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The Acid House

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The Acid House

Paul McGuigan's The Acid House is a surreal triptych adapted by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh from his collection of short stories. Combining a vicious sense of humour 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. The first film of the trilogy, The Granton Star Cause, is a black comedy of revenge, football and religion. The second, A Soft Touch, is a story of love and betrayal with Johnny as the 'soft touch', who is all too easily manipulated by those around him. The final film is a surreal comic story about marriage, babies and an excess of chemical abuse.

 

Photo: Bill Stephenson


 

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Format: 35mm
Running Time: 105 mins
Director: Paul McGuigan (first feature)
Producers: David Muir, Alex Usborne
Screen Writer: Irvine Welsh
Director of Photography: Alasdair Walker
Principal Cast: Ewen Bremner, Kevin McKidd, Jemma Redgrave, Martin Clunes, Maurice Roëves
     Production Company:
Picture Palace North Limited
The Workstation
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield S1 2BX
Tel: 0114 249 3160
Fax: 0114 279 6522
Umbrella Television Productions
The Production Centre
The Tollgate, Marine Crescent
Glasgow G51 1HD
Tel: 0141 429 1750
Fax: 0141 429 1751 		     Sales Agent:
Film Four International
124 Horseferry Road
London SW1P 2TX
Tel: 020 7306 8602
Fax: 020 7306 8361
Email: sbrucesmith@channel4.co.uk, astreet@channel4.co.uk

 

 

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