Andrew McCarthy
Clay
Jami Gertz
Blair
Robert Downey Jr.
Julian
James Spader
Rip
Tony Bill
Bradford Easton
Nicholas Pryor
Benjamin Wells
Donna Mitchell
Elaine Easton
Michael Bowen
Hop
Sarah Buxton
Markie
Lisanne Falk
Patti
Michael Greene
Robert Wells
Neith Hunter
Alana
Afton Smith
Kim
Brian Wimmer
Trent
Kelly Wolf
LileDavid Colby
Kid #3
Anthony Kiedis
Musician #3
Flea
Musician #1Brittain Frye
Teenager #2Afrika Islam
D. J.Jeannette Kerner
Margery EastonLee Kissinger
PhotographerMoya Kordick
Liz
Jayne Modean
CindyJude Mussetter
AliceJessica Puscas
Little GirlJandi Swanson
Jenny
Eric Walker
Seth WellsScott Warner
Teenager #1John Yurasek
Naked Man
Christopher Maleki
Guy at Party (uncredited)
Brad Pitt
Partygoer / Preppie Kid at Fight (uncredited)
Jackie Swanson
Party Girl (uncredited)Jennifer Wellings
Tall Gothic Girl at Club (uncredited)
Jack Irons
Musician #4
Released
en
$8,000,000.00
$12,396,383.00
- #based on novel or book
- #self-destruction
- #drug addiction
- #cocaine
- #melancholy
- #los angeles, california
- #hedonism
- #beverly hills
- #decadence
- #coke
- #shocking
- #grim
- #complex
- #gay theme
- #suspenseful
- #complicated
- #disheartening
Reviews
RELEASED IN 1987 and directed by Marek Kanievska, "Less than Zero" is a drama about a trio of rich 18 year-olds from Los Angeles. After graduation, one goes off to college (Andrew McCarthy), but returns for Christmas break wherein he finds his ex-girlfriend (Jami Gertz) and, especially, his buddy (Robert Downey Jr.) struggling with drug addiction in the Beverly Hills fast lane. James Spader plays