Based on the short stories the acid house by irvine welsh. The first film the granton star cause 810 is a pleasant surprise and high comedy. Irvine welsh is the bestselling author of trainspotting, ecstasy, glue, porno, filth, marabou stork nightmares, the acid house, skagboys, and, most recently, a decent ride. The acid house is a series of three short stories penned by trainspotting novelist irvine welsh, and true to his style, it is inspired by a terribly bad acid trip. I liked the freedom to be more surreal, hypereal and fantastical.
Its been 15 years in development, but irvine welshs filth is finally here. Dec 26, 2008 the acid house ebook written by irvine welsh. The acid house is a 1994 book by irvine welsh, later made into a film of the same name. Its a long while since one of irvine welshs scurrilous works has made it to the screen the last one was the acid house in 1998, only two years after trainspotting, but thats about to change. Jun 14, 20 broadcast on bbc2 monday 27 november 1995. A twisted adaptation of three irvine welsh trainspotting short stories which reach into the hearts and minds of the chemical generation and casts a dark and unholy light into the hidden corners. The acid house is a 1998 british 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. The producers of this british pic have said that they wanted the film to be 100% uncut, undiluted irvine welsh, and. The acid house is a film directed by paul mcguigan with ewen bremner, kevin mckidd, maurice roeves, martin clunes, year.
The unfilmable filth finally makes it to the big screen. T he first major release of 1999 is an adaptation of a 1994 book by irvine welsh. Acid house irvine welsh dvdrip engsubeng aligncenter size15acid house. His work is characterised by a raw scots dialect and brutal depiction of edinburgh life. A collection of 21 stories and one novellawelshs second book, but his first published statesidethat will inevitably be compared to last years booker winner, james kelman. Stephen mccole, maurice roeves, garry sweeney, jenny mccrindle, simon weir, iain andrew, irvine welsh. Irvine welsh born september 27, 1958 is a scottish author famous for his mindscrewy, profane and profound novels, all centering on scottish delinquents or former scottish delinquents and their dysfunctional families, drug addictions and mental perversions. Paul mcguigan did the acid house film, which was produced by alex usbourne and david muir. His novel trainspotting was made into a film of the same name.
On an acid trip, teen hooligan coco ewen bremner trades bodies with a fetus. Hearing this is a bit like learning that damien hirst has a new exhibition, and that it. The acid house is a collection of short stories, with each story featuring a new set of characters and scenarios. Three twisted tales of abuse, drugs, displaced personalities, and insect life by scottish writer irvine welsh. Three twisted tales of abuse, drugs, displaced personalities, and insect life. While his novel contains myriad very smart, quirky. The acid house a film by paul mcguigan paul mcguigans the acid house is a surreal triptych adapted by trainspotting author irvine welsh from his collection of short stories.
The scottish dialect, the urban lowlife characters, and the vulgar slang all make a similar claim to authenticity. Oh, some guys made a movie of it that wasnt too bad, either. Being a huge fan of irvine welsh, i had high hopes for this film, but i was also aware that it would most likely not be as good as trainspotting. A collection of three films strung together with wildly different results. Trainspotting author irvine welsh to release acid house album his firstever lp will feature swirling effects and noises and boomy basslines by lake schatz. For his second shot at celluloid, welsh decided to adapt three short stories from his collection, the acid house, himself, with documentary director paul mcguigan at the helm.
The acid house is a 1994 book by irvine welsh, 1 later made into a film of the same name. The acid house books irvine welsh official website. A trio of very different stories make up the movie, the acid house, controversial author irvine welshs leap from prose to screenwriting. Now, bald and middleaged, he is the unlikely hero of the chemical generation. Irvine welsh the acid house sex drugs sleaze mayhem football. Irvine welsh vaulted to cultural stardom with the novel, trainspotting. Based on the short stories of irvine welsh, the author of trainspotting, the acid house covers the same milieu and has a similar excremental view of humans as hyperstimulated vermin scuttling avidly through the trash heap of life. Driven by his characteristic passion, blazing fury and razorsharp wit, the acid house takes us deep into the intense and darkly humorous pdf world of irvine welsh. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the acid house.
The acid house was an excellent film, in its own grungy, uncompromising lowrent way. Combining a vicious sense of humor with hardtalking drama, the film reaches into the hearts and minds of the chemical generation, casting a dark and unholy light into the hidden corners of the human psyche. Stephen mccole, maurice roeves, garry sweeney, jenny mccrindle, simon weir. It suffered from comparisons with trainspotting, as almost anything would have, but i was very proud of it. This noholdsbarred screenplay is adapted by welsh himself from his masterpiece collection of short stories. Trainspotting author irvine welsh to release acid house album. But perhaps the best story is the acid house itself, a brilliant study of love and alcohol and social oppression which is relieved by. Initially, the film version of the acid house was meant to consist of three separate tales, each adapted by a different director, from trainspotting author irvine welshs anthology of the same name. Combining a vicious sense of humor with hardtalking drama, the film reaches into the hearts and minds of the chemical generation, casting a dark and unholy light into the. Irvine welsh is a great writer, humorous and dark in equal measure, and excellent at portraying the seedy underbelly of glasgow gangsters, druggies etc. Three years ago, irvine welsh was working as a smart, respectable training officer at edinburgh district council. The acid house makes trainspotting look like a mildmannered youth comedy. Irvine welsh born 27 september 1958 is a scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer.
Trainspotting author irvine welsh to release acid house. Top 10 best irvine welsh books fashion playtes blog. The granton star cause named after an edinburgh housing district, was filmed on location in the area as well as nearby west pilton including ferry road drive, irvine welsh has a cameo appearance. Combining a vicious sense of humor with hardtalking drama, the. Its been 15 years in development, but irvine welsh s filth is finally here. Irvine welsh, with excerpts from the acid house, trainspotting and marabou stork nightmares. It basically started life as three stories for channel four, and only got a cinema release opportunistically, after trainspottings global success. The acid house is a surreal triptych adapted by trainspotting author irvine welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories. I am a fan of irvine welsh s works so i really enjoyed this one. The acid house was adapted into a movie in 1998, directed by paul mcguigan, using three stories from the book. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films. With stephen mccole, maurice roeves, garry sweeney, jenny mccrindle. The short stories are full of the characthers nihilism and selfabsortion, violence and twistedblack.
Heads up, because here is irvine welsh and the acid house, a collection of brilliant energy. There was some great writing here too, and performances, but the foul mouthed baby story, the acid house itself, was the stand out. It is a collection of 22 short stories, with each story between three and 20 pages featuring a new set of characters and scenarios. Documentary about scottish novelist and top gadgie.
1347 613 900 886 1250 488 1041 647 1210 40 1285 726 1338 668 1318 1611 111 78 8 570 756 107 788 1496 17 626 876 232 458 1063 1013 839 1062 322 1256 83 87 661 879