Sorry brothers, thought everyone knew that great movie. I see it about once every two months as we use it at work as an example of the futility of addiction, the reality of withdrawal from heroin, and the insanity of acting like alcoholism is somehow "not as bad" as drug addiction. (Alcohol kills 5 to 1 over street drugs...of course cigarettes kill 5:1 over alcohol). The movie also highlights the violence often instigated by alcoholics as contrasted to the theft instigated by addicts. There are some wonderful scenes about the intensity of addiction (The worst toilet in Scotland) and heroin's effect on the bowels.

No kilts in the movie...sad, a remake would have them for sure.

The scene (you can find the movies script on line) is outdoors. I love the lines because I live next to the Navajo reservation and in an effort to broaden the outlook of my many Navajo clients in group I like to point out that both Scots and Navajos were conquered peoples. Both Scots and Navajos were ordered not to speak their native language. Both Scots and Navajos were ordered not to wear their traditional dress. Both Scots and Navajos have a strong clan system. Both Scots and Navajos were driven from their lands. Navajos got to come back.

Anyhow, after finding the script online added the words from that scene to my signature. Anyone who's seen the movie and remembers the scene will "get" the context...frustration, self-examination, futility....even...humility.

Great movie...great Scottish movie...worth a look if you've not seen it...

Ron