5 Facts about Danny Boyle's 1996 film Trainspotting starring Ewen McGregor
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TRAINSPOTTING (1996)
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5. Although the role of Renton went to Ewen McGregor, actor Ewen Bremner, who plays Spud in the film, had originally portrayed the character in the stage version.
4. When released in the United States, the first 20 minutes of the film were re-recorded with alternative dialogue in order to help an American audience slowly adapt to the Scottish accent.
3. Dr Who actor Christopher Eccleston was considered for the part of Begbie, which eventually went to Robert Carlyle.
2. Trainspotting was actress Kelly MacDonald’s first film. She got the role of Diane after being handed a flyer in Glasgow. Producers were after an unknown actress so it would be more convincing that a 19 year old would be portraying a 14 year old.
1. Robert Carlyle played the violent Begbie as a closeted gay man, constantly unleashing his uber-masculinity on others in a bid to never appear ‘weak’.
5. Although the role of Renton went to Ewen McGregor, actor Ewen Bremner, who plays Spud in the film, had originally portrayed the character in the stage version.
4. When released in the United States, the first 20 minutes of the film were re-recorded with alternative dialogue in order to help an American audience slowly adapt to the Scottish accent.
3. Dr Who actor Christopher Eccleston was considered for the part of Begbie, which eventually went to Robert Carlyle.
2. Trainspotting was actress Kelly MacDonald’s first film. She got the role of Diane after being handed a flyer in Glasgow. Producers were after an unknown actress so it would be more convincing that a 19 year old would be portraying a 14 year old.
1. Robert Carlyle played the violent Begbie as a closeted gay man, constantly unleashing his uber-masculinity on others in a bid to never appear ‘weak’.
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Before You Go...
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