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Less Than Zero
Clay (Andrew McCarthy) comes home to Los Angeles after his first semester of college according to his ex-girlfriend's request, only to discover that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
3 December 1960, San Francisco, California, USA
18 December 1963, Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
28 January 1935, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
7 February 1960, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
18 July 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 November 1933, San Francisco, California, USA
3 December 1967, Northport, Long Island, New York, USA
26 February 1964, USA
22 September 1978, California, USA
April 15, 2002
The quality of dislocation in Marek Kanievska's Less Than Zero is startling and sinister.
April 06, 2005
a bit of a mess
February 27, 2008
The only saving grace of this exercise in futility is the suitably louche performance by Spader as drug-dealer Rip.
February 09, 2003
A startling tale of alienation and self-destruction. Put Downey on the map, at least for a while.
August 15, 2004
Has style to spare, but none of the novel's shock value
August 27, 2004
Meant to be a statement against the amoral lifestyle of super-rich youth, it misses the mark by a mile.
February 27, 2008
Perhaps this wasn't the best subject matter for British director Marek Kanievska (Another Country) to make his American debut. The feel for this distinctly Southern California story escapes him.
February 10, 2003
Bret Easton Ellis's novel is fairly faithfully into a portrait of strung out teenage yuppies in LA during the late 80s.
February 27, 2008
Loosely based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, Less Than Zero refuses to take the risks necessary to capture the keen social observation of the book.
August 14, 2006
Jami Gertz was, is, and ever shall be one of the most egregious actresses in the history of film.
February 27, 2008
Ed Lachman's cinematography is letter perfect as always in its handling of light and color (assisted here by Barbara Ling's flashy production design), but it's a pity to see it wasted on such claptrap.
March 31, 2005
The anti-teen film that really kicks ass