trainspotting, 1996
Ewan's character: Mark Renton (aka Rents, Rentboy, etc), the loveable junkie =)
plot synopsis: I can't describe it, so here's what it says in the soundtrack: 'From the creators of Shallow Grave comes a hilarious new film about five so-called friends: a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves, and junkies who might just be on the road to destuction. Only their leader can save them: a smart, funny, sickly, and sometimes just plain unconscious guy named Mark Renton. It's time for him to make a choice...'
other characters:
Spud (Danny Murphy), the nice guy -- Ewen Bremner
Sickboy (Simon), competitive whore -- Jonny Lee Miller
Begbie (Francis), absolute psycho who gets his high from alcohol and bar fights -- Robert Carlyle
Tommy, speed addict athelete -- Kevin McKidd
Diane, jailbait -- Kelly MacDonald
* If you want to laugh a hell of a lot, GO RENT THIS MOVIE. However, be forewarned that this film is rated-R for strong language and sexual content (including excessive nudity), as well as ::gasp!:: heavy drug use, so be prepared!
memorable lines: (other than the 'choose life' monologues, this one's our favourite)
'It's fresh air!...Doesn't it make you proud to be Scottish?!'
'It's shite being Scottish! We're the lowest of the low! The scum of the f*cking earth! The most wretched, miserable, servile, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization! Some people hate the English, I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the otherhand, are colonized by wankers! Can't even find a decent culture to be colonized by! We're ruled by effete arseholes! It's a shite state of affairs to be in, Tommy, and all the fresh air in the world won't make any f*cking difference!'
click here for a written copy of the 'choose life' monologues!
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