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Less Than Zero (1987) Movie vs Book
Film · 1987 · Directed by Marek Kanievska · Starring Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr.
Less Than Zero (1987) Movie: Cast and Details
Three friends in Los Angeles face drugs and money after a break from college.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Reimagined, only inspired by the bookIt keeps the characters' names and the setting, but makes the story far more conventional than the novel.
Read or watch first?
Read the book for its cold style. The film is a separate, more moral drama.
What the book gives you
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Contains drug use and graphic content.
Who will like it: Mature readers who want a landmark of 1980s fiction.