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Nov 6, 1987 · Based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel, the film follows a college freshman who returns to L.A. and finds his ex-friend addicted to cocaine. Starring Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr. and James Spader.
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- Marek Kanievska
- R
- Crime, Drama
Less than Zero is a 1987 American drama film directed by Marek Kanievska, loosely based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. The film stars Andrew McCarthy as Clay, a college freshman returning home for Christmas to spend time with his ex-girlfriend Blair ( Jami Gertz ) and his friend Julian ( Robert Downey Jr. ), both of ...
Less than Zero is the debut novel of Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1985. It was his first published effort, released when he was 21 years old and still a student at Bennington College. The novel was titled after the Elvis Costello song of the same name .
- United States
- Bret Easton Ellis
- English
- Literary fiction
- Garin Pirnia
- 23 sec
- Bret Easton Ellis switched the novel from third to first person. Ellis began working on Less Than Zero when he was a sophomore in high school. While attending Bennington College, Ellis’s professor, Joe McGinniss—who had showed the book to his own agent—suggested Ellis use first-person narration.
- Ellis swears the book isn’t an autobiography. Though the novel has been described as being autobiographical, Ellis has since cleared those rumors up.
- If the book were written today, Ellis said it would be “20 pages long.” Ellis thinks the advent of smartphones would make the book “20 pages long” today.
- The original script was similar to the novel. Producer Marvin Worth optioned Less Than Zero before it was even published and hired Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Michael Cristofer to adapt the book for the big screen.
A movie about three rich kids who graduate from high school and get addicted to cocaine in Beverly Hills. Robert Downey Jr. stars as Julian, a young man who loses everything and spirals out of control, while Andrew McCarthy and Jami Gertz try to help him.
A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays and finds his ex-girlfriend and ex-best-friend involved in drug abuse and debt. The film is based on a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, but differs from it in many aspects.
Clay (Andrew McCarthy) comes home to Los Angeles after his first semester of college and encounters some disturbing developments. His former lover, burgeoning model Blair (Jami Gertz), has begun ...
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- Drama
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