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| Year: | 1998 |
| Rating: | 6.1(3256) |
| Listed in: | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Directed by: | Paul McGuigan |
| Actors: | Stephen McCole Maurice Roëves Garry Sweeney Simon Weir Iain Andrew Jenny McCrindle |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Paul McGuigan | |
| Actors | |
| Stephen McCole | as Boab (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Maurice Roëves | as God (segment "The Granton Star Cause")/Drunk (segment "A Soft T |
| Garry Sweeney | as Kev (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Simon Weir | as Tambo (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Iain Andrew | as Grant (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Irvine Welsh | as Parkie (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Pat Stanton | as Barman (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Alex Howden | as Boab Snr (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Dennis O'Connor | as PC Cochrane (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| John Gardner | as Sgt. Morrison (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| William Blair | as Workmate ("The Granton Star Case")/Deck ("A Soft Touch") |
| Gary McCormack | as Workmate (segment "The Granton Star Cause")/Larry (segment "A S |
| Malcolm Shields | as Workmate (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Stewart Preston | as Rafferty (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Kevin McKidd | as Johnny (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Tam Dean Burn | as Alec (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Scott Imrie | as Pool Player (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Niall Greig Fulton | as Alan (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Cas Harkins | as Skanko (segment "A Soft Touch")/Skanko (segment "The Acid House |
| Morgan Simpson | as Chantal, Baby (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| William 'Giggs' McGuigan | as Pub Singer (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Ewen Bremner | as Colin 'Coco' Bryce (segment "The Acid House") |
| Martin Clunes | as Rory (segment "The Acid House") |
| Doug Eadie | as Coco's Father (segment "The Acid House") |
| Billy McElhaney | as Felix the Paramedic (segment "The Acid House") |
| Ricky Callan | as Tam the Driver (segment "The Acid House") |
| Stephen Docherty | as Nurse Boyd (segment "The Acid House") |
| Ronnie McCann | as Andy (segment "The Acid House") |
| Callum J. Stewart | as Football Player 1 |
| Actresses | |
| Jenny McCrindle | as Evelyn (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Annie Louise Ross | as Doreen (segment "The Granton Star Cause") |
| Michelle Gomez | as Catriona (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Marnie Kidd | as Chantal, Toddler (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Alison Peebles | as Mother (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Joanne Riley | as Diana (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Sarah Gudgeon | as New Girl (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Katie Echlin | as Wendy (segment "A Soft Touch") |
| Jemma Redgrave | as Jenny (segment "The Acid House") |
| Arlene Cockburn | as Kirsty (segment "The Acid House") |
| Jane Stabler | as Emma (segment "The Acid House") |
| Andrea McKenna | as Coco's Mother |
| Barbara Rafferty | as Dr. Callaghan (segment "The Acid House") |
| Kirsty Mitchell | as Julie |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Gross: |
USA - 97,679 USD (12 September 1999) UK - 42,751 GBP (3 January 1999) |
| Plot: | 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 parents, 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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"Insect Royalty" Written and Performed by Primal Scream "Break" Written by McLynden, Lyons, McLyndon Performed by The Gyres "Nothing to be Done" Written by Stephen Pastel, Aggi Wright, Brian Taylor, Martin Hayward, Bernice Simpson Performed by The Pastels "Sweetest Embrace" Written and Performed by Barry Adamson & Nick Cave "Thisiscarbootechnoodiscotechnobooto" Written by March and Stokes Performed by Bentley Rhythm Ace "You'll Never Know" by Soul Renegades with Texas "Precious Maybe" Written and Performed by Beth Orton "Hot Love" Written by Marc Bolan Performed by Marc Bolan with T-Rex "Slow Graffiti" Written and Performed by Belle & Sebastian "I Still Miss You" Written and Performed by Arab Strap "Going Nowhere" Written by Noel Gallagher Performed by Oasis "Leave Home" Written by Simons and Sedgwick Performed by The Chemical Brothers "Bobby Dazzler" Written by Mudford, Gardiner and Hulme Performed by The Sons of Silence "Claiming Marilyn" Written by Richard Fearless and Steve Hellier Performed by Death In Vegas "Toujours L'Amore" Written and Performed by Dimitri from Paris "On Your Own" Written by Simon Jones, Pete Salisbury (as Peter Salisbury), Nick McCabe and Richard Ashcroft Performed by The Verve |
Quotes
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Colin 'Coco' Bryce: COCO FUCKIN' BRYCE! Doreen: Tell us who ye've been seein'. Boab Snr: Dolly Parton. Doreen: I can't hear ye. Boab Snr: Dolly Parton! Doreen: That fuckin' slut? I knew it. Who else? Boab Snr: Anna Ford... and that Madonna, but just the once. Doreen: Scumbag. Bastard. Ya dirty fuckin' prick! You know what this means... Boab Snr: No, no Doreen... not the shite. I can't eat your shite. Doreen: I'm gonna shite in your mouth. It's what we both want. Don't deny it. Boab Snr: Shite in my mouth! Catriona: [Larry is beating Jonny] Blooter that bastard! Kill the fuckin' cunt! Ya fuckin' knob! He's got our fuckin' electricity! He's got ma fuckin' bairn! Go back to your ma! Lick your ma's fuckin' piss-flaps, ya fuckin' cunt! Sgt. Morrison: So, what's been happening tonight, Brian? PC Cochrane: Well, there's the rapist. The guy that stabbed the boy in the shopping centre. And this comedian down here. Sgt. Morrison: Well, I've had a wee word with our rapist. Seems a nice enough young fellow. Tells us the whore was askin' for it. It's the way of the world, Brian. As for the guy that stabbed the boy - well, silly wee bugger, but... boys will be boys. What's the story with this tube-stake? PC Cochrane: Caught him smashing up a telephone box. Sgt. Morrison: [disgusted] Tsk tsk. Rory: Awww, the wee Tom-Tom. Goo goo, ga ga. Colin 'Coco' Bryce: Shut your fuckin' mouth, you, ya specky git. Colin 'Coco' Bryce: [about to be breast-fed] Phwoar, ya dirty cunt, ye. You've got some set a' jugs on ye, right enough, doll. Business gear. God: You fucked this one up, ya daft cunt. Boab: Eh? What? God: You. Bob Coyle. No house, no job, no bird, no mates, police record, sore ribs - all in the space of a few hours. Nice one. Boab: How the fuck do you know my business, eh? What the fuck's it got to do with you, eh? God: It's my fuckin' business to know. I'm God. Boab: Away to fuck, ya old radge. God: Fuckin' hell... another wise cunt. Boab: I've had a fuckin' hard time, and now I've just met God. The cunt's gonna turn us into an insect. Jenny: [Coco, has a baby, has just spoken] You spoke, Tom. Colin 'Coco' Bryce: Aye, I did. Look, sit doon. I mean sit down. Fuck... eh? You'd better not say nowt to no cunt about this, right? Colin 'Coco' Bryce: I'm gettin' a wee bit hungry, though, eh. Jenny: Oh, I'll take you home and make you something. Colin 'Coco' Bryce: Eh, I was thinkin' a wee bit more of the... tit. |
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