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

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

1998 · 80 min · ★ 3.2 · Documentary

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.

Directed by Gerald Fox · Written by Bret Easton Ellis

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