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Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: I wished that I'd gone down instead of Spud. Here I was surrounded by my family and my so-called mates and I've never felt so alone. Never in all my puff. Since I was on remand, they've had me on this program, this state sponsored addiction. Three sickly sweet doses of methadone a day instead of smack. But it's never enough. And at the moment it's nowhere near enough. I took all three this morning and now I've got eighteen hours to go until my next shot. I've got sweat on my back like a layer of frost. I need to visit the Mother Superior for one hit. One final hit to get us over this long, hard day.Mark "Rent-boy" Renton:What's on the menu this evening, Sir?Swanney:Your favorite dish.Mark "Rent-boy" Renton:Excellent.Swanney:Your usual table, Sir.Mark "Rent-boy" Renton:Oh, why thank you.Swanney:Would Sir care to pay for his bill in advance?Mark "Rent-boy" Renton:No. Stick it on my tab.Swanney:Ah, regret to inform, Sir, credit limit was reached and breached quite some time ago.Mark "Rent-boy" Renton:Oh, well in that case...Swanney:Ah, hard currency. That'll do nicely. Can't be too careful when we're dealing with your type, can we sir?Swanney:Would Sir care for a starter, some garlic bread perhaps?Mark "Rent-boy" Renton:No, thank you. I will proceed directly to the intravenous injection of hard drugs, please
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I wished I'd gone down instead of Spud
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Here I was surrounded by my family and my so called mates
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and I've never felt so alone
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Never in all my puff
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Since I was on remand they've had me on this program
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the state sponsored addiction
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three sickly sweet doses of methadone a day instead of smack
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But it's never enough
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And at the moment it's nowhere near enough
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I took all three this morning now I've got 18 hours until my next shot
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and a sweat on my back like a layer of frost
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I need to visit the Mother Superior for one hit
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One fucking hit to get us over this long hard day
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What's on the menu this evening sir
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Your favorite dish Excellent
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Usual table sir Why thank you
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Would sir care to pay for his bill in advance
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No stick it on my tab
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I regret to inform sir
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credit limit was reached and breached quite some time ago
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Well in that case
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Hard currency that'll do nicely
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Can't be too careful when we're dealing with your type can we sir
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Would sir care for a starter Some garlic bread perhaps
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No thank you
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I'll proceed directly to the intravenous injection of hard drugs please
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Movie Summary
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.

