Elmore Leonard Leonard also contributed one chapter (the twelfth of thirteen) to the 1996 "Miami Herald" parody serial novel "Naked Came the Manatee" (). Twenty-six of Leonard's novels and short stories have been adapted for the screen (19 as motion pictures and another seven as television programs). Aside from the short stories already noted, a number of Leonard's novels have been adapted as films, including "Get Shorty" (1990 novel, 1995 film), "Out of Sight" (1996 novel, 1998 film), and "Rum Punch" (1992 novel, 1997 film "Jackie Brown"). "52 Pick-Up" (1986 film) was first adapted very loosely into the 1984 film "The Ambassador"
Less Than Zero (novel) no connection between the book and the movie, except for the title, the location of Southern California and the names of the characters. A long-running rumor in the film industry is that Quentin Tarantino has been interested in filming a new version of "Less Than Zero." His workmate Roger Avary adapted "The Rules of Attraction," (also based on a novel by Ellis) in 2002, and since both he and Tarantino like the works by Ellis, Tarantino has been eyeing the possibility of adapting "Less Than Zero." Ellis stated in an interview for "Vice" Magazine that Quentin Tarantino has been "trying