Maurice Roëves, Kevin Mckidd, Ewen Bremner

Three twisted tales from the seamy side of Scotland and the mind of Irvine Welsh. The Granton Star Cause: in the same day a young Leith lad is dumped by his football team, his girlfriend and his paren...( read more  read more... )ts, arrested and beaten up by the police and turned into a fly by God, whom he meets in a pub. The Soft Touch: a man is too soft to do anything when his wife moves in with the thug upstairs. The Acid House: while tripping on acid, CoCo Bryce is struck by lightning, causing him to switch bodies with a newborn baby.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Paul McGuigan

Release Date: September 1, 1998

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001

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  • October 16, 2009
    possibly the most disturbing film i've ever seen. either that or the couple of litres of cider i'd just been swigging combined with the greasy fish n' chips i'd just had was making me feel sick. could've even been the fact that these lunatics were drinking special brew all the ti...( read more)me. you know your life is fucked when you're on special brew! another sound dose of wicked, gritty, dark, black, soulless humour from irvine welsh's hand, brought to the screen but the pretty decent director paul mcguigan (gangster num 1 & lucky number slevin)
  • September 29, 2009
    Great film/s! The Granton Star Cause & The Acid House being the best!
    A great adaption from Paul McGuigan!
  • June 2, 2007
    This movie was really cool. It's a collection of "shorts" but have some similar connections.
  • November 17, 2006
    A weak adaptation of Welsh's short stories. A few interesting parts, but you're better off reading the book or seeing Trainspotting.
  • June 24, 2008
    Funny, but only the third story is good.
  • November 20, 2009
    i didnt know what i was getting into and it left a foul smell in my mouth afterwards
  • July 28, 2009
    This film was odd but good. Three different stories in one film. Very funny at times. Some may not like the oddness of some of the stories. The film is quite trippy at times and may not be for everyone. If you liked Trainspotting then I would recommend you to watch this film.
  • June 28, 2009
    Es una de las mejores películas que he visto, el sentido de esas 3 hitórias son filosofía pura, rodeada de un toque de comedia inmejorable.
  • April 3, 2009
    Great book. Decent film.
  • March 22, 2009
    Irvine Welsh nel 1994, un anno dopo la pubblicazione di Trainspotting, pubblica The Acid House. Paul McGuigan nel 1998 realizza un film, in Italia un po' spacciato come il seguito di Trainspotting sempre ambientato ad Edimburgo e con 2 attori che già recitavano nel primo film. I ...( read more)due film non hanno niente a che vedere. The Acid house è molto più ruvido e grezzo, sono tre storie totalmente assurde, decisamente disperate e al limite del comico. Forse quella che più di tutte risulta migliore è l'ultima che vede protagonista 'Spud' in una veste molto simile a quella di Trainspotting. Le tre storie hanno dei tratti comuni i protagonisti sono ragazzi alle prese con problemi anche piuttosto ingombranti e che non solo non li risolvono, ma ci finiscono dentro come in trappolati continuando a peggiorare il tutto, la visione globale che emerge è proprio quella di Welsh 'no way'.

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    October 6, 2006
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  • Who wrote the books to which the movies 'Trainspotting' and 'The Acid House' were both based on?  Answer »
  • Paul McGuigan, director of the 2006 hit Lucky Number Slevin, made his directorial debut with a film adaptation of which Irvine Welsh novel?  Answer »
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