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Overview
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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 »
Awards:
4 wins
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7 nominations
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(354 articles)
Tsr Buzz – “Pimps Don’t Cry” and the “Jurassic Park” dinosaurs don’t shut up
(From Scorecard Review. 8 September 2010, 10:52 AM, PDT)
Badass #3: American Pycho's Business Card Scene
(From CultureMagazine. 7 September 2010, 8:18 AM, PDT)
Gwyneth Horder-Payton is second of two women directing TV's 'The Walking Dead'
(From Fangirltastic. 6 September 2010, 12:33 PM, PDT)
(From Scorecard Review. 8 September 2010, 10:52 AM, PDT)
Badass #3: American Pycho's Business Card Scene
(From CultureMagazine. 7 September 2010, 8:18 AM, PDT)
Gwyneth Horder-Payton is second of two women directing TV's 'The Walking Dead'
(From Fangirltastic. 6 September 2010, 12:33 PM, PDT)
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Christian Bale the new Peter Cushing
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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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Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
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102 min
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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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Two scenes featured unexpected improvisation by Christian Bale. When Bateman is jumping rope, he starts to skip and cross his jump rope as a schoolgirl would. Bale surprised director Mary Harron even more by starting to dance as Bateman was preparing to kill Paul Allen (Jared Leto). That time, she says in interviews and the commentary, she collapsed with laughter.See more »
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Anachronisms: While it's true that they Huey Lewis album Fore! is "of the period" and was certainly released by the time the film takes place, it was not available on the Compact Disc format until October 25, 1990.See more »
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Patrick Bateman:[with prostitutes] We're not through yet.See more »
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Features Red Vibe Diaries: Object of Desire (1997) (V)See more »
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I Touch RosesSee more »
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I've heard something about an online sequel to the novel/film. Is it official? What's it about? Where can I find it?What does Bateman do to Christie and Sabrina after the first threesome?
In the last scene, McDermott says that Bryce is back. Where was he?
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Now it all makes sense. Christian Bale was born to play horror characters. I couldn't understand why I was so , so, afraid of him even in films like "Velvet Goldmine" He is a poster boy for putrid souls in elegant wrapping. In "American Psycho" - a film that deserves much more attention than it's got - he is absolutely terrific. Totally believable. I could sense his delight in playing a monster of this kind. Interestingly enough this manicured monster seems to be asking for sympathy, imagine the nerve! But Christian Bale succeeds in showing us a face we (I) hadn't quite seen before and yet we (I) accept without question. He should have gotten an Oscar nomination but, fortunately, he didn't.