Trainspotting - Baby's Death Scene

[@sparkreno19]

to the people who think this movie glorifies drug use and heroin chic culture; I refer to this scene

[@KittyxGrimm]

+sparkreno19 I seriously question the people who think this movie glorifies drug use. Did they even watch this movie or did they just miss the point entirely?

[@MrRedMaster]

That scene wear he crawls into literal shit inside of a dirty toilet really made me wanna shoot up

[@tinyturnip7676]

Take all the drugs you want -- just don't have kids.

[@accatt2204]

It does it unintentionally, trust me. Something can scare you and still excite you at the same time. Heroin addiction has a subculture that's really dramatic, but when experienced...extremely tragic, painful and deadly to all involved. Combat scenes in movies don't intend to make people seek those experiences (even if it's somewhat in the back of their head, unconsciously) but many people who, are just Is not exposed to it, will go see what it's like no matter how accurate cause a movie is two hours or three, addiction is the rest of your life fighting mentally, and a movie can't portray that whether it's prescription drug to heroin, or just heroin, at some point you try to justify and even glamourize what life was like. It's a vicious circle that catches some people for fun and others because of exposure by a Doc, at a young niaive age going awry. Idk it isn't the intent of the movie and they do try to accurately portray it in a time slot and you seeing a dangerous subculture you may survive (probably not), you take the chance, like drag racing. You don't think you'll bite the dust with that first shot. Just once...

[@albertmoreno6408]

sparkreno19 this movie is anti drug movie as any DARE program prevented kids from doing any drugs

[@AbhNormal]

I love how Mark starts, “It wasn’t my baby…” and then corrects himself, “*she* wasn’t my baby.” like he’s reminding himself that the dead baby was, in fact, a human.

[@MikeOcksmallClips]

He even adds the name at the end, dawn.

[@punpun5888]

Exactly what I thought, every line on the movie seems to be pretty realistic

[@arisafari4482]

“So I cooked up. And she got a hit...but only after me. That went without saying.” That perfectly sums up drug addiction

[@nilesknives6484]

Ever for me. It summed up how Ah didnae work up tha tears ta shed. But felt jist as bad.

[@leeniraukola5168]

That line made me weep so hard. Like... it was unreal. This movie is probably the best mvie I've ever seen, but it left me feeling so dirty, guilty and sad

[@PoisonAngelGirl]

Literally though. Never seen a line sum it up quicker

[@abook2141]

idgi?

[@jessi3271]

@@abook2141 he wanted the first hit..

[@FANCIAS911]

This scene is such a tonal shift in the movie. Its pretty much a dark comedy up to this point but this just shakes the viewer so much. I think it represents heroin use very well. Everything seems fine and cheery until you realize the consequences of your actions. Such a good film.

[@rdvrlrn]

strongest tonal shift i’ve seen in a movie, to be honest. and sick boy being the hypermasculine one, his cries are so much more painful.

[@Him_Downstairs36]

The long shot actually showing the baby

[@feedmeastraycat8247]

what an amazing take on this scene! you're right!

[@PrvnCoke]

True, heroin and a few other drugs are such a time travel too ive just been in "coma" for 2 weeks at home. 2 fucking weeks you could achieve so much but i was just not present

[@eldermillennial8330]

@@PrvnCoke That’s long enough for maggots to have been swarming the baby, although as I recall this was happening in midwinter, so no flies. But it could have been EVEN WORSE.

[@breakfestbacon7159]

This really scared me to think that she would get off the heroin find the baby, scream, shoot more then find the baby again. This scene left me shooken

[@theogaccount3791]

Yeah I'm not a women but if I did drugs with a child inside of me and then it died because of me I would be depressed sucidal or just kill myself

[@Jacksonrox13]

+Jackson Austin Turns out that in the sequel ("Porno") she somehow got over her depression, got clean, became religious (I think) and moved away from Leith/Edinburgh. Also, somehow Swanney survived despite only having one leg left after the amputation in the book/deleted scenes of this movie, and wound up going to the Asian country he always wanted to.

[@theogaccount3791]

+Jacksonrox13 yeah man I heard rumors their making a sequel tell me if u have read it tell me do you thing Danny Boyle will Make it as good or better then the first one

[@Jacksonrox13]

Wow, that's quite a few questions, haha, but I'll try my best to answer in order: 1. Yes, I have read both the sequel and the original novel,cans while both are fantastic novels, the first will always be more memorable. The sequel is still really interesting though, and it's nice to have some closure as to what happens with a lot of the characters (including Dianne and Renton, but I'm not spoiling anything ;3 ). There is ALSO a prequel to the first book, set before Trainspotting called "Skag Boys," but Ai haven't acquired or read it yet (although the Uni secondhand book shop is coming up, and the guy there always has a ton of Irvine Welsh books) I would recommend the first book to read, but I warn you that it can and probably will be a difficult read for three reasons. Most obvious one is that half of it is written in proper Weegie (meaning all the English in the book 'is spelt like this, eh? Ken whae I'm seyin? Fookin' hard fae some people tae understand.' Second reason is how the POV CONSTANTLY switches between MANY different characters, including Renton, Spud, Sick Boy, Begbie, Tommy, a friend of Alison's, a random HIV positive person, Swanney, Renton's cousin/niece, etc. Lastly, it's a pretty gripping book. There are moments of comedy or happiness, sure, but a lot of it is very dark. Much more darker than the movie. The movie portrays a lot of the characters as much more sympathetic than they are in the book. For instance, Tommy is actually a drug user from the very start, but he just sticks to acid and speed, until he breaks up with his girlfriend. Sick Boy is a sociopath/sadist who ends up doing horrible things towards the end of the book, You find out some of the horrible things Renton has done (and does) and more. But yes, buy the first one, and if you like it, go buy Porno and Skag Boys. 2. I have heard Danny Boyle is in the making of it, but I have no idea if they will actually go through with it. There is a FUCKTON of stuff that happens in Porno that will be just about impossible to show without u simulated sex, or a really hard R rating. Just look at the title of the book. 2/3 of the book is dedicated towards Sick Boy trying to direct a Porno. However, all the actors have expressed interest in it, and since the novel is set about 10 years in the future, the actors have aged enough now to pull it off. 3. If you think about it, no matter how well done the film is, it will never have the same impact as the first one, so the answer is most likely no. History has proven this time and time again, except in a couple of cases like Terminator 2 and The Godfather 2. Plus, I generally like Trainspotting's story more, even though Porno still has a great one.

[@Jacksonrox13]

Mind the typos and bad format. That was just written on my iPad.

[@sailorscorpio27]

This scene was crazy. Looking at the dead babies body made it worse. But the mom asking for a hit AFTERWARDS fucked me up Damn Badass movie tho

[@nicorizzo5402]

Well of course she's gonna ask for a hit afterwards, her baby just died and she needs to numb herself.

[@tiffanytallman6268]

@@nicorizzo5402 that baby been died for a while they were too fucked up to notice

[@pinheadlarry1977]

@@tiffanytallman6268 yeah it's all bloated and rotten

[@mattoconnell9291]

Dope sick

[@gabsy_ferreira]

That's hella nightmare fuel

[@ezrablake1234]

After all these 20 years, still remains the most traumatic scene that I've ever seen

[@MaggotEdits]

Ezra Blake just saw the movie and this scene completely shocked me to the bones... But what a great movie this was, hard but true in all of the scenes

[@johnnyluna7824]

i couldnt watch this scene for years. still a difficult watch.

[@dustytransitor866]

Agreed. Never forgot this scene, even in the face of movies like The Thing, Stand By Me and Robocop

[@notgeorgeswig6272]

Try watching The Nightingale, THAT scene was brutal

[@randomtux1234]

YEAH... fucken saddest movie scene of all movies ever

[@TheVeganZombie21]

This. This is the fucking reality of addiction. It's not sexy. It's not fucking cool. It's numbing yourself out until everyone around you loses it, leaves you, or dies. This is the fucking reality of addiction.

[@gerg0137]

​@d R your comment implies that its written by a very sad person. I feel unironically sorry for you

[@pixelobservations]

⁠@d R ​​⁠​⁠​⁠ eh it didn't for me, it was an endless chase of that first shot of bliss that I could never actually reach. Waiting in cold cars for hours n hours, being ripped off and left dope sick, body aches that were only pacified by getting a hit and feeling as though it was all just hopeless. I'm coming up on six years clean and while life is no walk in the park it's worlds away from how low I use to feel. I was lucky enough to have my bf share some of his methadone and when I saw a window of opportunity to quit I jumped for it. A week of feeling like absolute hell even with the few tiny sips of methadone to get through and I haven't looked back. If life gives you one of those windows and your sick of being sick it doesn't hurt to take a leap. I have a little family now and moved into my first home last year, we do recover. Take care of yourself

[@sick0spherean]

"This movie glorifies Heroin" my ass.

[@ImTheReverse]

Complete opposite.

[@blu3dreaming996]

@@ImTheReverse it does not

[@ImTheReverse]

@@blu3dreaming996 Yeah, that’s what I said.

[@stalk8r]

I absolutely adore how the chase scene at the end of this video is used in the context of the movie. Notice it is used two times in the movie. At the beginning and here. It is no coincidence, but an awesome metaphore for the progression of addiction. The beginning of this movie starts with a bang. Our heroes are running away with Iggy Pop's Lust for Life playing in the background. It is a very energic and lively song setting a good, crazy mood. With that, we have Renton's arrogant, rebelious "choose life" monologue about shitting on normal values, instead taking the path of a heroin addict. It sets a crazy, yet appealing fun mood and when Renton hits the car at the beginning and laughs at the driver before getting knocked down, it is sort of a comedic moment based on the established atmosphere. The movie is telling us, the ride is starting and it's gonna be a fun one. I imagine it is similar to the first hits. When you try the drug for the first time and the sensation overwhelms you, all your senses are telling you that you are entering a new world, that you are in for amazing ride. You feel adventurous, rebellious and great. Cue the second time this scene is used. Following the death of the baby, it is arguably the heaviest and most desperate time of the film. The background music, Sing by Blur, is fucking leaking desperation and ugliness. There is nothing fun about this, the atmosphere is heavy as fuck. Renton monologues again, but it's not rebelious anymore. It is in no way arrogant or fun or appealing. Instead it is a monologue about desperation, the constant never ending need with no promise of brighter future. This time, when Renton gets hit by a car, it is not comedic anymore. The giggle he gives is a laugh of someone on the edge of madness, someone who is hitting the bottom, so he might as well just laugh. In this context, it is a disturbing laugh and a disturbing scene. The imagery is EXACTLY THE SAME, but the context is different. A time of the film has passed and the situation is completely different. What seemed like a fun world is now a living fucking nightmare, because some time has passed. Now, this is what happens with drug use, too. At the beginning, it was a fun ride, giving you new, great sensations. But as time progresses, as the state of your body changes and you become dependant, it turns into a nightmare. In a way, it's still the same, like the scene is. You shoot up, you get better, you feel great. But the context is different. At this point, you are trapped in the never ending nightmare, just like Renton says in this monologue. Fucking flawless use of the scene, I swear.

[@jlhuff2701]

This comment is insightful and well written. What the hell is it doing on KZbin.

[@janehayes4255]

you should be writer. that was beautifully written. well done.

[@TH1N0US]

Agree with the rest of the coments. Brilliant.

[@jockykoh2888]

Vilkku Been awhile since i read paragraphs of words on youtube

[@snakey934Snakeybakey]

excellent breakdown of this scene man! hats off to you.

[@nicktroisi6347]

This scene is so horrifying, because it perfectly shows the brutal and harsh realities of how drugs don’t just affect the person taking them but the people around them.

[@danielaguilera9089]

Thanks to this film I never tried drugs

[@TheFilmsKaper]

"she would be a woman by now, maybe kids of her own. but she didnt get that far did she? how you keep a lid on that one?"

[@jqa16]

T2 🥱

[@geraerm13]

😥

[@thebluemorpho6640]

In the book the baby dies of SIDS or Cot (Crib) Death. But in the movie, she died of starvation, hence the sunken eyes and discoloration of her skin.

[@pyromaniac709]

So this is a book? Who was the babydaddy? Cause I bet she was having sex with all of them,thats what fem junkies do

[@LunaticThinker]

During the fifth year of highschool we had a few classes on drugs, what they do and stuff, after having thought us about the most popular drugs and their side effects, our teacher played this movie in class. Sometimes the movie would have us laugh a bit, sometime it was just nervous laughs too, but after that scene, the whole class stayed silent until the end. I suppose it's fair to say that it's one good way to show the gates to hell drugs can open. It's so fucked up.

[@awsmdrummer62]

that's badass, this movie and requiem for a dream would be best in health classes if they really want to scare kids off drugs

[@sauceboss3808]

Fifth year?

[@LunaticThinker]

Eric Salazar Is 5 years of highschool that uncommon elsewhere?

[@sauceboss3808]

+LunaticThinker here in The states it's four years freshman, sophomore, junior and senior year.(grades 9, 10, 11, and 12)

[@LunaticThinker]

Eric Salazar I see, where I'm from it's 6 years of elementary school then 5 years of highschool. Then you jump directly in specialized education to prepare for a job. This can take from around 2 to 5 years depending on how you go about it and what kind of educational institution you use. Then you can go to uni.

[@DHGlee2013]

This scene is so... Human. It's not only sad but truly terrifying.

[@natesturm448]

I've, very unfortunately, have seen deceased newborns when I was part of the military. The baby in this scene is bone chilling in accuracy and actually makes me close my eyes in remembrance of those two I've seen.

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

That's messed up. Sorry you had to go through that

[@zate5355]

Where were these babies at?

[@djgaben6187]

"Fuckin say something!" Now, I can understand that most people say he's yelling at the three other guys in the room, I don't think that tho. If you listen carefully, Renton says "It wasnt just the baby that died that day. Something inside of Sickboy was lost and never returned" Watch and listen to Sickboy for the rest of the movie. Something is missing, the James Bond voice. Once the voice "got lost and never returned", Sickboy threw himself into the life of crime. So, whenever I hear him scream "Fuckin say something", I feel he is talking to the voice in his head, knowing it may never return the favor.

[@Herlgar]

Well he says "say something Mark" so

[@brianscott6574]

Nice interpretation.

[@maxwesty]

as much as this spotlights Baby Dawn's death - it's really about the death within Sick Boy.

[@dafilmqueen556]

How come?Loss of humanity,or you mean he's realizing just what he'd done?

[@polog5069]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I love babies im sad because the baby is dead

[@dafilmqueen556]

@@polog5069,I agree with you,it's too painful!😭😭😭💔💔💔

[@esrapk]

She failed as a mother and he certainly failed as a father. That's though.

[@Thatguy55595]

Tough*

[@Gnossiene369]

I'd say they both certainly failed.

[@Disneyfan82]

@@Gnossiene369 They don't deserve to live after this, choosing to waste themselves away.

[@dannythomas417]

@@Disneyfan82 Tommy so deserved to die for letting that baby be neglected.

[@NikaTheBoo]

@@Disneyfan82 spoken like a true ignorant bastard

[@lilbitch9900]

Dont want people you know doing drugs: make them watch requiem for a dream and this

[@naomicah5651]

yes requiem for a dream.

[@divine.feline]

They’ll do them anyway.

[@writershard5065]

Well, if you don't want people you know doing drugs, talk to them frankly about the pros and cons of each and help them understand that it can be addicting, even if you think that you're stronger than it, because ultimately it's chemical reactions in your brain. Be honest, and be human. Scare tactics, banning and/or hoodwinking rarely ever works.

[@realpoetics]

I thought Requiem for a Dream was way too over the top and forced. Ellen Burstyn was brilliant in it though. I much prefer Trainspotting

[@Dank-Hill]

Requiem for a Dream was terrible….. It was barely a movie.

[@MatiasBertuzziPH]

That "Say something Mark" out of pure terror is really powerful

[@dirtydiscosecrets]

great movie. disturbing but an absolute masterpiece

[@one_degenerated_ontarian]

If this makes this part easier to sit through: behind the scenes, the actors playing the gang would all play with the twins playing Baby Dawn between takes(studios use twins so one baby isn't in front of a camera for hours at a time). They said the babies were a source of much needed comfort and stress relief when filming the movie's more fucked up moments.

[@drpapa26]

After 25 years. I still haven't gotten over this scene.

[@ariell6489]

Same, this movie is just as hard to get through as Requiem for a Dream. Both are on the same levels of being too upsetting and disturbing to watch a second time. Like this movie it heavily involves drugs, also prostitution for drugs and so much heartbreak. What the mother went through just broke my heart.

[@thomasplouffe1363]

Poor little dawn, this is why you shouldn’t do drugs with babies in your lives, how long did poor dawn spend screaming in her crib for attention, to have her diaper changed, to get fed, anything and she just got left there to rot

[@ariell6489]

Yeah in reality she probably would have had her baby taken away before this tragedy.

[@AbhNormal]

What especially unsettles me is how Allison is absolutely wailing; similar sounds that her baby must have made before she died that they never heard.

[@brianscott6574]

I assumed the baby died in her sleep from SIDS. It surprises me the comments I've seen here assuming the baby cried and wailed before dying.

[@blazingvenom6012]

@@brianscott6574 she dies from SIDS in the book, but in the film she dies from starvation

[@Funeral_Mannequin]

Serves her right.

[@ivanamaria6101]

​@@brianscott6574i guess the mom breastfed her after taking heroin, causing the baby's death

[@Tenenwasser]

Still gives me goosebumps because this probably happens irl aswell.

[@yo-sd5ly]

Not probably, definitely happens in real life. I read an article a long time ago about a 3 or 4 month baby that was found in its crib 3 days after it died. It had died of starvation/dehydration, because both parents had overdosed in the house on the SAME day. That baby must have cried and cried and some part of her must have wondered why no one was coming. And then she passed away too. So all 3 members of the house were found dead 3 days later

[@DirtyFan2]

@@yo-sd5ly Am i the only one who didn't feel pretty much anything from this scene? Idk man i feel like i've already heard and seen so much shit i don't really feel scared or anything when i see this kind of stuff in movies.

[@farhanhaidir6053]

@@DirtyFan2 it's not scary tho, its feels wrong, that's the spotlight. it's wrong so fckng wrong

[@bowlr9794]

@@DirtyFan2 oh wow so edgy

[@rickeydart3040]

@@DirtyFan2 Nah I feel the same way. I completely understand the gravity of this scene, but I honestly saw this coming the first scene with that baby.

[@jvwnyc89]

I watched this movie for the first time the other night and this scene... just wow. The thing that I can’t explain is why I was compelled to seek it out and watch this particular scene again. There’s something so profound about it that I couldn’t get it out of my head and just had to see it again. The screaming is haunting. At first I was thinking well screaming and yelling isn’t that uncommon for junkies for a multitude of reasons; paranoia, someone stole something, general craziness, no money, the list goes on. But then you remember that something is missing and that previous shots in the film showed a baby crawling amongst the filth and chaos of the drug den. And with that revelation the camera reveals the reason for the screaming. Baby Dawn has died of neglect. It’s jarring and once seen it can’t be unseen.

[@AkADare-jc2dk]

What do you mean she has died of neglect?

[@juliannajane6386]

@@AkADare-jc2dk They were so high, for days, that they forgot to even care for the baby. Babies will die quicker than adults would from not being fed and becoming dehydrated. So they neglected to care for the baby at all, because they were so out of it, hence causing it’s death.

[@thedemonthatchasedyouupyou1747]

I'm not easily disturbed, but that shot of the dead baby is legit one of the most unsettling moments I've seen in a film.

[@madmanwebster94]

Practically threw my phone across the table when the camera showed its face. I thought they were just going to show an angle of the baby's body and then cut right before we saw his face...I wish I had been right.

[@sickboy3610]

My ex neighbours were addicted to heroine and had 2 kids. Every time I watch this scene I remember those kids, cause I know they need help because their parents didn't even pay attention to them. I wanted to help them and call the police but my parents didn't want to. I feel guilty for not helping them...

[@The-Joke-s-on-you]

There was nothing you could have done as long you were under parental supervision! Don't blame yourself for it! Instead, your parents should have seen the moral courage in calling for help! ( No offence to your parents)

[@MegaBlair007]

Actually, i'm pretty sure you could've found a way to help them. Let's not sugarcoat it, you gotta learn to accept mistakes. Yes, you can find solace in the fact that odds were against you, being a child. But that still doesn't save ya entirely, when there are toddlers who've called 911 on their abusive parents. So be glad you at least had it in you

[@outtasight9811]

@@MegaBlair007 why would u put the blame on anyone...she was a kid and didn't know what to do. Not everyone does

[@MegaBlair007]

@@outtasight9811 i ain't gonna pretend it's all good. That's cookie cutter bs and we're all tired of it

[@outtasight9811]

@@MegaBlair007 lol huh??? They're not the ones who fell into addiction and neglected their kids 😂 cookie cutter my ass. It's not their responsibility to care for kids that aren't theirs when they're a kid themselves. Yes it wasn't a good decision for the parents to turn their heads away but they had their reasons maybe. Idk what happened to u buttt u need some therapy.

[@samuelwetz8378]

this scene was so depressing

[@mapashelyrics333]

darkterror 3000 and fucking funny!

[@The_Diminished]

Mapashe :3 edgy ass

[@SDuce3]

@@mapashelyrics333 loser

[@mapashelyrics333]

It is a black comedy, and the funny thing is that when the boy says to say something he tells him that he will do more drugs, which reflects how drug addicts, even if they are in a situation like this, only want to continue using drugs

[@hm.4723]

@@mapashelyrics333 what a dark humour you have lol

[@blakemeads9225]

anyone who think this movie glorifies drug addiction clearly fell the fuck asleep during this scene.

[@mitch5944]

During damn near the whole movie lmao the whole thing portrayed them as delinquents/horrible to those around them. At no point did it seem cool lmao. This scene and the withdrawal nightmare scene are definitely the most powerful

[@MarcAmengual]

I think this is the hardest movie scene I've ever seen... I felt so bad after watching this. There isn't a worst nightmare for a mother than that.

[@angellopes9353]

Marc Amengual I'm crying here for the baby 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@guitarlover1370]

I think the worst nightmare for her is running out of heroin

[@that.ll_do_pig]

"Mother" except she wasn't one.

[@brianscott6574]

It depends on how much humanity she has left. If she's capable of loving her baby, she will suffer through withdrawals and cutting the dope out. Actually, she would've done that much sooner so the baby wouldn't be born addicted. And ideally she would be in treatment, and committed to becoming the best mother she could be.,.

[@navy4181]

“FAH-KEN SEY SAHM THING- HAAAH!!!”

[@epicmatrix2208]

navy4181 i read this exactly when he shouted

[@haileyannette93]

I’m honestly surprised they kept the baby alive for as long as they did. I have a 3 month old son and caring for a newborn and infant is brutal enough without addiction issues. This scene has become unbearable for me to watch so much so that when they begin to pan around the cot I can’t even look at the screen until I know they won’t show her again. If I do see her, I hysterically cry and go check my own son to make sure he’s okay and I don’t even use drugs. It’s terrible knowing there are innocent babies and children in this world who have addicts for parents because they never asked for any of that and solely rely on their caregivers for everything. Knowing she died alone in her cot crying for her mother and father to take care of her but who were too high to go to her is almost too much to bear. If I think about it too much, I lose my mind for the day.

[@remsleep2091]

I feel this so much. As a mother, I couldn’t imagine putting my child trough something so harsh :(

[@mattrehu8154]

First time watching I haven't seen the movie was just checking out scenes but yeah, wasn't expecting to be hit with these feels as I have a son who was born 4 months ago... That was hard as

[@couldyou4745]

Jesus christ. See a therapist.

[@brianscott6574]

That is a pretty heart wrenching comment, Hailey Annette. I'm a female, Cathy, using my bf's phone. Just wondering, is this your first baby? I remember how very hypersensitive I was to these sorts of thoughts when my daughter was a baby. I couldn't bear to think of the suffering of innocent helpless little ones. Becoming a mother can change one in profound, very humanizing ways. I felt more connected with all humanity, with all sentient life for that matter. It is such a deep and profound feeling it is hard to describe. It is like a "knowing", at a soul level. The amazement, but also the pain and grief.

[@brianscott6574]

@@couldyou4745 Asshol*.

[@carlosg2843]

This is most traumatic scene I've ever seen!

[@outtasight9811]

Fr. I had to stop the movie after watching this 😣😣

[@DirtyFan2]

You clearly haven't seen traumatic shit in life.. lol

[@Funeral_Mannequin]

@KogaSoda2 Wow, you’re so edgy. We’re all shitting our pants with just how cool you are.

[@kylamarie4970]

And she can’t even blame anyone but herself :/ what a terrifying reality for some people :(

[@blacknight2149]

As a mom I am disgusted by this scene but also hopeful it helped someone get clean. I know it did somewhere. . God bless you.

[@nurahiyon_dyl]

1:50 Definitely one of the most disturbing moments I'd ever seen in a movie. The way Rentz casually begins cooking up again to cope with the immediate trauma of Dawn's death has to be one of the most real depictions of serious drug dependency put to a mainstream film. Crazy...

[@kaylalipscomb1496]

My son is 4 months old and I can not explain the feeling this scene gave me. It hurt me to my core.

[@xandra_5099]

It did the same to me too. My daughter was 8 months (roughly the same age as Dawn) when I saw this. I was literally shaking after seeing it and had to go pick her up and hold her for just a while. It was a traumatic scene for sure

[@DirtyFan2]

It's a movie god dammit, you clearly haven't seen traumatic shit in life since you get your socks wet from a junkie movie like this. Do you use heroin? If not then you have nothing to worry about shit like this unless you are generally a bad mother.

[@gabriellec6863]

@@DirtyFan2 did she fuckin say she was worried that she'd do something like this to her baby? No she didn't. She said it hurt her to her core. Pretty sure the point of the movie was to make an emotional impact..asswipe.

[@Yveryen]

Fuck off anime pfp you will never be loved

[@DirtyFan2]

My point was that she probably isnt a drug junkie like this chic is in the movie, the cause of the baby death was because they were all junkies. And seriously i dont care, its still a movie and ya all atr emotional fucks

[@DaButtKicker]

It’s been twenty years and this scene still hunts me

[@ariell6489]

Haunts but yeah I feel u this scene is so horrific its impossible to forget. Honestly I kinda wish I never watched this messed up train wreck (pun intended Haha) of a movie.

[@AEtherNevermore]

I remember seeing this in high school all my friends and I had watched it… kinda weird how so many were all “wow that was traumatic… I’m calling my dealer. Anyone want in?” 🤭 it never ceased to amaze me how they had pride in being so desensitized.

[@Ang-bx3np]

Bc they are addicts it sounds like… desensitized at its finest.

[@AbhNormal]

On the contrary, I think the boys (especially Mark) were especially shaken by this. Mark even brought up Baby Dawn in the sequel, so you know something’s affected you deeply when you’re recounting it twenty years later

[@realpoetics]

I watched this in college and it made me go "well I know I'm never doing heroin" but proceeded to abuse MDMA, hallucinogens, cocaine, and alcohol heavily. So it worked kinda? because to this day I have never even had a desire to use heroin

[@brianscott6574]

@@realpoetics You're not missing anything good, that's for sure!!

[@jacavanheesch4593]

lots of people act edgy because not giving a shit or having anything be genuine is cool or something

[@arqumfarrukh7751]

Sing by Blur is used brilliantly here.

[@ban66a1]

This is why Simon(Sick Boy) does not want be such a nostalgia guy, because the moment he want go to past, this scene will always haunt him, the tragedy that ruined his relationship with Alison.

[@rsiddz6849]

The fade into the blur song is PERFECTTTTT ugh

[@sarahrhyford1557]

Held my babygirl a little tighter after this

[@LindarFF9]

That scene of the dead baby just horrified me to the core, I'm still speechless. :< I may not sleep well tonight. :

[@michellejette5260]

This was the most horrifying moment in a movie I have ever seen.

[@ariell6489]

Well, one of. Never watch A Serbian Film, that horrific movie makes this movie look like Disney. Well, not quite but I'm sure u get my point lol

[@esssteeaa]

I saw this movie last Sunday night and I am still fucked up on baby Dawn's death. There were a lot of notable scenes of this movie that stuck in my head (ex. Choose Life, The worst toilet Scotland, and a lot of them), but the baby's death kept coming in. It truly had an effect on me.

[@RahulMohanty86]

This and the Breaking Bad episode about the methead parents are two powerful scenes to keep anyone away from drugs.

[@pudpete3566]

It's not drugs fault. It's the people doing that kinda shit.

[@aqualili]

@@pudpete3566 no. Heroin is a different animal. That shit doesn't let you live a normal life and take care of your responsibilities. He says at the beginning of the scene that he doesn't know how long she was screaming for. It could have been hours or days. Likely, it was days. Weeks, even. That's what heroin does.

[@pudpete3566]

@@aqualili did I say that it wasn't?

[@Bruh-ok1rq]

@@pudpete3566 you have about as many braincells as the dead baby in this scene.

[@redram5150]

I saw this scene twenty-some years ago, and when they shoot up following seeing the dead baby... while it’s still in the other room... I thought this was the film’s way of telegraphing how much of fuck ups the characters are. How out of whack their priorities are. Now, as an adult, I still believe that’s true and an underlying factor. But I see them shrinking back and relying on their addiction as making sense in that moment. I say that as a non-addict. We don’t know if the baby died of SIDS or junkies not feeding it for a week. We know that this is a terrible situation and it makes sense to try remedying how one feels, even if that method is superficial and a poor coping strategy.

[@ProfessorWhooves11]

The baby looked too old to have died from SIDS. It died from neglect. The baby was never taken care of while her parents were busy shooting up and riding through their addiction. They were too strung up in their high to even properly take care of the poor girl.

[@redram5150]

ProfessorWhooves1 it could have died from anything, but they were too high to notice and it just sat there for days. Neglect, sure. Or it was well taken care of, died, and coincided with a long binge so they didn’t notice. I’m not saying that’s what I believe. I’m saying the movie left it vague on purpose. Had we been shown an infant starving to death around a bunch of junkies that would have irreparably changed the way the audience sympathized with the characters for the rest of the film, which was required later

[@JessJP522]

@@ProfessorWhooves11 yes sure looked that way. Babies get dehydrated very easily.

[@ChandlerBecker]

@@redram5150 it's pretty self explanatory how the baby died. Neglect. Next.

[@brianscott6574]

Yeah, it seems messed up that the 1st thing they do is fix. But at that point in addiction, it is no longer about choice. It is necessary to ward off physical illness. I don't think that junkies are necessarily such evil people that they'd intentionally neglect a baby into starvation. I mean, it does happen in this world, but you can't assume that they let the baby die because they're addicts. I assumed she died of SIDS, in her sleep.

[@walterheisenbergwhite7212]

In book everyone wants to leave because they don't want to get in trouble in case the cops show up. Everyone except Spud who feels sorry for Allison and he doesn't want to leave here there alone.

[@onionbubs386]

I honestly can't blame them for getting high after this. Many people choose drugs to cope with trauma. If I was in their situation, I wouldn't wanna be sober either.

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

"Fuckin say something!" "Umm... Hello there."

[@madisondaniels2524]

1:32

[@zimonslot]

'Longing for the day where it all goes wrong.'

[@dustytransitor866]

The first truly heartbreaking scene in the film and it came out of nowhere

[@alcarton9155]

Power of loss and the power of struggle! An incredible scene and a sad realization of the hardships life throws at us at all. No matter what. Fucking great scene

[@tiagobasto3302]

I love how Spud gets super calm when she screams

[@panos9238]

this scene gives me chills to this day

[@Rmasters08]

When I saw Hereditary I couldn’t help but think of this scene when they showed the girls head covered in ants.

[@georgen5882]

Man, that baby can act. I really believed it was dead in that scene. Great job, baby. We may never know but I bet this baby grew up to be Tom Holland or something.

[@Charlito732]

Blur's "Sing" was a fucking perfect choice for this scene.

[@jediknight73]

What a brutal scene

[@gronolachunks]

I just watched this for the first time today. I gotta say... ive seen alot of disturbing movies.. nasty shit too man... but this... never another scene to deeply disturb me the way this did. Seeing the dead child as opposed to just a limp leg or hand was alot. This is just a harsh reality some people live in.

[@alexdalton4535]

Reminds me of the mother screaming in Hereditary

[@jessi3271]

same thought!

[@KingSlimeProductions]

yeah you can feel the coarseness and grit, wonderful performance

[@momsspaghetti3767]

In the book it's different the baby died of SIDS and was found laying on its face.

[@jerrelhurenkamp5251]

This is the deepest point of the uncanny valley.

[@RayTech70]

When I saw this scene, my mouth went agape. It''s an incredible scene, indeed.

[@MemyhelfGaming]

this movie is very dark. i love it.

[@stevenlerner75]

Just look at dawn's face, absolutely horrifying. She must have been so hungry

[@RaoulFel]

Addict loses his kid from neglect “Say something!” “I’m cooking up” That’s addiction right there

[@MandyBuglet]

This part traumatized me the first time I saw it. I was horrified! :'(

[@dabin88]

The social services are to blame for this for not taking the child away from that mother into safety!

[@seasickseal]

Blame all you want the baby is still dead

[@MrFunkhauser]

i don't even think they knew the baby was alive

[@jeniffer7799]

I remember seing this movie in school. We all were like 16 or 17 years old. It was horrible, no one said a word.

[@lm6817]

Enough for me to never want to do drugs. This scene is necessary for a lesson on what can fucking happen. Don’t do drugs. Any drugs.

[@ImTheReverse]

Exactly, as hard as the scene is to watch, the subject matter and the gratuity was necessary. The movie is a cautionary tale and the horrific nature of the scene is anything if not cautionary.

[@mudawi7946]

this scene traumatized me

[@Jack_Hyde]

To this day, this scene really disturbs the hell out of me! Great film though!

[@jcw8719]

I knew it was the baby as soon as I heard her screaming

[@cerencolak9627]

Still the darkest movie scene i've ever seen

[@ariell6489]

Definitely and when he was dope sick seeing the dead baby crawling on the ceiling *shudder* that was beyond disturbing and upsetting. I don't think I'll ever watch this movie again, once was more than enough.

[@cerencolak9627]

@@ariell6489 yes, even though it's been a long time since I watched it, I couldn't get over it. This is a scene that will stick in your head forever.

[@widepootis]

Was expecting something with the baby, she had so much cameos it couldn't not have happened... but the black eyes and mouth, the skin... can't forget that

[@ragingzim]

0:44 There is the briefest, quietest little goo-goo sound of a baby, just as Sickboy walks up to the cradle. It makes the scene so much worse.

[@reddavis4808]

I remember when I first watched this it bothered me greatly for a day or so.

[@BlueNutella_]

One of my aunts had something similar happen to her many years ago. She died this year because of her addiction, and her sister recently got back to using again. My other aunts are absolutely worried she’s going to lose her battle with addiction. The only light is that my uncle got clean last year after realizing how many people he was hurting. He stayed with us while he got clean. It was so satisfying watching him turn a new leaf, but he had to start from scratch in his late-forties. Don’t do drugs y’all.

[@mertustun5442]

Probably one of the most outstanding scenes from the film.

[@andytheunicorn]

When I was a teen our music teacher made us watch this whole movie, and Dawn's death really ducked me up

[@panoskamp4324]

What the fuck, music teacher!!!?

[@donovanlocust1106]

@@panoskamp4324 yeah I could understand if it's for Health class but music? (I mean lots of musicians did heroin so idk)

[@arthurchallat8530]

Hard to imagine one of those guys will be a Jedi Master. An independant movie directed his actors better than a blockbuster. Ha !

[@dafilmqueen556]

Good to find the irony of this situation,but yeah,he started life out as a drug addict,then he spent his days as a Jedi master,and later on as an human candelabra.

[@nilesknives6484]

Ah definitely remember reading this moment. And learning right there who the father was.

[@PixieLove5]

Out of all the drugs I’ve ever done....I have and will continue to NEVER touch heroin. From this scene alone....it was shown to me by my high school psychology teacher. It had the most profound impact on me. Well, I guess not that much but enough to keep me off heroin forever and to never touch it 🤷🏼‍♀️ I don’t even take pain killers! Plain old ibuprofen for me.

[@lucadreier22]

Never take any drug that could get you physically addicted.

[@Amory-wd3ws]

Just don’t take any drugs. Why would you even get started in the first place?

[@Famer9]

@@Amory-wd3ws ok bro, that's where u are wrong, drugs aren't a thing that u start doing because u want to. actually it's a thing that ur body and mental sanity forces u to do once u started, probably being forced by ur friend group or recomended by a bad influence, 99% of these cases happens on the teenage.

[@Famer9]

@@Amory-wd3ws sorry for the bad english

[@realpoetics]

@@Amory-wd3ws well drugs are fun. and fine if used in moderation. i use cocaine maybe once every 2-3 months and its been that way for almost 10 years now. i take MDMA once every two years or so. i did use drugs a lot more often when i was younger but now i have a career and adult responsibilities so i cant afford to. its all about using responsibly

[@EminAnimE1]

3 minutes of the best cinema

[@diplorablehomemaker]

I use to watch this movie often when I was in high school. This scene disturbed me tremendously. But now watching this as a mother to 2 and pregnant with my 3rd, it disturbs me even more. Such a brilliant , powerful and yet disturbing movie. Wow. No movie will ever sit with me the way this one did. Ever.

[@izuniaberg1227]

When I first saw this as teenager it was hard for me to watch but now that I'm older, I see how literally it shows the life of a junkie.

[@erickmarquez506]

This scene make me understand at so early age, that the horrible things in the world, I can cope it as long as don't use drugs. I don't want fucked up the life of somebody else, I never Respect people who do drugs and this film make explicit why.

[@CJFranciss]

As a first responder in emergency services. Seen this far too many times.

[@MrFunkhauser]

thats fucking brutal, how can you deal with that

[@glendoucette624]

Saw this movie when i was 15 am 41 now and this clip still disturbs me to the soul

[@gabrieljimenezblanno5835]

"something inside Sick Boy was lost and never returned" 💔

[@maranight7383]

this scene gave me trauma

[@sami6998]

I had heard about this scene years ago and it had been one of my main fears to watch it. Now that i did, i feel i can actually watch the movie.

[@gabsy_ferreira]

I remember first watching this when I was 15 i guess, instill remember what I felt when this scene happened

[@melpas4382]

I never imagined that I was the sick boy's daughter, I thought the baby belonged to the drug dealer.

[@sauceyeti4381]

Young Kenobi was high af before getting adopted by the Jedi...

[@crylittlesister6377]

And even after saving himself, he couldn't save Anakin...