Editing Trainspotting (film) (section)

==Production==
===Development===
Producer [[Andrew Macdonald (producer)|Andrew Macdonald]] read [[Irvine Welsh]]'s book on a plane in December 1993, and felt that it could be made into a film.<ref name="grundy">{{cite news | last = Grundy | first = Gareth | title = Hey! Hey! We're the Junkies! | work = [[Neon (magazine)|Neon]] | page = 102 | date = February 1998 }}</ref> He brought it to the attention of director Danny Boyle and writer [[John Hodge (screenwriter)|John Hodge]] in February 1994.<ref name="gordinier">{{cite magazine | last = Gordinier | first = Jeff | title = Stupor Heroes | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = 2 August 1996 | url = https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293580,00.html | access-date = 9 September 2009 | archive-date = 11 August 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090811055327/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293580,00.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="empiremag">{{cite news | title = ''Trainspotting'' | work = [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | page = 128 | date = June 1999 }}</ref> Boyle was excited by its potential to be the "most energetic film you've ever seen — about something that ultimately ends up in [[purgatory]] or worse".<ref name="gordinier"/> Hodge read it and made it his goal to "produce a screenplay which would seem to have a beginning, a middle and an end, would last 90 minutes and would convey at least some of the spirit and the content of the book".<ref name="empiremag"/> Boyle convinced Welsh to let them [[Option (filmmaking)|option the rights]] to his book by writing him a letter stating that Hodge and Macdonald were "the two most important Scotsmen since [[Kenny Dalglish]] and [[Alex Ferguson]]".<ref name="grundy"/> Welsh remembered that originally the people wanting to option his book "wanted to make a po-faced piece of [[social realism]] like ''[[Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (film)|Christiane F]]'' or ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]''".<ref name="grundy"/> He was impressed that Boyle, Hodge and Macdonald wanted everyone to see the film and "not just the arthouse audience".<ref name="grundy"/> In October 1994, Hodge, Boyle and Macdonald spent a lot of time discussing which chapters of the book would and would not translate into film. Hodge finished the first draft by December.<ref name="grundy"/> Macdonald secured financing from [[Channel 4]], a British television station known for funding independent films.<ref name="gordinier"/>

===Casting===
Pre-production began in April 1995. [[Ewan McGregor]] was cast after impressing Boyle and Macdonald with his work on their previous film, ''[[Shallow Grave (1994 film)|Shallow Grave]]''.<ref name="grundy"/> According to Boyle, for the role of Renton, they wanted the quality of [[Michael Caine]]'s character Alfie Elkins in ''[[Alfie (1966 film)|Alfie]]'' and [[Malcolm McDowell]]'s character [[Alex (A Clockwork Orange)|Alex DeLarge]] in ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'', "repulsive ... with charm 'that makes you feel deeply ambiguous about what he's doing'."<ref name="gordinier"/> McGregor shaved his head and lost 2 stone (12.7 kilograms) for the film.<ref name="gordinier"/> [[Ewen Bremner]] had played Renton in the stage adaptation of ''Trainspotting'' and agreed to play the role of Spud, saying he felt the characters "were part of my heritage".<ref name="grundy"/> Boyle had heard about [[Jonny Lee Miller]] playing an American in the film ''[[Hackers (film)|Hackers]]'' and was impressed when he auditioned by doing a [[Sean Connery]] accent.<ref name="grundy2">Grundy, Gareth (February 1998). "Hey! Hey! We're the Junkies!" Neon. p. 103.</ref> For the role of Begbie, Boyle considered casting [[Christopher Eccleston]] for his resemblance to how he imagined the character in the novel, but asked [[Robert Carlyle]] instead. Carlyle was initially hesitant, believing he was too short to play the character, but Boyle convinced him by telling him, "No, small psychos are better." Carlyle said, "I've met loads of Begbies in my time. Wander round [[Glasgow]] on Saturday night and you've a good chance of running into Begbie."<ref name="grundy2"/> For the role of Diane, Boyle wanted an unknown actress so audiences would not realise that a 19-year-old was playing a 15-year-old.<ref name="grundy2"/> The filmmakers sent flyers to nightclubs and boutiques and approached people on the street, eventually hiring [[Kelly Macdonald]].<ref name="grundy2"/> The casting of [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]] as the Dealer was a reference to his role in ''Shallow Grave'' with the implication being that he plays the same character in both.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Danny Boyle - Lust for Life: A Critical Analysis of All the Films from Shallow Grave to 127 Hours|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wr21BAAAQBAJ|publisher = Andrews UK Limited|date = 1 May 2012|isbn = 9780957112803 |first = Mark|last = Browning}}</ref>

===Pre-production===
McGregor read books about [[crack cocaine|crack]] and heroin to prepare for the role. He also went to Glasgow and met people from the Calton Athletic Recovery Group, an organisation of recovering heroin addicts, who play the opposing football team in the opening credits. He was taught how to cook up heroin with a spoon using [[glucose]] powder.<ref name="jolly">{{cite news|last = Jolly|first = Mark|title = ''Trainspotting''s Engine That Could|work = [[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|page = 107|date = August 1996|access-date = 11 October 2009|url = http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-trainspotting/print/|archive-date = 27 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160227112131/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-trainspotting/print/|url-status = dead}}</ref> McGregor considered injecting heroin to better understand the character, but eventually decided against it.<ref name="grundy2"/> Many of the book's stories and characters were dropped to create a cohesive script of adequate length. Danny Boyle had his actors prepare by making them watch older films about rebellious youths like ''[[The Hustler]]'' and ''A Clockwork Orange''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Live and Let Die|url = http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/1996/07/live_and_let_die.html|newspaper = Slate|date = 23 July 1996|access-date = 16 February 2016|issn = 1091-2339|first = Michael|last = Wood|archive-date = 24 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160224192907/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/1996/07/live_and_let_die.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

The main cast of the film attended Calton Athletic Recovery Group's self-help meetings to prepare for their roles in the film. The Calton Athletic Football Club appears in a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] scene at the beginning of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The effects of playing football… |url=https://www.caltonathleticrecoverygroup.com/football |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Calton Athletic Recovery Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seriously..., Seriously... - The real-life addicts who inspired Trainspotting |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/14prW9s3BfR8jMv27vT2PY7/the-real-life-addicts-who-inspired-trainspotting |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=[[BBC Radio 4]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Catlin |first=Karin Goodwin, Photos: Angela |date=2016-02-23 |title=The Real-Life Addicts Who Taught the 'Trainspotting' Cast How to Be Junkies |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/calton-athletic-trainspotting-20th-anniversary/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=[[Vice Media]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Principal photography===
''Trainspotting'' was shot in mid-1995 over seven weeks on a budget of £1.5{{nbsp}}million with the cast and crew working out of an abandoned cigarette factory in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/trainspotting-behind-scenes-history/|title=Trainspotting: The Complete Behind-The-Scenes History|date=26 February 2022|work=Empireonline|accessdate=22 April 2022}}</ref>
Due to time constraints and a tight budget, most scenes were done in one take, which contributed to the grungy look of the film. For example, when Renton sinks into the floor after overdosing on heroin, the crew built a platform above a trap door and lowered the actor down.<ref name="gordinier"/> The faeces in the 'Worst Toilet in Scotland' scene was made from chocolate.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Amazing Book of Movie Trivia|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LPLyBgAAQBAJ|publisher = Andrews UK Limited|date = 11 February 2015|isbn = 9781785381294|first = Jack|last = Goldstein}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | title=A deep dive into Trainspotting's iconic toilet scene | first=Sara | last=Vilkomerson | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=30 March 2017 | url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/30/trainspotting-toilet-scene-danny-boyle/ | access-date=11 October 2019 | archive-date=12 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012030705/https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/30/trainspotting-toilet-scene-danny-boyle/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Glasgow. Café D'Jaconelli. 570 Maryhill Road.jpg|thumb|Glasgow. Café D'Jaconelli. 570 Maryhill Road. The café, where Renton and Spud share a milkshake.<ref name="Location">{{cite web | url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/t/trainspotting.html | title=Filming Locations for Trainspotting | publisher=Movie-Locations.com | access-date=2 January 2008 | archive-date=12 February 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212055827/http://movie-locations.com/movies/t/trainspotting.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>]]
[[File:Glasgow. North Kelvinside. Crosslands. 182 Queen Margaret Drive.jpg|thumb|Glasgow. [[North Kelvinside]]. Crosslands pub, where Begbie chucks an empty pint glass from the balcony.<ref name="Location"/>]]
Although set in [[Edinburgh]], almost all of the film was shot in Glasgow, apart from the opening scenes which were shot in Edinburgh, and the final scenes which were shot in [[London]].<ref name="Location"/>

Locations in the film include:
* The opening scene of Renton and Spud being chased by security for shoplifting is shot in Edinburgh, on [[Princes Street]] and Calton Road under [[Regent Bridge]].<ref name="Location" />
* The park where Sick Boy and Renton discuss [[James Bond]], Sean Connery and ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' is [[Rouken Glen Park]] in [[Giffnock]], near [[Glasgow]]. The park was also the site of the grave in Boyle's previous film, ''Shallow Grave''.<ref name="Location" />
* [[Corrour railway station]] is the setting for the "great outdoors" scene in the film, where Tommy suggests the group climb [[Leum Uilleim]].<ref name="Location" />
* The scenes where they do their drug deal take place in [[Paddington]]. The scene where they parody the cover of [[the Beatles]] album ''[[Abbey Road]]'' takes place as they walk out of Smallbrook Mews across Craven Road to the Royal Eagle, 26–30 Craven Road, [[Paddington]].<ref name="Location"/>
* The school attended by Diane is [[Jordanhill School|Jordanhill]] in Glasgow's West End.<ref name="Location" />