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The people who made less than zero citywideproducer jon avnet, director marek kanievska another country, writer harley peytonmay have felt they were being faithful to the original. The film stars andrew mccarthy as clay, a college freshman returning home for christmas. Here are 12 facts about less than zero, both the book and the film. That inescapable fact is at the bottom of less than zero, a movie that knows cocaine inside out and paints a portrait of drug addiction that is all the more harrowing because it takes place in the beverly hills fast lane, in a world of wealth, sex, glamor and helpless. George carlin was once asked how cocaine made you feel, and he answered. Less than zero 1987 is an addiction crime, drama movie starring andrew mccarthy and jami gertz.
Though the movie is dark, the book is far darker, and ellis has said that though the two are different, the movie itself provided an excellent mirror to a type of youth culture of the era. A college kid andrew mccarthy returns to beverly hills for the holidays at his exgirlfriends jami gertz request, but. A charismatic addict is in debt to a local dealer and pimp and is forced to pay what he owes with sexual favors. The movie less than zero is populated with the brat pack members andrew mccarthy, robert downey jr, and james spader as well as the pinup girl jami gertz, who is surprisingly the only recognizable talent in the film the rest of the people just do a mediocre job. Less than zero was previously adapted as a feature film starring robert downey jr. That inescap able fact is at the bottom of less than zero, a movie that knows cocaine in side out and paints a portrait of drug addiction that is all the. Since the mid1980s was the highwater mark of the john hugheseqsue teen movie. Watch less than zero full movie in hd visit movies. Marek kanievskas less than zero 1987 film the guardian. The 80s died a few years too early, its final throes reflected in the neon glow of a beverly hills swimming pool in 1987s less than zero.
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