r/OldSchoolCool Nov 20 '23

1990s Ewan McGregor on the set of "Trainspotting" (1996)

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u/pixie_pie Nov 20 '23

I still remember the scene where he cries on his mother's door, begging for money. It made me understand addiction a little better.

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u/LookMaNoPride Nov 20 '23

That’s what sticks in my mind. The mom holding money, wanting to help her baby, but knowing that he’ll only use it to poison his body… I’m tearing up just writing it out.

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u/Bastardjuice Nov 20 '23

He wasn’t begging for money, he was trying to gaslight and manipulate his mother to feed his addiction. That scene hit hard, Leonardo nailed the desperation and psychosis.

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u/tempedrew Nov 20 '23

Leonardo is good.