Film
The Acid House
1998 · 1h 47m · Comedy · Drama
- IMDb
- 6.2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 42%
- Metacritic
- 55
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Overview
A surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories. Combining a vicious sense of humor with hard-talking drama, the film reaches into the hearts and minds of the chemical generation, casting a dark and unholy light into the hidden corners of the human psyche.
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Cast
Ewen Bremner
Coco Bryce
Kevin McKidd
Johnny
Stephen McCole
Boab
Jemma Redgrave
Jenny
Martin Clunes
Rory
Maurice Roëves
God
Arlene Cockburn
Kirsty
Michelle Gomez
Catriona
Gary McCormack
Larry
Jenny McCrindle
Evelyn
Garry Sweeney
Kev
Simon Weir
Tambo
Niall Greig Fulton
Alan
Malcolm Shields
Workmate
Tam Dean Burn
Alec
Irvine Welsh
Parkie
Crew
- Paul McGuiganDirector
- Irvine WelshScreenplay · Novel
- Alex UsborneProducer
- David MuirProducer
- Alasdair WalkerDirector of Photography
- Dan MudfordOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew HulmeEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 31, 1998
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $900,000
- Revenue
- $142,783
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
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