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After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.

Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: Irvine Welsh (novel), John Hodge (adaptation)
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller | See full cast & crew »

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Storyline

First there was an opportunity......then there was a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they are all lined up to welcome him, ready to join the dance. Written by Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug use, language throughout, strong sexual content, graphic nudity and some violence | See all certifications »

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English | Bulgarian

Release Date:

31 March 2017 (USA) See more »

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Filming Locations:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK See more »

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Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

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DNA Films, Decibel Films, Cloud Eight Films See more »

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Runtime:

117 min

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Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The song Sickboy is listening to in his flat when Renton arrives is The Rubberbandits - Dad's Best Friend See more »

Goofs

While riding across the Forth Road bridge towards Fife, the Queensferry Crossing bridge can be seen out the left side of the window, this means that they are in fact heading in the other direction, towards Edinburgh. See more »

Quotes

Renton: Choose life. Choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere cares. Choose looking up old flames, wishing you'd done it all differently. And choose watching history repeat itself. Choose your future. Choose reality TV, slut shaming, revenge porn. Choose a zero-hour contract, a two hour journey to work. And choose the same for your kids, only worse, and smother the pain with an unknown dose of an unknown drug made in somebody's kitchen. And then... take a deep breath. You're...
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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 23 January 2017 (2017) See more »

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Slow Slippy
Performed by Underworld
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★★★★ - nostalgic and heartwarming fun

29 January 2017 | by Elliot-D-George (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

20 years after Renton stole the drugs money from his friends, he returns to Scotland to repay them and see what's become of them. Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie aren't too pleased to see him though, but nostalgia overcomes them all. The story isn't particularly special, but the theme of losing touch and lack of lifetime achievement is driven home with real power and emotion, with a lot more depressing humour than I expected.

The characters are where the beauty is, from Renton's everyman, Spud's innocence, Sick Boy's laddish attitude or Begbie's crudeness. Seeing them back together is a beautiful thing, their chemistry is magnificent and their performances are undeniably good.

T2 was never going to be as iconic as its predecessor. But there's enough heartwarming reference to the first movie to bring a nostalgic smile, but not too much to feel like recycling. The problem for me is that now Boyle is a proper filmmaker, it's lost its independent tone and touch - it feels more studio produced and less organic.

The gang clearly loved being back together, and that's enough to celebrate - even if T2 lacks the unique spark of its original.

ast overview, first billed only:
	Ewan McGregor	...	Renton
	Logan Gillies	...	Simon (aged 9)
	Ben Skelton	...	Renton (aged 9)
	Aiden Haggarty	...	Spud (aged 9)
	Daniel Smith	...	Begbie (aged 9)
	Elijah Wolf	...	Tommy (aged 9)
	Robert Carlyle	...	Begbie / Begbie's Father
	Steven Robertson	...	Stoddart
	Ewen Bremner	...	Spud
	John Kazek	...	Tom (Rehab Group)
	Shirley Henderson	...	Gail
	Charlie Hardie	...	Fergus (aged 9)
	Scott Aitken	...	Farmer
	Gordon Kennedy	...	Tulloch
	Jonny Lee Miller	...	Simon