Trainspotting
1996 British film by Danny Boyle
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Summary
Trainspotting is a film[1]. Trainspotting ranks in the top 0.22% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,291 views/month, #208 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[3], Golden Space Needle[4], Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film[5], Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film[6], London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year[7], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[8]
- Director: Danny Boyle[9]
- Screenwriter: John Hodge[10]
- Composer: Damon Albarn[11]
- Genre: buddy film[12], crime film[13], drama film[14], independent film[15], magic realist film[16]
- Based on: Trainspotting[17]
- Followed by: T2 Trainspotting[18]
- Cast member: Ewen Bremner[19], Jonny Lee Miller[20], Kevin McKidd[21], Robert Carlyle[22], Kelly Macdonald[23], Ewan McGregor[24], Peter Mullan[25], James Cosmo[26], Shirley Henderson[27], Irvine Welsh[28], Keith Allen[29], Kevin Allen[30], Andrew Macdonald[31], John Hodge[32]
- Producer: Andrew Macdonald[33]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[34]
- Production company: Film4 Productions[35], Figment Films[36]
- Director of photography: Brian Tufano[37]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[38]
- Commons category: Trainspotting (film)[39]
- Soundtrack release: Trainspotting #2 – Music from the Motion Picture Vol #2[40], Trainspotting – Music from the Motion Picture[41]
- Distribution format: video on demand[42]
- Review score: 8.4/10[43], 90%[44], 83/100[45]
- Color: color[46]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[47]
- Publication date: February 23, 1996[48], August 15, 1996[49], 1996[50], July 19, 1996[51]
- Distributed by: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment[52]
- Narrative location: Scotland[53], London[54], Edinburgh[55]
- Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/trainspotting[56]
- Filming location: London[57], Edinburgh[58], Calton Road[59], Corrour railway station[60], Waterloo Bridge[61], Glasgow[62], Hanover Street[63], Tower 42[64], Princes Street[65]
Why It Matters
Trainspotting has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Trainspotting is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
FAQs
What awards did Trainspotting receive?
Honors received include BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[3], Golden Space Needle[4], Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film[5], and Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film[6].