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Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer. His works have been translated into 27 languages. He was at first regarded as one of the so-called literary Brat Pack, which also included Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney. He is a self-proclaimed satirist, whose trademark technique, as a writer, is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. Ellis employs a technique of linking novels with common, recurring characters.
Though Ellis made his debut at 21 with the controversial 1985 bestseller Less Than Zero, a zeitgeist novel about wealthy amoral young people in Los Angeles, the work he is most known for is his third novel, 1991's American Psycho. On its release, the literary establishment widely condemned the novel as overly violent and misogynistic. Though many petitions to ban the book saw Ellis dropped by Simon & Schuster, the resounding controversy convinced Alfred A. Knopf to release it as a paperback later that year. Four of Ellis's works have been made into films. Less Than Zero was rapidly adapted for screen, leading to the release of a starkly different Less Than Zero film in 1987. Mary Harron's adaptation of American Psycho was released to predominantly positive reviews in 2000, and went on to achieve cult status. In later years, Ellis' novels have become increasingly metafictional. 2005's Lunar Park, a pseudo-memoir and ghost story, received positive reviews, and 2010's Imperial Bedrooms, marketed as a sequel to Less Than Zero, continues in this vein.
Bret Easton Ellis interview on Charlie Rose (1994)
This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (1999 documentary)
Quentin Tarantino interview on the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast (12/2015)
Bret Easton Ellis American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis | The Adam Carolla Show | Video Podcast Network
FULL Kanye West interview on the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast (2013)
Gus Van Sant interview on the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast (2014)
Bret Easton Ellis - Best Movies of 2016 So Far
Anthony Jeselnik Interview - Bret Easton Ellis Podcast 7/20/15
Best Interview: Bret Easton Ellis @ Wheeler Centre
Actors: Seth Morris (actor), Mike Farah (producer), Will Beckstein (miscellaneous crew), Seth Morris (writer), Ryan Perez (editor), Allison Hord (producer), Kip Pardue (actor), Amanda Crew (actress), Chris Kula (writer), Bret Easton Ellis (director), Bret Easton Ellis (actor), Bret Harrison (actor), Dakota Johnson (actress), Kendall Anlian (miscellaneous crew), T'Lane Balue (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,