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This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis
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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1998-08-23
Languageen
Runtime1h 20m
Revenue$869
3.2(8)
•1998•1h 20m

This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis

Documentary

Overview

When "American Psycho" was released early in 2000 it reaffirmed author Bret Easton Ellis as the controversial "bad boy" of contemporary American Fiction. "This Is Not an Exit" reveals the world inhabited by Ellis.

Director
Gerald Fox
Writing & Screenplay
Bret Easton Ellis

Principal Cast

4 credited
DT
Dechen ThurmanPatrick Bateman
Rachel Weisz
Rachel WeiszLauren Hynde
JB
Jason BushmanClay
Paul Blackthorne
Paul BlackthorneVictor Ward

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