The Acid House (Original title)The Granton Star Cause (Help search title)The Acid House (Help search title)A Soft Touch (Help search title)
Dates: 1998 (Copyright), 01 January 1999 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Paul McGuigan
Synopsis: Based on three stories from author Irvine Welsh's collection "The Acid House". The sub-titles are: The Granton Star Cause, A Soft Touch, and The Acid House.
Genres: Drama, Anthology
Subject: God
Releases
Date: 01 January 1999Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 111 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Film Four Distributors
Dates: 1998 (Copyright), 01 January 1999 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Paul McGuigan
Synopsis: Based on three stories from author Irvine Welsh's collection "The Acid House". The sub-titles are: The Granton Star Cause, A Soft Touch, and The Acid House.
Genres: Drama, Anthology
Subject: God
Releases
Date: 01 January 1999Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 111 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Film Four Distributors
Credits
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©: Channel Four Television Corporation, A Picture Palace North production: Picture Palace North, An Umbrella production: Umbrella Productions, Part Funded by: European Regional Development Fund, Presents: Film Four International, [presented] In association with: Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund, [presented] In association with: The Glasgow Film Fund, Yorkshire Media Production Agency, Produced by: David Muir, Produced by: Alex Usborne, Associate Producer: Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Production Manager: Sara Barr, Production Manager: Fiona Henderson, Production Co-ordinator: Laura Cochrane, Production Co-ordinator: Nic Murison, Location Manager: Fiona Winning, Location Assistant: Jim Dunn, Location Assistant: Donald Mackinnon, Post-production Consultant: Mark Gravil, Production Runner: Bobby Seiler, Floor Runner: Katie McCorkindale, 1st Assistant Director: Neil Calder, 1st Assistant Director: Bill Clark, 1st Assistant Director: Ian Madden, 2nd Assistant Director: Kathleen Wishart, 2nd Assistant Director: Alison Goring, 3rd Assistant Director: Jodi Moore, 3rd Assistant Director: Ted Mitchell, Script Supervisor: Dorothy Connolley, Script Supervisor: Janis Watt, Casting Consultant: Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Screenplay by: Irvine Welsh, Based on the short stories from The Acid House by: Irvine Welsh, Director of Photography: Alasdair Walker, Fly Photography: Rod Clarke, Lighting Technician: Paul Bates, Lighting Technician: Derek Guyer, Lighting Technician: Frank McConologue, Lighting Technician: Graham Walker, Lighting Technician: Mick Toher, Frank McConalogue, Steadicam Operator: Simon Bray, Howard Smith, Steadicam Operator: Al Rae, Focus Puller: Alan McSheehy, Focus Puller: Alan McSheehy, Clapper Loader: Neil Davidson, Alick Fraser, Crane Operator: Graham Wright, Lighting Gaffer: Stuart Farmer, Alex MacKenzie, Key Grip: Terry Pate, Key Grip: Jamie Coulter, Additional Grip: Iain Johnstone, Terry Pate, Video Operator: Colette Valvona, Time Lapse Photography: Simon Kerwin Carroll, Digital Visual Effects: The Film Factory at VTR, Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer: Simon Giles, Visual Effects Compositor: Sally Clayton, Peter Connelly, Visual Effects Animator: Steve Begg, Film Recording: Zoë Cain, Trevor Young, Flame Artist: Tom Sparks, Smoke & Mirrors, Graffiti Artist: Tommy Keenan, Baby Coco by: Nik Williams, Animated Extras, Puppeteer (Animated Extras): Geoff Felix, Puppeteer (Animated Extras): Colin Purves, Puppeteer (Animated Extras): Sue Howard, Puppeteer (Animated Extras): Rik Marr, Puppeteer (Animated Extras): Tracy O'Brien, Jonathan Klahr, Rigger: Billy Wilson, John Butler, Editor: Andrew Hulme, Post-production Facilities: First Cut, Production Designer: Richard Bridgland, Production Designer: Mike Gunn, Art Director: Jean Kerr, Art Director: Rohan Banyard, Standby Art Director: Irene Harris, Standby Art Director: Ewen Duncan, Assistant Art Director: Niki Longmuir, Assistant Art Director: Cliondha Harkin, Scenic Artist: Kelvin Guy, Storyboard Artist: Rob McCallum, Storyboard Artist: Rob McCallum, Production Buyer: Penny Crawford, Property Master: Chris Cull, Property Master: Tony Sheridan, Chargehand Dressing Propman: Paul McNamara, Dressing Props: David Miller, Standby Props: Anne McCredie, Standby Props: Paul McNamara, Art Department Assistant: Alan Payne, Art Department Assistant: Elaine Robertson, Construction Manager: Jamie Baxter, Construction Crew: Ben Barry, Don Clark, Master Painter: Jim Patrick, Henry Gallagher, Painter: Mark Kennedy, Painter: Carol Soutar, Painter: Stephen Bryce, Painter: Malcolm Rogan, Carpenter: Eric Harrison, Standby Carpenter: Peter Knotts, Paul Murphy, Carpenter: Dennis Murphy, Standby Carpenter: Andy Duly, Costume Designer: Pam Tait, Costume Designer: Lynn Aitken, Assistant Costume Designer: Ruth Kirton, Wardrobe Supervisor: Fiona King, Wardrobe Assistant: Louise Borland, Make-up Designer: Marilyn Macdonald, Sarah Fidelo, Make-up Assistant: Marie Rodgers, Make-up Assistant: Nikki Brannan, Opticals & Titles: General Screen Enterprises, Optical Liaison: Graham Hoddell, Titles Director: Luke Pendrell, at: antirom, Titles Director: Dylan Kendle, at: Pink, Original Processing by: Technicolor, Grader: Colin Coull, Negative Cutting: Mike Fraser, Prints by: Metrocolor, Sound Designer: Andrew Hulme, Sound Recordist: Brian Howell, Sound Recordist: Alan Brereton, Boom Operator: Alan MacNicol, Boom Operator: Tony Cook, Boom Operator: Becky Thomson, Dubbing Facilities: Ardmore Sound, Dubbing Mixer: Douglas S. Murray, Mark Berger, Dubbing Editor: John Gow, Assistant Sound Editor: Gerard Roche, Stunt Performer: Michael Scott-Law, Legal Services: Andrew J. Curtis, Fly Wrangler: Rupert Barrington, Camera Equipment Supplied by: GHS Motion Picture Services, Lighting Equipment Supplied by: Lee Lighting, Unit Caterers: G.T. Caterers
Cast
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Stephen McCole (Boab), Maurice Roëves (God), Garry Sweeney (Kev), Jenny McCrindle (Evelyn), Simon Weir (Tambo), Iain Andrew (Grant), Irvine Welsh (Parkie), Pat Stanton (barman), Alex Howden (Boab Snr), Ann Louise Ross (Doreen), Dennis O'Connor (PC Cochrane), John Gardner (Sergeant Morrison), William Blair, Gary McCormack, Malcolm Shields (workmate), Stewart Preston (Rafferty), Kevin McKidd (Johnny), Michelle Gomez (Catriona), Tam Dean Burn (Alec), Gary McCormack (Larry), Scott Imrie (pool player), Niall Greig Fulton (Alan), William Blair (Deek), Cas Harkins (Skanko), Maurice Roëves (drunk), Morgan Simpson (Chantel, the baby), Marnie Kidd (Chantel, the toddler), Alison Peebles (mother), Joanne Riley (Diana), Sarah Gudgeon (new girl), Katie Echlin (Wendy), William 'Giggs' McGuigan (pub singer), Ewen Bremner (Coco), Martin Clunes (Rory), Jemma Redgrave (Jenny), Arlene Cockburn (Kirsty), Jane Stabler (Emma), Maurice Roëves (priest), Doug Eadie (Coco's father), Andrea Mckenna (Coco's mother), Billy McElhaney (Felix the paramedic), Ricky Callan (Tam the driver), Barbara Rafferty (Dr Callaghan), Stephen Docherty (Nurse Boyd), Ronnie McCann (Andy), Cas Harkins (Skanko)