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Less Than Zero

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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. From TMDB

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  • 80s Music - STARCK CLUB @starckclub.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2024

    Originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966, “Hazy Shade Of Winter” was covered by all-girl L.A. #PopRock band #TheBangles for the sdtk of the 1987 #TeenAngst film LESS THAN ZERO- their version peaked at #2 on the USA Hot100 & became a Starck fave #80sMusic #80s youtu.be/TxrwImCJCqk?...

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  • R2-Danielle2 @msdanielle.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2026

    Less Than Zero Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1987 pressing Good movie and soundtrack. It has what may be my favorite Bangles song/cover, Hazy Shade of Winter. #NowSpinning #VinylCollection

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  • SoulScratches @soulscratches.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2025

    #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZero #IndieFilms Less Than Zero - film poster

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  • Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 13, 2024

    For The Reveal, I wrote about Hollywood's brief cocaine-movie binge in the late '80s (LESS THAN ZERO, BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY and CLEAN AND SOBER), and how it spoke to the times: thereveal.substack.com/p/hollywoods...

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  • Rusty Pipes @rustypipes.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2023

    Less Than Zero is a Christmas movie

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  • DOM @domuhdozen.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2025

    I'm done boycotting this film. Maybe it'll be so bad it's good?#nw Less Than Zero #Filmsky

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  • Melissa Jo @melissajd.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 25, 2026

    #MarchMovieChallenge #FilmSky 🎥 Graduation ceremony in a movie. Less Than Zero (1987)

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  • Scott Gibbings @sgibbings.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2026

    Make it a double feature with the 80’s feel good movie - Less Than Zero

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  • Big Lord Bunny @ceepain.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Less Than Zero was an autobiographical movie.

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  • Keith Williams @ungapungiuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    Good morning, people of #filmsky #moviesky We made it!! Here's a "WTF is wrong with you," movie review of a film you might not have seen but should. After all, everyone is less than zero, sometimes... My ★★★★★ review of Less Than Zero on Letterboxd boxd.it/6G90Tf

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  • ᓚᘏᗢ 𝙼𝚒𝚣𝙿𝚎𝚗𝚗🍂♩·¯·♬˖·𖤣𖥧𖡼 @mizpenn.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2026

    #MusicChallenge #52WeeksOfFavourites (37/52) #MusicSky 🎞️📺 Film & TV Songs 📺🎞️ “Hazy Shade of Winter (theme from the film, Less Than Zero (1987))” (The Bangles) youtu.be/TxrwImCJCq

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  • Steve B. @estevebolita.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2026

    Reason no. 423 why public libraries rock: DVDs for movies that aren’t available to stream, rent, or purchase. I had never seen Less Than Zero growing up in a non R-rated movie household but knew The Bangles’ video well. Slowly checking more 80s films off my list. Yes, I saw Brad Pitt in it.

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  • SCANNY @simonscanlon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 7, 2026

    Join me on Tuesday night to celebrate all things 'Brat Pack'. From Less Than Zero to Vision Quest...Music, Movie Quotes and Scanny's Fun Facts! Fun starts at 8pm exclusively on Madwaspradio' 🥳🥳 #scanny

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  • David Taylor @davidjtaylor.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2026

    My dad came in clutch because I shuffled my Letterboxd watchlist and the first movie to show up was Less Than Zero (1987) starring Andrew McCarthy and turns out it isn’t legally streaming, but it turns out my dad had a DVD copy. Physical media for the win!

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  • BrianaM @brimack.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2026

    Less Than Zero, when I was nine or ten. The book is way more…adult than the movie.

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  • J.I.M.B.R.O.W.S.K.I. @peaceandcheese.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2025

    Less Than Zero No matter what film/show he's in, I'm gonna see James Spader as an evil dealer that had Robert Downey Jr doing something strange for a lil bit of change...and wyte girl.

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  • Joe Tz @joetee316.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2025

    #musicsky #music #albums #nowplaying V/A - Less Than Zero (1987) This needs to be talked about when people mention great movie soundtracks. Roy Orbison, Public Enemy, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, etc... Tracklist is stacked! Would love to rewatch the film too, it's been 30+ yrs since I last saw it.

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  • Lillard says IMPEACH & REMOVE @junipersbird.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    Less Than Zero is a Christmas movie. Fight me.

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  • Carly David @carlydavid.comBluesky · Dec 31, 2024

    Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters (GIFs in reply). Day 4 - Less Than Zero #filmsky #filmchallenge #films 📽🎥🎬

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  • Leeroy's Dad @grantdawg.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 10, 2024

    I forgot about this songs tie to that movie. We recently did a brat-pack rewatch, but we didn't do Less Than Zero. It is sort more brat pack adjacent.

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  • Bruce Coffman @brucecoffman.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2024

    Less Than Zero, which most folks probably never heard of/don't remember, is a Christmas movie because they had a party at Christmas time with a bowl of red and green m&ms long before Mars put out bags of them that way. #brucecoffman

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  • Cwnidog @cwnidog.eurosky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2024

    I think more like the movie title - Less Than Zero. Both see the people as expendable pawns.

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  • Marc McKenzie @marcmck.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    Haven't watched it yet, but seeing Spader play a human version of Ultron definitely caught my interest. Funny enough, the AGE OF ULTRON film was a "reunion" of sorts for Spader and Downey, Jr.--they starred together in LESS THAN ZERO from the 1980s

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  • The Gringhost 👻 @elgringofeo.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    I've got a bunch of Broadway showtunes in the closet annex of my vinyl collection, which means I forget about them, and a few movie soundtracks (Big Chill, Less Than Zero, She's Having a Baby, plus some other '80s stuff). I'd like to pick up the soundtrack for Vox Machina (still need to watch S4).

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  • Simon Petrie (he/him) @fomalhaut451.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2026

    Downgrade a movie: Less Than Less Than Zero

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  • metacritic @metacritic.comBluesky · Aug 8, 2026

    Less Than Zero isn't currently streamable, but it's gettable on DVD: www.metacritic.com/movie/less-t... #11pmspecial "The movie's last 30 minutes are like a kick in the gut." - Roger Ebert

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  • Halloween Tornado \Wack-o-Lantern\ @joulesbyrne.bsky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2026

    Less Than Zero (the best bratpack movie) taxes when you factor in the government teat.

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  • Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 14, 2026

    Ta! I've not seen it, gonna watch for curiosity's sake as much as anything at some point but for the sake of the book I'm on with, only Less Than Zero is relevant in movie form cos it was released near the same time. Ironically enough though, in an essay I did on BEE before I started the

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  • The Count of Hollywood @djhoneyland.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    Great novel almost same style like Less Than Zero another jewel of novel . If you haven’t read the books do it before you see the movie adaptation(s)

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  • O. Henry @slackemperor.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2025

    From the 1987 film Less Than Zero with scenes in video

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  • Gnomon Chronicles @gnomonchronicles.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2025

    #GnomonTV "Less Than Zero" (1987) American war film about a college freshman and airplane restoration enthusiast who is also a drug addict. youtube.com/watch?v=kFV9... youtube.com/watch?v=X0Mu... gnomonchronicles.com/wiki/Less_Th...

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  • Gnomon Chronicles @gnomonchronicles.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2024

    #GnomonTV "Less Than Zero" (1987) American war film about a college freshman and airplane restoration enthusiast who is also a drug addict. youtube.com/watch?v=kFV9... www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Mu... gnomonchronicles.com/wiki/Less_Th...

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  • johnshutt.bsky.social @johnshutt.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 13, 2024

    LESS THAN ZERO is one of my favourite books of all time and the film is a pretty bad adaptation. That said, I still like it for Downey and Spader's performances. BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY is an admirable attempt from Fox to try serious roles but CASUALTIES OF WAR is way better

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  • L.G. @loafergazer.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 15, 2023

    Less Than Zero is a Christmas movie.

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  • 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝙰𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗 @evolvedrick.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2026

    Left Behind is a zero. Trejo, in particular, now ranks less than zero. Ironically, the film Less Than Zero ranks higher. Also... I forgive Lea Thompson. But only because of her genuine unswerving loyalty to Howard the Duck. Her cameo on the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl audio show made me a believer.

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  • Jeffrey @jefyb.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Less Than Zero was a great movie.

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  • Lucky Shitt 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 @luckyshitt.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2026

    Just like my favorite Robert Downey Jr movie, LESS THAN ZERO

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  • Random Human @lutefiskpizza.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 30, 2026

    From the 'Less Than Zero' soundtrack. Great cover. Slayer also covered 'Inna Gadda Da Vida' for that movie, also a great cover.

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  • sunnyjim.bsky.social @sunnyjim.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 22, 2026

    Im sensing a title for a movie about trump, “Less Than Zero”

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  • Anthony Moses Sanchez @nthonymsanchez.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 18, 2026

    Less Than Zero (1987) is the rich, party kid vibe of Los Angeles. The film memorializes the 80’s aesthetic. More importantly the performances from Jami Gertz and Robert Downey Jr. What’s compelling to me is the access to the excess where I’ve seen many lost in the city’s seductive addiction.

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  • TeDD [Any] @teddg3569.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2026

    Less Than Zero… what a cluster**** of a movie. www.imdb.com/title/tt0093...

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  • Craig Carlisle @creggster.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 20, 2026

    He wrote the screen adaptation for the film “Less Than Zero”.

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  • Random Participation @nailclipping.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2026

    “Less Than Zero” should be the name of the movie. No shade intended against the original.

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  • Hosey Leopardo @hoebigcat.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 27, 2025

    Less Than Zero is a good film. Very unnerving performance from RDJ.

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  • milkshake duckling (shame era) @irontuna.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 23, 2025

    Less Than Zero is a Christmas movie

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  • County Bird @qzyrdr.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2025

    Thank you. I will now focus on whether LESS THAN ZERO is a Christmas movie.

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  • Rhinan Laville @rhinanlaville.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2025

    6/10 favorites? The Lost Boys. It's not a horror film, really. It's a lifestyle drama, like Less Than Zero. But it's a damn good one with vampires in it. Or maybe it's just Jamie Gertz and 1987.

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  • julianes.bsky.social @julianes.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2025

    I just listened to this EP and loved it (twirling!). A great companion movie for this one is Less Than Zero, vastly underappreciated and a perfect capsule of 1980s LA

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  • keepyourclownfed @wcpetree.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2024

    But they were in the Less Than Zero Soundtrack, and it's a Christmas Movie...

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  • Realweegiemidget Reviews Films, TV, Books and More @realweegiemidget.eurosky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2024

    For #Stonegasmoviechallenge2024 : December Edition December 24: Characters Sing “Silent Night”... Robert Downey Jnr. in Less Than Zero, one of a few reviewed here with #JamesSpader... weegiemidget.wordpress.com/collaboratio...

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  • Raqna Rocca | Celestial Rockstar VT @raqnarocca.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    Loved reading Earnest back in university, but I’m looking forward to reading Dunces and seeing the differences between the book and movie for Less Than Zero.

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  • Steve G @stevewithag.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    Such weak tea. <ahem> "Less Than Zero" is a Christmas movie.

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  • ninjabatman2020.bsky.social @ninjabatman2020.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 13, 2026

    Very underrated movie, Less Than Zero :|

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  • frodo58.bsky.social @frodo58.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2026

    Do you wanna know how his voice got so fucked up? Have you ever seen a movie with Robert Downey Jr. called "Less Than Zero"? Well Robert Kennedy Jr. was Julian, and only he knows who his Rip Thomas was!🍆😮

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  • Nikki Giovillain @sassyblackneighbor.blacksky.appBluesky · Jul 31, 2026

    It's on one of his arms, I know I've seen it in a film, maybe Less Than Zero or one of his earliest ones.

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  • Jan Pylko @jpylko.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 28, 2026

    Bret Easton Ellis on Writing ‘Less Than Zero,’ Ignoring Reviews, and Why He Loves the Movie Version Now - Vogue💙✋🌊

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  • MicroSoft Word Champion @incompetentweiner.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    It's not a good movie, but Less Than Zero really summed up what I thought LA was like when I was 8 years old

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  • I. B. Loud IVXX @ibloud.xyzBluesky · Jul 5, 2026

    Time Time Time See what’s become of me Have you seen ‘Less Than Zero’? letterboxd.com/film/less-th... @letterboxd.social #womeninmusic #synclicensing

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  • toddrobertanderson.bsky.social @toddrobertanderson.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2026

    If you drink every time someone says “Julian” in Less Than Zero, you’ll end up in the same place Julian does by the end of the movie.

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  • We are under a dictatorship @eringobraugh46.bsky.socialBluesky · May 22, 2026

    Creepshow at 4 in the movie theater. Less Than Zero at 9. Now that movie got me. Robert Downey Jr's character was heartbreaking.

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