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Nov 6, 1987 · Less Than Zero: Directed by Marek Kanievska. With Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader. A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
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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 and his friend Julian (Robert Downey Jr.), both of whom have become drug addicts.
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- 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.
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The whole movie looks brilliantly superficial, and so Downey's predicament is all the more poignant: He is surrounded by all of this, he is in it and of it, and he cannot have it. All he wants to have is a good time, but he is trapped in a paradox: Cocaine is the good time that takes itself away. Romance. Drama. Crime.
Oct 4, 2022 · 20th Century Fox. Downey explained on an episode of "Off Camera with Sam Jones" that "Less Than Zero" director Marek Kanievska gave him his first feelings of true validation on set. The actor was ...
Less Than Zero. A couple of standout performances -- notably Robert Downey, Jr. and James Spader -- and a killer soundtrack can't quite elevate a somewhat superficial adaptation of Bret Easton ...
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