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The Acid House is a 1998 Scottish film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's short story collection The Acid House directed by Paul McGuigan. Welsh himself wrote the screenplay, and appears as a minor character in the film.

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The Acid House
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul McGuigan
Written by	Irvine Welsh
Produced by	David Muir Alex Usborne
Starring	Maurice Roëves Stephen McCole Kevin McKidd Michelle Gomez Gary McCormack Ewen Bremner Martin Clunes Jemma Redgrave
Cinematography	Alasdair Walker
Edited by	Andrew Hulme
Music by	Dan Muir
Production company	Channel Four Films
Distributed by	FilmFour Distributors
Release date	2 July 1998 (1998-07-02)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

The film dramatises three stories from the book:

• "The Granton Star Cause": A comedy, in which Boab (Stephen McCole) is having a rotten day. His parents throw him out so they can indulge in sado-masochism and he is sacked from his job, dumped by his girlfriend, and dropped from his football team. It has elements of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. One of the characters is a pitiless, profane God who transforms him into a fly as punishment for wasting his life. Named after an Edinburgh housing district, "The Granton Star Cause" was filmed on location in Muirhouse and Pilton, including Ferry Road Drive.
• "A Soft Touch": Kevin McKidd plays Johnny, a man who is cuckolded by Larry (Garry McCormack), the ruthless upstairs neighbour who steals his electricity and his wife (Michelle Gomez). Filmed on location in Niddrie.
• "The Acid House": An acid trip and a bolt of lightning result in amiable schemie Coco Brice (Ewen Bremner) exchanging bodies with the baby of a middle-class couple (Martin Clunes and Jemma Redgrave).

All three sections are independent, but are linked by setting and the reappearance of incidental characters, in particular Maurice Roëves who appears variously as an inebriated wedding guest, a figure in a dream, and a pub patron. All three of his parts symbolise a human manifestation of God.

The film offended elements of the UK tabloid press with a depiction of a cynical, jaded, foul-mouthed God. In some English-speaking countries such as Canada and the United States it has been screened with subtitles because of the Scots vernacular and heavy Edinburgh accents.

Cast

"The Granton Star Cause"

• Maurice Roëves – God
• Stephen McCole – Boab
• Garry Sweeney – Kev
• Jenny McCrindle – Evelyn
• Simon Weir – Tambo
• Iain Andrew – Grant
• Irvine Welsh – Parkie
• Pat Stanton – Barman
• Alex Howden – Boab Snr
• Annie Louise Ross – Doreen (as Ann Louise Ross)
• Dennis O'Connor – PC Cochrane
• John Gardner – Sgt. Morrison
• William Blair – Workmate
• Gary McCormack – Workmate
• Malcolm Shields – Workmate
• Stewart Preston – Rafferty
• Callum Stewart - boy playing football

"A Soft Touch"

• Maurice Roëves – Drunk
• Kevin McKidd – Johnny
• Michelle Gomez – Catriona
• Tam Dean Burn – Alec
• Scott Imrie – Pool Player
• Niall Greig Fulton – Alan
• Cas Harkins – Skanko
• Morgan Simpson – Chantal, Baby
• Marnie Kidd – Chantal, Toddler
• Alison Peebles – Mother
• Joanne Riley – New Girl
• Katie Echlin – Wendy
• William 'Giggs' McGuigan – Pub Singer
• William Blair – Deck
• Gary McCormack – Larry

"The Acid House"

• Maurice Roëves – Priest
• Ewen Bremner – Colin 'Coco' Bryce
• Martin Clunes – Rory
• Jemma Redgrave – Jenny
• Arlene Cockburn – Kirsty
• actor – Emma
• Doug Eadie – Coco's Father
• Andrea McKenna – Coco's Mother
• Cas Harkins – Skanko
• Billy McElhaney – Felix the Paramedic
• Ricky Callan – Tam the Driver
• Barbara Rafferty – Dr. Callaghan
• Stephen Docherty – Nurse Boyd
• Ronnie McCann – Andy

References

External links

• The Acid House at IMDb
• The Acid House at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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[de] The Acid House

The Acid House (Verweistitel Acid House) ist ein aus drei lose verknüpften Episoden bestehender britischer Film von Paul McGuigan aus dem Jahr 1998. Er basiert auf drei Kurzgeschichten aus Irvine Welshs Buch The Acid House. In der ersten Geschichte The Granton Star Cause sind die Hauptrollen mit Stephen McCole, Maurice Roëves (der das verbindende Glied in allen drei Geschichten spielt) und Garry Sweeney besetzt, in der zweiten Geschichte A Soft Touch mit Michelle Gomez und Kevin McKidd und in der abschließenden Geschichte The Acid House mit Ewen Bremner, Martin Clunes und Jemma Redgrave.

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- [en] The Acid House (film)

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[ru] Кислотный дом (фильм)

«Кислотный дом» (англ. The Acid House, от названия соответствующего направления в музыке) — фильм британского кинорежиссёра Пола МакГигана, основанный на серии рассказов Ирвина Уэлша «Эйсид Хаус». Ирвин сам написал сценарий к фильму и появляется в нём в эпизодической роли.

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