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Release Date:
14 April 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
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Plot:
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies. full summary | full synopsis
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Fear
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Materialism
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Violence
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Kentucky Derby
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Nail Gun
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Awards:
4 wins
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7 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christian Bale | ... | Patrick Bateman | |
| Justin Theroux | ... | Timothy Bryce | |
| Josh Lucas | ... | Craig McDermott | |
| Bill Sage | ... | David Van Patten | |
| Chloë Sevigny | ... | Jean | |
| Reese Witherspoon | ... | Evelyn Williams | |
| Samantha Mathis | ... | Courtney Rawlinson | |
| Matt Ross | ... | Luis Carruthers | |
| Jared Leto | ... | Paul Allen | |
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Det. Donald Kimball | |
| Cara Seymour | ... | Christie | |
| Guinevere Turner | ... | Elizabeth | |
| Stephen Bogaert | ... | Harold Carnes | |
| Monika Meier | ... | Daisy | |
| Reg E. Cathey | ... | Al, the Derelict |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
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Runtime:
102 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:R21 |
Brazil:18 |
USA:NC-17 (original cut) |
Philippines:R-18 |
USA:R (Certificate #37205) |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:R |
Canada:18A |
Chile:18 |
Denmark:15 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-16 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:III |
Iceland:16 |
Ireland:18 |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:R(A) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:18 |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
USA:Unrated (uncut DVD version)
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Inspired by Mario Bava's Il rosso segno della follia (1970), the main cast watched the film before shooting began.
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Anachronisms: Early in the movie, Bateman comments that he is listening to the new Robert Palmer album. The song that's heard during this scene is "Simply Irresistible", which was on his album Heavy Nova, which came out in November 1988.. But the Ronald Reagan speech seen at the end of the movie occurred in early 1987, not 1988.
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Quotes:
Timothy Bryce:
God, I hate this place. It's a chick restaurant. Why aren't we at Dorsia?
Craig McDermott: Because Bateman won't give the maitre d' head.
[Bateman chuckles sarcastically and flicks a toothpick at McDermott]
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Craig McDermott: Because Bateman won't give the maitre d' head.
[Bateman chuckles sarcastically and flicks a toothpick at McDermott]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dexter: Return to Sender (#1.6)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Who Feelin' It (Philip's Psycho Mix)
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Did it really happen, or was it all a dream?Is it true some songs were used illegally in this film? What songs were played in which scenes? If so, in what scenes were these songs used?
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Having read the novel by Easton-Ellis a year ago I was intrigued to find out how it could be made into a movie.
Whilst turned off by the totally uneccesary details of Batemans crimes in the book, I felt that Easton's insight into superficial 80's yuppie culture made it a classic.
Who could play a credible Bateman? Leonardo Di Caprio? I think not.
How would Mary Harron deal with those controversial torture scenes?
What we got was one of the finest movies I have seen for some time. Of course, those of closed minds will slate this film without even bothering to see it, simply because of the book's notoriety.
I was impressed to see how closely Harron followed the book, replacing the un-filmable seens with suggestion, aka ear-cutting scene from resevior dogs, so that you believe you have seen more than you have. There are more parallels with Tarantino, such as the use of classic (& non classic ) 80's pop to create a stylised feel to the movie, that has not been seen since Pulp Fiction.
Casting was superb, with Cristian Bale giving the performance of a lifetime, We, the audience, saw the souless monster within, Batemans superficial aquaintences, saw another faceless human being.
Just like the book, you are never sure wether Batemans crimes are real, or just imaginary, but his slide into insanity is clearly real and paced expertly by Bale.
Rheese Witherspoon as Evelyn was disappointing, "Election" showed what a great actress she is and although this role called for an airhead performance, it was clear that she was cruising.
Mary Harron deserves the credit for creating an excellent film, that could have so easily been just another slasher movie.