The Acid House (film)

The Acid House
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul McGuigan
Written byIrvine Welsh
Based onThe Acid House
by Irvine Welsh[2]
Produced by
  • David Muir
  • Alex Usborne
Starring
CinematographyAlasdair Walker
Edited byAndrew Hulme
Music byDan Muir
Production
companies
Distributed byFilmFour Distributors
Release dates
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Acid House is a 1998 Scottish 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.

  1. ^ "The Acid House - Miscellaneous Notes". Turner Classic Movie Database. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ "The Acid House". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "The Acid House". Picture Palace. Retrieved 25 May 2023.