Mark Renton es un joven que se habitúa a drogarse junto a un grupo de amigos, entre ellos un violento y alcohólico psicópata, un desesperado adicto a la heroína, un mujeriego con un conocimiento enciclopédico de Sean Connery y un entusiasta de las caminatas y obsesivo de Iggy Pop.

With a bang of Iggy Pop and an infamous monologue, Trainspotting took off like a rocket; a door had been kicked in. Terrifyingly funny, and spasmodic with a musical energy that never subsides, this stylised plunge into drug culture was a ’90s hit that launched Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor to fame.