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Bibliography
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(2010)
Imperial Bedrooms
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(2005)
Lunar Park
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(1999)
Glamorama
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(1994)
The Informers
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(1991)
American Psycho
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- Legal name: Bret Easton Ellis
- Birthdate: March 7, 1964 (age 48)
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nationality: American
- Gender: Male
- Official Website: http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/eastonellis/
- Genres: Fiction, Screenplays
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Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American novelist and short story writer. Ellis employs a technique of linking novels with common, recurring characters.
Bibliography
Less Than Zero (1985)
The Rules of Attraction (1987)
American Psycho (1991)
The Informers (1994) (Short Stories)
Glamorama (1998)
Lunar Park (2005)
Imperial Bedrooms (2010) (Sequel to Less Than Zero)
Films
Less Than Zero was adapted into a film in 1987, directed by Marek Kanievska and starring Andrew McCarthy, Robert Downey Jr and Jami Gertz.
American Psycho was filmed in 2000, directed by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale and Willem Dafoe.
The Rules of Attraction was filmed in 2002, directed by Roger Avary and starring James Van Der Beek and Shannyn Sossamon.
A film based on Glamorama was set for a 2007 release, again directed by Avary, but has been delayed for unknown reasons.
Additionally, there is a film called Glitterati made from additional footage that was filmed for The Rules of Attraction.
A film about Ellis, titled This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis, was made in 2000. The film is a combination of a documentary on his life as well as dramatizations of scenes from his books.
An adaptation of the collection of short stories The Informers by Ellis premeried at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. Directed by Gregor Jordan, script written by Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki, featuring Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Winona Ryder, Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and the late Brad Renfro.
He recently wrote the screenplay for a film titled The Frog King which is set to start filming with Joseph Gordon-Levitt starring.<9>
His 2005 novel, Lunar Park, is being made into a movie looking towards a 2010 release date. It was adapted into a screenplay by Lane Shadgett.
Bibliography
Less Than Zero (1985)
The Rules of Attraction (1987)
American Psycho (1991)
The Informers (1994) (Short Stories)
Glamorama (1998)
Lunar Park (2005)
Imperial Bedrooms (2010) (Sequel to Less Than Zero)
Films
Less Than Zero was adapted into a film in 1987, directed by Marek Kanievska and starring Andrew McCarthy, Robert Downey Jr and Jami Gertz.
American Psycho was filmed in 2000, directed by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale and Willem Dafoe.
The Rules of Attraction was filmed in 2002, directed by Roger Avary and starring James Van Der Beek and Shannyn Sossamon.
A film based on Glamorama was set for a 2007 release, again directed by Avary, but has been delayed for unknown reasons.
Additionally, there is a film called Glitterati made from additional footage that was filmed for The Rules of Attraction.
A film about Ellis, titled This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis, was made in 2000. The film is a combination of a documentary on his life as well as dramatizations of scenes from his books.
An adaptation of the collection of short stories The Informers by Ellis premeried at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. Directed by Gregor Jordan, script written by Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki, featuring Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Winona Ryder, Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and the late Brad Renfro.
He recently wrote the screenplay for a film titled The Frog King which is set to start filming with Joseph Gordon-Levitt starring.<9>
His 2005 novel, Lunar Park, is being made into a movie looking towards a 2010 release date. It was adapted into a screenplay by Lane Shadgett.
