The Acid House
1998 | 107m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Paul McGuigan |
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| Writer: | Irvine Welsh |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 31, 1998 |
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| Director: | Paul McGuigan |
| Writer: | Irvine Welsh |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | flying, scotland, based on novel or book, baby, ecstasy, nightclub, loser, lsd, god, controversy, football (soccer), drugs, extramarital affair, based on short story, multiple storylines, football (soccer) team, acid |
| Production Companies | Film4 Productions, Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production, Picture Palace North |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $142,783
Budget: $900,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ewen Bremner | Coco Brice |
| 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 |
| Barbara Rafferty | Doctor |
| Ronnie McCann | Andy |
| Cas Harkins | Skanko |
| Alison Peebles | Johnny's Mother |
| Alex Howden | Boab Snr |
| Annie Louise Ross | Doreen |
| Billy McElhaney | Felix, the Paramedic |
| Iain Andrew | Grant |
| Dennis O'Connor | PC Cochrane |
| John Gardner | Sgt Morrison |
| Katie Echlin | Wendy |
| Doug Eadie | Coco's Father |
| Andrea McKenna | Coco's Mother |
| Joanne Riley | New Girl |
| Ricky Callan | Tam the Driver |
| Stephen Docherty | Nurse Boyd |
| Jane Stabler | Emma |
| Pat Stanton | Barman |
| Stewart Preston | Rafferty |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Irvine Welsh | Screenplay, Novel |
| Paul McGuigan | Director |
| Andrew Hulme | Editor, Sound Designer |
| Alasdair Walker | Director of Photography |
| Mike Gunn | Production Design |
| Lynn Aitken | Costume Design |
| Sarah Fidelo | Makeup Designer |
| Marie Rodgers | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Alison Goring | Second Assistant Director |
| Kathleen Wishart | Second Assistant Director |
| Kelvin Guy | Scenic Artist |
| Rob McCallum | Storyboard Artist |
| Tony Cook | Boom Operator |
| Alan MacNicol | Boom Operator |
| Simon Giles | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jamie Coulter | Key Grip |
| Alick Fraser | Clapper Loader |
| Alan McSheehy | Focus Puller |
| Howard Smith | Steadicam Operator |
| Mike Fraser | Negative Cutter |
| Dorothy Connolley | Script Supervisor |
| Donald MacKinnon | Floor Runner |
| Dan Mudford | Original Music Composer |
| Richard Bridgland | Production Design |
| Jean Kerr | Art Direction |
| Nikki Brannan | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Marilyn MacDonald | Makeup Designer |
| Neil Calder | First Assistant Director |
| Karen McConnell | Second Assistant Director |
| Chris Cull | Property Master |
| Niki Longmuir | Assistant Art Director |
| Allan Brereton | Sound Recordist |
| Becky Thomson | Boom Operator |
| Simon Bray | Steadicam Operator |
| Stuart Farmer | Gaffer |
| Frank McConologue | Lighting Technician |
| Al Rae | Steadicam Operator |
| Ruth Kirton | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Fiona Winning | Location Manager |
| Laura Cochrane | Production Coordinator |
| Nic Muirson | Production Coordinator |
| Rohan Banyard | Art Direction |
| Pam Tait | Costume Design |
| Susan Howard | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sara Barr | Production Manager |
| Ian Madden | First Assistant Director |
| Jamie Baxter | Construction Manager |
| Cliona Harkin | Assistant Art Director |
| Tony Sheridan | Property Master |
| Brian Howell | Sound Recordist |
| Gerard Roche | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michael Scott-Law | Stunt Coordinator |
| Neil Davidson | Clapper Loader |
| Derek Guyer | Clapper Loader |
| Terry Pate | Key Grip |
| Mick Toher | Lighting Technician |
| Gavin McCarron | Negative Cutter |
| Janis Watt | Script Supervisor |
| Katie McCorkindale | Floor Runner |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alex Usborne | Producer |
| David Muir | Producer |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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