Less Than Zero
“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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Cast
37 people
Andrew McCarthy
Clay
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Jami Gertz
Blair
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Robert Downey Jr.
Julian
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Rip
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Bradford Easton
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Nicholas Pryor
Benjamin Wells
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Donna Mitchell
Elaine Easton
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Olive Kitteridge
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Michael Bowen
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Sarah Buxton
Markie
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Lisanne Falk
Patti
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Michael Greene
Robert Wells
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Neith Hunter
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Marek Kanievska Director · Harley Peyton Screenplay Bret Easton Ellis Author
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $8M · United States release November 6, 1987
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,396,383
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Amercent Films
Production
American Entertainment Partners L.P.
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
The Avnet/Kerner Company
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Spanish
Release dates
United States · November 6, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
March 24, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 24, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
April 28, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
April 15, 1989 · Theatrical
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