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Less than Zero is a 1987 American drama film directed by Marek Kanievska, loosely based on the 1985 novel 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.
Less than Zero has an extensive cast of characters; the ones listed play major roles throughout the novel. Clay The 18-year-old protagonist, a student at Camden College in New Hampshire, who comes home to Los Angeles for Christmas and meets his old friends. He revives his old life: parties, concerts, drugs, sex, the city.
He was a member of the 1980s Hollywood group of young actors dubbed by the media as the "Brat Pack". The group starred in a few films, among them St. Elmo's Fire and Pretty in Pink. McCarthy appeared in the 1987 films Mannequin and Less than Zero, a cinematic adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel.
He was then cast in the 2003 films The Singing Detective alongside Robin Wright and Gothika with Halle Berry. In 2005, he starred in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with Val Kilmer ; in Good Night, and Good Luck with David Strathairn and George Clooney ; and voiced the character of Patrick Pewterschmidt in the animated series Family Guy .
Less than Zero, a 1987 film directed by Marek Kanievska based on the novel Less than Zero , a 2018 television series adaptation of the novel produced by Hulu Songs and albums
Jami Beth Gertz (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ m i / JAY-mee; born October 28, 1965) [1] is an American actress. Gertz is known for her early roles in the films Crossroads, Quicksilver (both 1986), Less than Zero, The Lost Boys (both 1987), and the 1980s TV series Square Pegs and 1996's Twister, as well as for her roles as Judy Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing and as Debbie Weaver in the ABC sitcom The ...
Less than Zero was adapted in 1987 as a film of the same name, but the film bore little resemblance to the novel. Mary Harron 's adaptation of American Psycho was released in 2000. Roger Avary 's adaptation of The Rules of Attraction was released in 2002.
Ellis discusses lightly the kinds of self-insertion present in the book. While Clay is clearly (parodically) working on the film adaptation of The Informers, he is at the same time fully aware that he has been a character in Less than Zero, and that ostensibly, Ellis is 'the author' whom Clay knew. However, there are clear differences to the ...