Movie
Less Than Zero
1987R1h 38m6.4 / 10
It only looks like the good life.
A 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.
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Less Than Zero opened in theaters November 6, 1987. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A 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.
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Cast
Andrew McCarthyClay
Jami GertzBlair
Robert Downey Jr.Julian
James SpaderRip
Tony BillBradford Easton
Nicholas PryorBenjamin Wells
Donna MitchellElaine Easton
Michael BowenHopCredits
- Directed by
- Marek Kanievska
- Written by
- Harley Peyton, Bret Easton Ellis
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
- $12.4M
Production
- Amercent Films
- American Entertainment Partners L.P.United States
20th Century FoxUnited States
Themes
based on novel or bookbeverly hillscocainecokecomplexcomplicateddecadencedisheartening