Less Than Zero is a 1987 American drama film loosely based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel of the same name. 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 , who is also a drug addict. 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 Spader. Clay Easton is a college freshman who returns home to Los Angeles, California, for Christmas to find things very different from the way he left them. His high school girlfriend, Blair , has become addicted to drugs and has been having sex with his high school best friend, Julian Wells , who has become a drug addict, has been cut off by his family for stealing to support his habit, and is being hassled by his dealer, Rip , for a debt of $50,000 that he owes to him.
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| Release date: | November 6, 1987 |
| Directed by: | Marek Kanievska |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jordan Kerner, Marvin Worth, Jon Avnet |
| Editor: | Peter E. Berger, Michael Tronick |
| Music by: | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography: | Edward Lachman |
| Screenplay by: | Harley Peyton |
| Adapted from: | Less Than Zero |