The controversial, best-selling novel of the seamy underside of L.A. yuppie life becomes a stylish, riveting film. Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz and Robert Downey, Jr. are the three high school friends who find an adult world of drugs, sex, and shallow thrills that threatens to engulf them. With James Spader, Nicholas Pryor. 98 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 4.0, Dolby Digital Surround, French mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; TV spots; trailers.