to option his book "wanted to make a po-faced piece of social realism like Christiane F or The Basketball Diaries". It's SHITE being Scottish! [12] For the role of Begbie, Boyle considered casting Christopher Eccleston for his resemblance to how he imagined the character in the novel, but asked Robert Carlyle instead. Every time I hit the ball, I seem to pot something. Kevin McKidd - Tommy MacKenzie. Introduce Yourself! "[27], 1996 saw a drastic change in British music with the rise of popularity for Britpop although old fashioned pop was still firmly rooted in British culture. Tommy Welcome to Kevin McKidd Online forum! Whether he's staging a fumbly sex montage to Sleeper's version of "Atomic" or having Renton go cold turkey to the ominous slow build of Underworld's "Dark and Long" ... Trainspotting keeps us wired to the pulse of its characters' passions".
Begbie, discovering Renton and the money are gone, angrily destroys the hotel room where the four stay, prompting the police to arrive and arrest him as Sick Boy and Spud flee. Based on the 1993 novel of the same title by Irvine Welsh, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1996.. [20], Trainspotting was able to portray itself as British and as an 'exotic' element to the international market while also staying relevant to the American public, making it an international success in its marketing.
Not for the faint of heart, but well worth viewing as a realistic and entertaining reminder of the horrors of drug use". [3][4] He grew up in a council estate near Inverness. That much is true. I'd be so chuffed to be back on set with everybody and I think it would be an extraordinary experience.
Six weeks. That same year, Channel 4 named it as the greatest British film of all time. , Spud [9] He was impressed that Boyle, Hodge and Macdonald wanted everyone to see the film and "not just the arthouse audience". The even louder crunch noise causes Begbie to rip the table with his cue and knock the cue ball off the table and into Tommy's hand]. According to Carlyle, he and other members of the Trainspotting cast had already read John Hodge's script, which would take place 20 years (much like its intended 2016 release) after the original plot. [16][17], MacDonald worked with Miramax Films to sell the film as a British Pulp Fiction,[18] flooding the market with postcards, posters, books, soundtrack albums and a revamped music video for "Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop directed by Boyle. [30] It went on to become the festival's one unqualified critical and popular hit.
So what're you gonna do? Gail [57] This scene is later included as a flashback in T2 Trainspotting. However, Sick Boy indicates he would happily do so, and Begbie brutally beats a man after a petty confrontation. As they celebrate in a pub, Renton secretly suggests to Spud that they could both leave with the money, but Spud, motivated by fear of Begbie and loyalty, refuses. The working title for the sequel was T2. He was a member of the Moray Youth Theatre, before going on to study Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. McKidd was in talks in 2008 to portray Connor MacLeod in a remake of the 1986 fantasy film Highlander, though the role has subsequently been associated with Ryan Reynolds. We're the Junkies!" : Spud However, to Renton's exasperation, Begbie, who is wanted for armed robbery, tracks him down and takes up refuge with him. We were in the Volley, playing pool. Tommy London: Passion Pictures. [16][17], In April 2013, McKidd was Grand Marshall of the 15th annual Tartan Day Parade in New York City. : : | 26-year-old Mark Renton is an unemployed heroin addict living with his parents in the suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. [10], Prior to its release in the United States, Miramax, the film's US distributor, requested that much of the dialogue be dubbed so the film would be easier to understand for American viewers unfamiliar with Scottish slang. Went ballistic? : Release Dates Thirteen episodes were produced. After several unsuccessful attempts to reintegrate into society, Renton, Sick Boy and Spud relapse into heroin use.
In 1999, Trainspotting was ranked in the tenth spot by the British Film Institute (BFI) in its list of Top 100 British films of all time,[51] while in 2004 the magazine Total Film named it the fourth greatest British film of all time.
He was taught how to cook up heroin with a spoon using glucose powder. [5] He attended Seafield Primary School and Elgin Academy. [10], Pre-production began in April 1995. [60], The combination of images and music with the setting of the criminal underworld has drawn comparisons to Pulp Fiction and the films of Quentin Tarantino, that had spawned a certain type of "90s indie cinema" which "strove to dazzle the viewer with self-conscious cleverness and empty shock tactics". An earlier script was reportedly written about ten years prior, but was scrapped and redone so that the original cast would agree to return for a film sequel. Renton is now clean, but bored and devoid of a sense of meaning in his life.
Following the funeral, Sick Boy asks Renton, Begbie and Spud (who has been recently released from prison) help in buying two kilograms of heroin for £4,000 to later resell at a higher price. :
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