American Psycho

American Psycho2000

Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 102 minutes

The Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, a dark, violent satire of the "me" culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s, is certainly one of the most controversial books of the '90s, and that notoriety fueled its bestseller status. This… more »



Patrick Bateman:
There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there.

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    He's just like me fr
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    what chapter is this quote from?
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