The Acid House

The Acid House (1998)

A surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories. Combining a vicious sense of humor with hard-talking 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.

Date of release
1998-12-31
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (146)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Paul McGuigan

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Acid House
  • Filmed in: Edinburgh

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. All three sections are independent, but are linked by the setting of Edinburgh 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.

Production

"The Granton Star Cause" segment is named after an Edinburgh housing district and was filmed on location in Muirhouse and Pilton, including Ferry Road Drive. "A Soft Touch" was filmed on location in Niddrie.

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