American Psycho

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1h 41min

Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

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A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic f... Read allA wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.

Director
- Mary Harron
Writers
- Bret Easton Ellis(novel)
- Mary Harron(screenplay)
- Guinevere Turner(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 8 wins & 13 nominations

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Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

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Director
- Mary Harron
Writers
- Bret Easton Ellis(novel)
- Mary Harron(screenplay)
- Guinevere Turner(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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It's the late 1980s. Twenty-seven year old Wall Streeter Patrick Bateman travels among a closed network of the proverbial beautiful people, that closed network in only they able to allow others like themselves in in a feeling of superiority. Patrick has a routinized morning regimen to maintain his appearance of attractiveness and fitness. He, like those in his network, are vain, narcissistic, egomaniacal and competitive, always having to one up everyone else in that presentation of oneself, but he, unlike the others, realizes that, for himself, all of these are masks to hide what is truly underneath, someone/something inhuman in nature. In other words, he is comprised of a shell resembling a human that contains only greed and disgust, greed in wanting what others may have, and disgust for those who do not meet his expectations and for himself in not being the first or the best. That disgust ends up manifesting itself in wanting to rid the world of those people, he not seeing them as people but only of those characteristics he wants to rid. —Huggo

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Taglines
- No Introduction Necessary.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language
Parents guide

Trivia
During the shooting of the film, Christian Bale spoke in an American accent off-set at all times. At the wrap party, when he began to speak in his native Welsh accent, many of the crew thought he was speaking that way as an accent for another film. They had thought he was American throughout the entire shoot.

Goofs
(at around 31 mins) When Bateman leaves the message on Paul Allen's voicemail, he ends it saying "hasta la vista, baby", Bateman was quoting the ending of "Looking for a New Love" which is a song by American dance-pop singer Jody Watley. It was released in January 1987 and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1987 and spent four weeks at number-one on the US Billboard R&B chart. Bateman was not quoting Arnold Schwarzenegger's catchphrase from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), which was released in 1991.

Quotes
[Recurring line]
Patrick Bateman: I have to return some videotapes.

Alternate versions
For the US theatrical release, director Mary Harron had to edit the following two scenes (which are available on the unrated edition) in order to receive an R-rating from the MPAA:
The word "asshole" in the line, "Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see your asshole" was changed to just "ass".
The threesome during the same scene was trimmed several seconds.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Beach/Snow Day/Holy Smoke (2000)

Soundtracks
True Faith
Written by Peter Hook, Stephen Hague, Gillian Gilbert, Bernard Sumner & Stephen Morris
Performed by New Order
Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products, Universal Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music,
Inc.

Top review

10/10

You can always look thinner

'American Psycho' is NOT a slasher movie. It is a depiction, a fantasy if you will, of the life of modern man and his place in society.

Nothing is enough. Money, sex, social stature, there is always someone else who has more and everyone else expect from you to try harder for even more.

This movie is about eliminating competition the easy way. By killing your opponents. By eating your sexual partners. By destroying everyone around you.

'American Psycho' retains the balance between this psychotic state, a chilling thriller and a very funny movie.

The scenes that show Patrick playing music for his guests are absolutely hilarious, as he comments very seriously on records by artists such as Whitney Houston, Phil Collins and Huey Lewis & the News. The funny thing is that he chooses the most commercial or sold out records of these artists, to explain how much better they are compared to their previous, more artistic work. Another message of the state of the receivers of commercial art.

You can analyze 'American Psycho' for hours. It can be perceived both as a deep and a fun movie. Even if you don't like the story, you will love Christian Bale's excellent performance.

Enjoy.

10/10

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Release date
- April 14, 2000 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Canada
Official site
- Official Facebook
Languages
Also known as
- Psicópata americano
Filming locations
- Shark City Bar and Grill - 117 Eglinton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies
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Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $15,070,285
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,961,015
- Apr 16, 2000
Gross worldwide
- $34,266,564

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Runtime
- 1h 41min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Atmos
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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