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6 November 1987 (USA)
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It only looks like the good life.
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A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit. full summary | add synopsis
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Hip, Slick and Dead
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 | ... | Lile |
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Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
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Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) |
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USA:R (No. 28819) |
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During American Psycho, the novel (another book written by Bret Easton Ellis), the main character fantasizes briefly about having sex with Jami Gertz (cast as Blair in this adaptation of his first novel) while trying not to pay attention to someone talking to him.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Rip, Bill, Clay and Blair meet in a club, Rip says the words "Why don't you ask Julian," but his lips are clearly saying, "Why don't you ask Blair." He even points directly at Blair when saying it.
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Referenced in Lunar Park (2011)
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
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I lived in L.A. in the Eighties and remember the club scene with a chill. From Eddie Nash's joint on Hollywood Blvd[The Seven Seas] to Club Lingerie to the small venues in Long Beach and Orange County, this movie catches the ennui like a manic firefly in a jar. From the 'powder' in the ladies' room to casual sex, it shows it as it was--callow and shallow and a line/hit away from degradation and death.
It's heart-breaking to watch Robert Downey Jr.'s character surrender his dignity to a free base pipe. Other posts complain about the James Spader's performance, but he was dead on. Pushers are not nice people. This is an early cinematic example of truth about the nature of drug addiction. Are you frightened? NOT FRIGHTENED ENOUGH!
Scare yourself straight tonight. Watch 'Drugstore Cowboy', 'Less than Zero', and 'Rush'.
Here's hoping that Robert Downey Jr.'s talent will not be eclipsed by his addiction. He's an amazing actor. ['Chaplin' & 'Restoration' alone earned him a place in cinematic history.]