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!!Tropes present in the film adaptation:
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->''There has been no reason for me to tell you any of this. This confession has meant nothing...''
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* HateSink: Patrick's coworkers, given that they spend their entire pagetime talking about superficial nonsense while spewing sexist remarks.
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* HateSink: Patrick's coworkers, given that they spend their entire pagetime talking about superficial nonsense while spewing sexist remarks. This especially applies to Patrick himself.
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->''There has been no reason for me to tell you any of this. This confession has meant nothing...''
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-->'''Carnes:''' ...I had dinner with Paul Allen... twice... in London... just ten days ago.
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-->'''Carnes:''' It's just not.
-->'''Patrick:''' ''Why not'', you stupid bastard?
-->'''Carnes:''' [[spoiler:...I had dinner with Paul Allen... twice... in London... just ten days ago.]]
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Happens during Patrick's date with Jean. During the whole date Patrick is going back and forth if he should kill Jean, ultimatly he uses an unexpected phone call from Evelyn as an excuse to send Jean on her way. He tells Jean that he can't control himself and that he might hurt Jean. Jean thinks he's talking about them having sex and him hurting her emotionally by returning to Evelyn. To the audience it's clear he will kill her if she stays.
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Happens during Patrick's date with Jean. During the whole date Patrick is going back and forth if he should kill Jean, ultimatly ultimately he uses an unexpected phone call from Evelyn as an excuse to send Jean on her way. He tells Jean that he can't control himself and that he might hurt Jean. Jean thinks he's talking about them having sex and him hurting her emotionally by returning to Evelyn. To the audience it's clear he will kill her if she stays.
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The film also stars Creator/ChloeSevigny, Creator/JoshLucas, Creator/JustinTheroux, Creator/MattRoss, Bill Sage, Anthony Lemke, and Creator/SamanthaMathis. The soundtrack is loaded with '80s music, including songs by Music/DavidBowie, Music/PhilCollins, Music/NewOrder, Music/TheCure and -- [[SignatureScene of course]] -- Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews.
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The film also stars Creator/ChloeSevigny, Creator/JoshLucas, Creator/JustinTheroux, Creator/MattRoss, Bill Sage, Creator/BillSage, Anthony Lemke, and Creator/SamanthaMathis. The soundtrack is loaded with '80s music, including songs by Music/DavidBowie, Music/PhilCollins, Music/NewOrder, Music/TheCure and -- [[SignatureScene of course]] -- Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews.
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A movie sequel InNameOnly was released in 2002; tropes related to it can be found [[Film/AmericanPsycho2AllAmericanGirl here]].
Sumerian published a ''ComicBook/AmericanPsycho'' sequel series with two intertwining plots about Bateman and a millennial killer, Charlene "Charlie" Carruthers.
Sumerian published a ''ComicBook/AmericanPsycho'' sequel series with two intertwining plots about Bateman and a millennial killer, Charlene "Charlie" Carruthers.
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A movie sequel InNameOnly starring Creator/MilaKunis was released in 2002; tropes related to it can be found [[Film/AmericanPsycho2AllAmericanGirl here]].
In 2023, Sumerian Comics published a''ComicBook/AmericanPsycho'' sequel comic book series that serves as a {{sequel}} to the film, with two intertwining plots about Bateman and a millennial killer, killer named Charlene "Charlie" Carruthers.
In 2023, Sumerian Comics published a
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* HateSink:
** Patrick Bateman, a soulless corporatist who butchers people for both fun and to vent his own superiority complex. [[spoiler:Even if he isn't actually killing anybody, he's fantasizing about it, and he's still a bigoted asshole whose idea of relieving his "misery" is being an asshole.]]
** Patrick's coworkers aren't much better, given that they spend their entire pagetime talking about superficial nonsense while spewing sexist remarks.
** Patrick Bateman, a soulless corporatist who butchers people for both fun and to vent his own superiority complex. [[spoiler:Even if he isn't actually killing anybody, he's fantasizing about it, and he's still a bigoted asshole whose idea of relieving his "misery" is being an asshole.]]
** Patrick's coworkers aren't much better, given that they spend their entire pagetime talking about superficial nonsense while spewing sexist remarks.
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* HateSink:
** Patrick Bateman, a soulless corporatist who butchers people for both fun and to vent his own superiority complex. [[spoiler:Even if he isn't actually killing anybody, he's fantasizing about it, and he's still a bigoted asshole whose idea of relieving his "misery" is being an asshole.]]
**HateSink: Patrick's coworkers aren't much better, coworkers, given that they spend their entire pagetime talking about superficial nonsense while spewing sexist remarks.
** Patrick Bateman, a soulless corporatist who butchers people for both fun and to vent his own superiority complex. [[spoiler:Even if he isn't actually killing anybody, he's fantasizing about it, and he's still a bigoted asshole whose idea of relieving his "misery" is being an asshole.]]
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "I have to return some videotapes."
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* CharacterCatchphrase: Patrick loves saying "I have to return some videotapes."
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-->-- '''Patrick Bateman''', [[{{Catchphrase}} throughout the film]]
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-->-- '''Patrick Bateman''', [[{{Catchphrase}} [[CharacterCatchphrase throughout the film]]
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Technically, Genesis were still prog when Phil became the frontman. It was after Steve left that they changed their sound.
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* PopCulturedBadass: Deconstructed. In place of an authentic, cultivated human personality, Patrick Bateman constantly strives to be recognized by his peers (as well as the reader/audience) for his knowledge and appreciation of music, art, and pop culture, but his grasp and understanding of the art and media that he consumes is reduced to what material is made the most appealing to the widest audiences and LowestCommonDenominator[[note]]In-universe[[/note]], such as dismissing early Music/{{Genesis|Band}} albums with Music/PeterGabriel (and his "lame solo career") as being "too artsy, too intellectual" and favoring the more commercially-driven direction of the group after Music/PhilCollins became the group's frontman. All of this only serves to further demonstrate Patrick's emptiness, shallowness, and delusions about having "good taste."
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* PopCulturedBadass: Deconstructed. In place of an authentic, cultivated human personality, Patrick Bateman constantly strives to be recognized by his peers (as well as the reader/audience) for his knowledge and appreciation of music, art, and pop culture, but his grasp and understanding of the art and media that he consumes is reduced to what material is made the most appealing to the widest audiences and LowestCommonDenominator[[note]]In-universe[[/note]], such as dismissing early Music/{{Genesis|Band}} albums with Music/PeterGabriel (and his "lame solo career") as being "too artsy, too intellectual" and favoring the more commercially-driven direction of the group after Music/PhilCollins became the group's frontman.frontman (or at least after Music/SteveHackett left the group). All of this only serves to further demonstrate Patrick's emptiness, shallowness, and delusions about having "good taste."
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* ConspicuousConsumption: Espace, the high priced seafood bar/restaurant, has metal menus with the text of the food items stamped into it.
-->'''Timothy Bryce:''' The menu's in braille!
-->'''Timothy Bryce:''' The menu's in braille!
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Sumerian published a ''ComicBook/AmericanPsycho'' sequel series with two intertwining plots about Bateman and a millennial killer, Charlene "Charlie" Carruthers.
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Japan Takes Over the World ironic mention
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* JapanTakesOverTheWorld: In the last scene, Bateman's lawyer discusses how Japan will bypass the US.
-->'''Carnes:''' Face it, the Japanese will own most of this country by the end of the 90s.
-->'''Carnes:''' Face it, the Japanese will own most of this country by the end of the 90s.
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''American Psycho'' is a 2000 satirical black comedy film directed by Creator/MaryHarron and co-written by her and Creator/GuinevereTurner, adapted from Creator/BretEastonEllis' [[Literature/AmericanPsycho 1991 novel of the same name]] and starring Creator/ChristianBale.
Like the book, the film follows Patrick Bateman (Bale), a handsome, charming, and wealthy investment banker based in New York City during [[TheEighties the late 1980's]]. Unbeknownst to his circle of fancy associates, including his girlfriend Evelyn (Creator/ReeseWitherspoon), Bateman is also a psychotic SerialKiller.
Like the book, the film follows Patrick Bateman (Bale), a handsome, charming, and wealthy investment banker based in New York City during [[TheEighties the late 1980's]]. Unbeknownst to his circle of fancy associates, including his girlfriend Evelyn (Creator/ReeseWitherspoon), Bateman is also a psychotic SerialKiller.
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''American Psycho'' is a 2000 satirical black comedy [[{{Satire}} satirical]] {{black comedy}} film directed by Creator/MaryHarron and co-written by her and Creator/GuinevereTurner, adapted from Creator/BretEastonEllis' [[Literature/AmericanPsycho 1991 novel of the same name]] and starring Creator/ChristianBale.
Like the book, the film follows Patrick Bateman (Bale), a handsome, charming, and wealthy investment banker based in New York City during [[TheEighties the late1980's]].1980s]]. Unbeknownst to his circle of fancy associates, including his girlfriend Evelyn (Creator/ReeseWitherspoon), Bateman is also a psychotic SerialKiller.
Like the book, the film follows Patrick Bateman (Bale), a handsome, charming, and wealthy investment banker based in New York City during [[TheEighties the late
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* FanDisservice: When Bateman is running around with nothing but shoes and socks on... [[ChainsawGood and a chainsaw]] intended for another murder. Also the sex scenes really aren't that sexy, and very intentionally so. (The scene with the streetwalker and the call girl should be sexy, since all three actors are very attractive, but Bateman's overwhelming egoism and gross instructions to the girls make it most unsexy indeed.)
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* FanDisservice: FanDisservice:
** When Bateman is running around with nothing but shoes and socks on... [[ChainsawGood and a chainsaw]] intended for anothermurder. Also murder.
**Also, the sex scenes really aren't that sexy, and very intentionally so. (The scene with the streetwalker and the call girl should be sexy, since all three actors are very attractive, but Bateman's overwhelming egoism and gross instructions to the girls make it most unsexy indeed.)
** When Bateman is running around with nothing but shoes and socks on... [[ChainsawGood and a chainsaw]] intended for another
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* GagPenis: While chasing Christie with a chainsaw, Bateman positions it at crotch-level and at an angle resembling a cartoonishly massive erection, adding a tone of BlackComedy to the scene.
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* GagPenis: While chasing Christie with a chainsaw, Bateman positions it at crotch-level and at an angle [[PhallicWeapon resembling a cartoonishly massive erection, erection]], adding a tone of BlackComedy to the scene.
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Camel Case preferred to curly braces.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Apart from being a sadistic {{serial killer}}, Patrick is also racist, antisemitic, misogynistic, elitist and homophobic (though so are most of his associates, except the serial killer part).
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Apart from being a sadistic {{serial killer}}, SerialKiller, Patrick is also racist, antisemitic, misogynistic, elitist and homophobic (though so are most of his associates, except the serial killer part).
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* SinisterNudity: Patrick Bateman is very prone to going around his apartment in various stages of undress, usually while contemplating horrible things. Over time, these scenes become progressively less alluring and more unsettling as Bateman's MaskOfSanity slips further - until he finally ends up pursuing one of his victims through the apartment with only a pair of sneakers and a [[PhallicWeapon strategically placed chainsaw]] between him and total nudity. He's also partially covered in blood because he killed another victim just moments before.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Patrick's very cold dumping of Evelyn was cruel, no doubt about that, but it's difficult to imagine anyone wanting to commit to a lifetime of Evelyn's company.
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* SignificantSketchbook: [[spoiler:At the end of the film, Patrick Bateman's secretary finds his planner, which is filled with horrifying sketches of women being tortured, maimed and dismembered.]]
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Patrick is seen watching the movie once, and he does not mention anything of the sort in his inner monologues. This trope only occurs in the Book (with Body Double) and in the Musical (with A Nightmare On Elm Street 1984)
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* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Patrick rents out ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre1974'' every time he visits the video store. His inner monologue worries that the clerk is starting to get suspicious with how often he's borrowing it.
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* SeenStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Patrick rents out ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre1974'' every time he visits the video store. His inner monologue worries that the clerk is starting to get suspicious with how often he's borrowing it.
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* SeenStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Patrick rents out ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre1974'' every time he visits the video store. His inner monologue worries that the clerk is starting to get suspicious with how often he's borrowing it.