Movie Description
A trio of stories adapted by Irvine Welsh (TRAINSPOTTING) from his collection of stories of the same name, THE ACID HOUSE is an absurd and brutal look at life through the eyes of one of the most prominent Scottish authors of the 1990s. The film begins with "The Granton Star Cause," which stars Stephen McCole as Boab, a listless loser who meets god in a bar and is promptly changed into a fly for his lack of ambition. The second story, "A Soft Touch," is the incredibly bleak tale of Johnny, a hapless young man who allows his wife to carry on numerous extramarital affairs, and how his life is thrown into turmoil when a self-assured neighbor moves in next door. The final section of the film is the title story, which stars Ewen Bremner as Coco, a raver who ingests a heroic amount of LSD one night, is struck by lightning, and promptly switches bodies with a newborn infant. By turns depressing, mordantly funny, and deliriously surreal, THE ACID HOUSE fully lives up to its author and screenwriter's pedigree.
| Credits | | Writer: | Irvine Welsh | | Cast: | Jemma Redgrave, Martin Clunes |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed - 1.85:1
Additional Release Material:
Production Interview - 1. Irvine Welsh - Screenwriter
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies
Additional Text - 1. An Acid House Glossary
Editorial Reviews
"...Thoroughly entertaining....Its frankness is alarming..."
Los Angeles Times - John Anderson (08/13/1999)
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