American Psycho

Titolo originale: American Psycho
Regia: Mary Harron |
Anno: 2000
Origine: Canada | United States of America |
Generi: Thriller Dramma Crime
Tag: new york city | based on novel or book | businessman | psychopath | dark comedy | satire | wall street | serial killer | chainsaw | big city | psychological thriller | character study | white collar | harvard business school | voice imitation | 1980s | american businessman | bloody | ambiguity | psychological horror | horror | baffled |
Cast: Christian Bale | Justin Theroux | Josh Lucas | Bill Sage | Chloë Sevigny | Reese Witherspoon | Samantha Mathis | Matt Ross | Jared Leto | Willem Dafoe | Cara Seymour | Guinevere Turner | Stephen Bogaert | Monika Meier | Reg E. Cathey | Blair Williams | Marie Dame | Kelley Harron | Patricia Gage | Krista Sutton | Landy Cannon | Park Bench | Catherine Black | Margaret Ma | Peter Tufford Kennedy | Mark Pawson | Jessica Lau | Lilette Wiens | Glen Marc Silot | Charlotte Hunter | Kiki Buttignol | Joyce R. Korbin | Reuben Thompson | Bryan Renfro | Ross Gibby | Christina McKay | Alan McCullough | Anthony Lemke | Connie Chen | Brett Alexander Davidson | Peter Loung | Joseph Oliveira | Leanne Poirier Greenfield | Somaya Reece | Kate Steen | Ronald Reagan |

New York, 1987: Patrick Bateman è uno yuppie ricco che lavora nell'ambiente di Wall Street come dirigente di una società finanziaria che si occupa di fusioni e acquisizioni. Nella vita privata Patrick è una persona meticolosa, che dedica molto tempo alla cura della propria persona per acquisire il riconoscimento sociale che nella società yuppie è strettamente associato all'apparenza ed al consumismo. Di giorno vive una vita basata su pranzi di lavoro, locali alla moda e riunioni tra amici, in tipica rappresentanza della classe sociale cui egli appartiene, ma che nello stesso tempo lo rende indistinguibile dalle altre persone della sua cerchia. La sua frustrazione esplode di notte, facendo emergere nel protagonista l'assoluto disprezzo degli emarginati, l'invidia nei confronti dei colleghi, e l'aridità affettiva verso le donne, fino a trasformarlo in un serial killer che conserva i corpi, o loro parti, in casa.

Errori

(at around 1 min) Camera and mount are briefly visible in the first shot of the title sequence, refl [...] D
(at around 41 mins) The film is set in 1987. In his apartment, Patrick offers 'Christie' and 'Sabrin [...] D
(at around 15 mins) When Patrick is sitting on his couch making reservations for Dorsia, the camera [...] D
Towards the end of the movie, Patrick runs by a subway entrance that lists the 9 train. The 9 train [...] D
Several of the CDs seen in in the film appear to be silver, blank "burned" CDs. CD burning software [...] D
At his apartment Jean asks Patrick if he's seeing anyone. It is odd that his secretary would know no [...] D
'Acquisitions' is spelled incorrectly (as "aquisitions") on all the business cards. D
(at around 24 mins) Bateman is at the Christmas party wearing reindeer antlers. As the camera shot c [...] D
(at around 4 mins) When Patrick tries to order drinks at the Tunnel bar, he asks for "two Stoli on t [...] D
Patrick's CD player in his apartment is missing in some scenes. D
(at around 1h 21 mins) During Patrick's killing spree towards the end of the movie, when he is runni [...] D
(at around 28 mins) When Bateman hits Paul Allen with the axe for the first time, the blood sprays o [...] D
(possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In one of the last scenes where Patrick enters a bar [...] D
Approximately 8:30 Patrick is sitting at his desk and asks his secretary Jean to get him a mineral w [...] D
(at around 10 mins) When Patrick and Evelyn arrive at Espace, Vandon and Stash are sitting next to B [...] D
During the shootout scene the cops seem to be very poor shots. Bateman completely exposes himself in [...] D
Bateman seems to be an expert marksman, delivering killing shots every single time. He disposes of t [...] D
When Patrick kills Paul Allen with the axe, no blood hits the walls behind Patrick when he swings th [...] D
(at around 27 mins) Patrick Bateman stated that the Huey Lewis & The News album "Fore!" was released [...] D
(at around 1h 30 mins) The TV that is shown at the end of the movie with President Reagan speaking i [...] D
(at around 41 mins) The album Bateman holds up while entertaining the escorts is Phil Collins' solo [...] D
(at around 1h 2 mins) Bateman could not have killed Jean with the nail gun because that model of nai [...] D
(at around 14 mins) The porno movie that goes on during Patrick's telephone conversation with his fi [...] D
(at around 9 mins) Patrick pronounces "Robert Palmer" as "Robert Parmer", revealing a flaw in Christ [...] D
In multiple scenes at Bateman's apartment, the crew and camera operators are visible in the reflecti [...] D
(at around 34 mins) During Patrick Bateman's first meeting with Detective Donald Kimball, Jean bring [...] D
Bateman's office is supposed to be located downtown, yet the view out his window is clearly of midto [...] D
(at around 47 mins) Patrick attributes the quote, "When I see a pretty girl walking down the street, [...] D
(at around 55 mins) The song heard playing in the night club at one point is "What's on Your Mind (P [...] D
(at around 31 mins) When Bateman leaves the message on Paul Allen's voicemail, he ends it saying "ha [...] D
When Bateman kills Paul Allen, two GQ magazines which can be seen on the table are from June and Aug [...] D
(at around 1h 28 mins) When Bateman is using the pay phone on Park Avenue, the skyscraper in the bac [...] D
The telephone next to Patrick Bateman's bed is a Bang & Olufsen model not available in the 1980s D
All of the windows show views of the cityscape with the horizontal line far above normal. This signa [...] D
(at around 52 mins) When Bateman is with Courtney at her apartment and gets off the bed to dress up, [...] D
(at around 50 mins) When being questioned by Detective Kimball, Patrick states on the night of Paul [...] D
(at around 1h 4 mins) As Jean is leaving Patrick's apartment, she reminds Patrick of his lunch appoi [...] D
When Patrick drags Allen's body along, blood spoils from the bag. When outside, there's no blood any [...] D
(at around 4 mins) In a club scene at the start of the movie, "Pump Up The Volume" by Marrs and "Tru [...] D
At the lunch scene "take her out to a nice lunch or to see her head on a stick", was actually a quot [...] D
(at around 51 mins) During Detective Kimball's second interview with Bateman, the reflection of the [...] D
(at around 43 mins) While rhapsodising about Genesis' "Invisible Touch" LP, Bateman states that "Phi [...] D
(at around 30 mins) When Patrick Bateman is packing a suitcase in Paul Allen's apartment, the light [...] D
(at around 36 mins) When Patrick Bateman is being questioned for the first time by Detective Kimball [...] D
(at around 28 mins) When Patrick Bateman murders Paul Allen, the collar on his raincoat changes from [...] D
(at around 27 mins) While it's true that the Huey Lewis album Fore! is "of the period" and was certa [...] D
At around 1hr 2min Patrick holds a nail gun to the back of Jean's head while they are in his apartme [...] D
When Bateman goes to Paul Allen's apartment after killing him, he points out he used the keys he had [...] D
(at around 9 mins) Early in the movie, Bateman comments that he is listening to the new Robert Palme [...] D
(at around 37 mins) When Patrick Bateman is "watching" Non aprite quella porta (while exercising) th [...] D
When Jean is going through Patrick's notebook at the end of the movie, the calendar is off. For exam [...] D
(at around 9 mins) When Patrick is listening to his new Robert Palmer tape, you see the cab drive by [...] D
Bateman's bullet clearly hits the police car at the trunk, in the rear when it blows up. There's not [...] D
(at around 1h 12 mins) Whitney Houston's 1985 debut album entitled "Whitney Houston", contains three [...] D
(at around 12 mins) When Bateman is at the ATM getting cash out, the lady walks by him. As he walks [...] D