History Trivia / Trainspotting

* DuelingDubs:
** It's been confirmed that in Latin America the movie has been dubbed three times:
*** The first dub was commissioned by Disney Character Voices and recorded in Mexico on the studio "Made in Spanish" in 1996 with José Arenas as the the voice Mark Renton. This dub was completly lost until 2021 when it was added to PlutoTV USA.
*** The second dub was recorded in Chile on the studio "Technoworks" around the same time the first Mexican dub was recorded and it featured Pablo Ausensi as the voice of Mark Renton. This dub was completely unknown until 2020 when a Youtube user uploaded a small clip recorded from the local TV channel "Chilevision". This dub hasn't been found yet.
*** The third dub was also recorded in Mexico on the studio "Made in Spanish". This dub was recorded around 2010-2011 with Arturo Cataño as the voice of Mark Renton and it is the most common of the three since this is the one used for TV broadcast, home video releases and streaming sites on the region. Oddly enought, Rolando de Castro worked on both Mexican dubs but as different characters.

* DarkhorseCasting: For the role of Diane, Creator/DannyBoyle wanted an actress with no previous experience "so no-one would twig that a 19-year-old was playing the part" of a 14-year-old. The filmmakers sent flyers to nightclubs and boutiques and even approached people on the street, eventually hiring Creator/KellyMacdonald.

* YouLookFamiliar:
** Creator/DannyBoyle implied that this movie was set in the same universe as ''Film/ShallowGrave'' with Keith Allen playing the same character in both. Renton's actor Creator/EwanMcGregor played Alex in that movie.
** Spud's actor, Creator/EwenBremner had previously played Renton in the stage play.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Music/{{Blondie}} wouldn't allow "Atomic" to be used in the film, so a cover version by Sleeper was used instead.

* CreatorChosenCasting: Right from the start, Creator/EwanMcGregor was the first choice for Renton.

* WordOfGay: Creator/RobertCarlyle and Creator/DannyBoyle say Begbie is secretly gay and in love with Renton. Creator/IrwinWelsh supports this suggestion.

** It was also this for the British film industry in general, which had been in a major DorkAge for the previous decade following the massive critical and commercial failure of ''Film/Revolution1985''. It did the important job of winning back American audiences, with ''Film/TheFullMonty'' cementing the UK industry's comeback a year later.

* WordOfGay: Creator/RobertCarlyle and Danny Boyle say Begbie is secretly gay and in love with Renton but admits he isn't sure if Welsh intended this.

* QuoteSource:
** DespairEventHorizon