Less than Zero (film)

Less than Zero
Less than Zero
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Marek Kanievska
Screenplay by	Harley Peyton
Based on	Less than Zero; by Bret Easton Ellis
Produced by	Jon Avnet; Jordan Kerner;
Starring	Andrew McCarthy; Jami Gertz; Robert Downey Jr.;
Cinematography	Edward Lachman
Edited by	Peter E. Berger; Michael Tronick;
Music by	Thomas Newman
Production; companies	20th Century Fox; Avnet/Kerner Productions;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 6, 1987 (United States);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million
Box office	$12.4 million

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 whom have become drug addicts. The film presents a look at the culture of wealthy, decadent youth in Los Angeles.

Less than Zero received mixed reviews among critics. Ellis hated the film initially but his view of it later softened. He insists that the film bears no resemblance to his novel and felt that it was miscast with the exceptions of Downey and James Spader.

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