"Trainspotting" (1996) is on BBC America today. This film is famous for 2 things, the creepiest baby ever and the "dirtiest toilet in Scotland". My skin crawls just thinking about it. Ewan Mac Gregor's star began to rise due to his portrayal of Renton, a drug addict in Edinburgh trying/not trying/trying to get straight. His addict friends are all at once funny, disgusting and savage. Adapted from the novel by Irvine Welsh and directed by "Slum dog Millionaire"s Danny Boyle.
FYI--Welsh's prose is worth checking out. I never read "Trainspotting" but I did read his book "Filth" and well...you decide for yourself. Let's just say it involves English cops on vacation, Amsterdam and an insatiable, talking tapeworm. Go ahead...I dare you....
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