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The Acid House

Released Jan 1, 1998 1h 51m Drama List
45% Tomatometer 20 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
This anthology adapts three stores by Scottish cult author Irvine Welsh. Boab (Stephen McCole) is kicked off his football team and out of his parents' home, loses both his job and his girlfriend and finally meets God (Maurice Roëves) in a squalid pub. Nice guy Johnny (Kevin McKidd) marries pregnant near-stranger Catriona (Michelle Gomez), who starts a tawdry affair with their upstairs neighbor (Gary McCormack). On an acid trip, teen hooligan Coco (Ewen Bremner) trades bodies with a fetus.

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Narratively stagnant and stylistically oppressive, The Acid House proves to be a bad trip.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 25, 2003 Full Review Edward Guthmann San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 3/4 Apr 3, 2001 Full Review David Luty Film Journal International What the three stories do share are solid ideas all dressed up with nowhere to go. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gareth v This is full-blown Irvine Welsh on celluloid. Crass, vulgar, over the top. The three stories here are all unique and while far from perfect it's entertaining enough. Fantastic soundtrack as well. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/06/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the most f##ked up films ive seen lol it's 3 stories yeah deffo worth a watch if you wanna scramble ya brain up a bit 🤪🤯 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I think you need to be on drugs to understand what the film is all about.f--king stupid storyline about a man that turns in to a fly.I thought it was going to be about the Scottish 90s raves but I just got some fly eating pooh so I turned it off after 30 mins. Awful. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Post-trainspotting adaption of the Irvine Welsh book of the same name - 10 for effort, 2 for execution - book is much better Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This is so crazy &out there you actually have to be on acid to probably enjoy/ understand this huge mess. A massive Z movie in my opinion. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Between The Acid House & Trainspotting, I can only conclude that Scotland is a terrible, terrible place. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This anthology adapts three stores by Scottish cult author Irvine Welsh. Boab (Stephen McCole) is kicked off his football team and out of his parents' home, loses both his job and his girlfriend and finally meets God (Maurice Roëves) in a squalid pub. Nice guy Johnny (Kevin McKidd) marries pregnant near-stranger Catriona (Michelle Gomez), who starts a tawdry affair with their upstairs neighbor (Gary McCormack). On an acid trip, teen hooligan Coco (Ewen Bremner) trades bodies with a fetus.
Director
Paul McGuigan
Screenwriter
Irvine Welsh
Distributor
Prodifilms, Senator Film, Mars Distribution, Asociace Ceskych Filmovych Klubu, Zeitgeist Films, GAGA Communications [jp], RCV Film Distribution
Production Co
Picture Palace North Limited [gb], Umbrella Productions Limited [gb]
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$142.8K
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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