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Less Than Zero
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Less Than Zero is a 1987 American film directed by Marek Kanievska and written by Bret Easton Ellis, who also authored the source novel. The movie stars Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., and James Spader. Produced by Jon Avnet, Marvin Worth, and Jordan Kerner, the production was handled by 20th Century Studios. Edward Lachman served as director of photography, with editing by Peter E. Berger and Michael Tronick. Thomas Newman composed the score.
The narrative is set in Los Angeles during the Christmas and holiday season. The film is categorized as a romance, drama, crime, and LGBTQ-related film. It was released in the United States on November 6, 1987, with a subsequent release on April 28, 1988. The runtime is 98 minutes, and the original language is English, with Spanish also listed. Distribution was handled by 20th Century Studios and Netflix via video on demand.
The film received an R rating. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4 from 22,740 votes and a Metascore of 48. The Rotten Tomatoes rating is 50%. The production budget was $8,000,000, resulting in revenue of $12,396,383. The film was nominated for one award.
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6.4A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
Cast
- Andrew McCarthy as Clay
- Jami Gertz as Blair
- Robert Downey Jr. as Julian
- James Spader as Rip
- Tony Bill as Bradford Easton
- Nicholas Pryor as Benjamin Wells
Themes
- based on novel or book
- self-destruction
- drug addiction
- cocaine
- melancholy
- los angeles, california
- hedonism
- beverly hills
- decadence
- coke
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
22,740 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Spanish
- Based on
- Less Than Zero
- Director
- Marek Kanievska
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- Jordan Kerner
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Edward Lachman
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 810683
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-04-28
- film editor
- Michael Tronick
- title
- Less Than Zero
- color
- black-and-white
- after a work by
- Bret Easton Ellis
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 48%
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