Acting

Billy McElhaney

Acting credits

The Acid House poster
6.2

A surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories. Combining a vicious sense of humor with hard-talking drama, the film reaches into the hearts and minds of the chemical generation, casting a dark and unholy light into the hidden corners of the human psyche.

The Acid House

1998

No artwork available
7.0

Dancer chronicles the trials of a painter, Brian, who is trying to trace the identity of the elusive Ray Bolger. His discovery leads him along a well-known road.

Dancer

2003

The Winter Guest poster
6.5

It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.

The Winter Guest

1997

Ruffian Hearts poster
7.0

An off-beat romantic comedy about the complex relationships between the inhabitants of a Glasgow tenement block. The final film in the Love Bites trilogy.

Ruffian Hearts

1995

Comfort and Joy poster
6.6

Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.

Comfort and Joy

1984

Silent Scream poster
5.6

A biopic about convicted murderer Larry Winters.

Silent Scream

1990

The Riveter poster
NR

An out of work father is under pressure from social workers and his criminal friends.

The Riveter

1988

Shoot for the Sun poster
7.0

Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.

Shoot for the Sun

1987

Heavenly Pursuits poster
7.2

Vic Mathews teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late Edith Semple to sainthood; Mathews, a non-believer, wishes the school would concentrate on teaching the children. He becomes confused, however, when he is involved in possibly miraculous events himself! Written by George S. Davis

Heavenly Pursuits

1986

Biting the Hands poster
NR

Linda and Gail are Hell's Belles - an alternative comedy double act. When success begins to beckon, they must decide whether to change their act or keep doing what they believe in. Are their principles justified - or are they just 'biting the hands' that feed them?

Biting the Hands

1989

Still Game: The Story So Far poster
10.0

A celebration of the sitcom Still Game, featuring interviews with the cast, celebrities who have appeared on the show and super fans. Including a look at some favourite moments.

Still Game: The Story So Far

2014

Blood Red Roses poster
NR

A woman looks back on her life as a political activist in Scotland from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Blood Red Roses

1986

The Star poster
10.0

A young boy who has recently lost his mother finds new meaning when a shooting star lands in his garden.

The Star

1996

No artwork available
NR

A man frantically searches for a pen while stuck on a train journey somewhere in Scotland.

The Pen

1995

Dream Baby poster
7.0

Annie Kirk's life is in chaos. She is broke, unemployed, can't pay her poll tax and has two boyfriends she wants to be shot of. She is determined to break out, but how can she get the cash? Annie dreams up an ingenious plan - having a baby. The plan has alarming consequences.

Dream Baby

1989

And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon poster
NR

In the women's cancer ward of a large Glaswegian hospital, a group of patients share their hopes and dreams for the future

And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon

1991

The Wreck on the Highway poster
NR

In Edinburgh washed up country-and-western singer John McGuire is broke and his family is emigrating. He and grandson Billy share the same dreams. They run away together in search of John's wealthy American ex-co-star Betsy Hall.

The Wreck on the Highway

1990

Shadow on the Earth poster
10.0

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin is hurtling through space. Down below, 7-year-old Billy Wilson keeps watching the skies, itching for an encounter with an alien being. When he discovers a mysterious stranger in a house nearby, events take a sinister turn. -GusF

Shadow on the Earth

1988

Laudrup - The Joy of Football poster
NR

Rangers' Danish import Brian Laudrup reflects on a life in football and also demonstrates the skills that have singled him out from the Scottish Premier Division. He talks about his appearances for Denmark and Rangers, and comments on the state of modern football.

Laudrup - The Joy of Football

1997