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Known For

American Psycho

American Psycho (2000)

The Informers

The Informers (2008)

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction (2002)

Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero (1987)

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Writer (10 titles)

2014 The Curse of Downers Grove (screenplay) (post-production)

2013 The Canyons (completed)

2010 Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis (short) (characters)

2008 The Informers (novel / screenplay)

2004 Glitterati (characters)

2002 The Rules of Attraction (novel "The Rules of Attraction")

2001 As Regras da Atracção (video) (play)

2000 American Psycho (novel)

2000 This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (uncredited)

1987 Less Than Zero (novel)

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The Informers -- A week in Los Angeles in 1983, featuring movie executives, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters in adventures laced with sex, drugs and violence.

The Canyons -- A story of youth, glamor, sex and Los Angeles, circa 2012.

The Canyons -- Watch the grindhouse-inspired trailer for The Canyons.

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Glamorama (Knopf, 1998)

Publicity Listings:

5 Interviews | 6 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bret Ellis

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

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Personal Quote:

(Movies are) much more powerful sensory experiences than novels. A novel is a different kind of transport, I guess, and it's very easy to let a movie envelop you. It's difficult for a novel to have that same power, because one is a passive experience and one is an active experience. You're working with the novel as you read it... See more »

Trivia:

Played keyboards in some new wave bands in the early 1980s. See more »

Trademark:

Narcissistic characters See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces