novel and movie starring Christian Bale, not only having one of the greatest cinematic performances in quite awhile, but also really hysterical. About a yuppie-psychotic serial killer who brings prostitutes to his apartment and kills them while living a double life as a
high-class wall-street
guy.
Often mistaken as a black drama. Anyone who doesn't understand the humor or thinks the movie/book is a drama is a dumbass. It's freaking hilarious.
Go to imdb and read all of its quotes, or go on
youtube and watch Patrick Bateman kill Paul Allen (
aka Jared Leto) while dancing to Huey
Lewis. You have not lived until you've seen it.
Famous scene from
American Psycho:
Patrick Bateman: Do you
like Huey
Lewis and the news?
Paul Allen: They're OK.
Patrick Bateman: Their early
work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new
sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a
big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
Paul Allen: Hey Halberstram.
Patrick Bateman: Yes, Allen?
Paul Allen: Why are their copies of the style section all over the place, d-do you have a dog? A little chow or something?
Patrick Bateman: No, Allen.
Paul Allen: Is that a rain coat?
Patrick Bateman: Yes it is! In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be
Square", a song so catchy, most
people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.
raises axe above
head
Patrick Bateman: Hey Paul!
he bashes Allen in the
head with the axe, and blood splatters over him
Patrick Bateman: TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW YOU FUCKING STUPID BASTARD! YOU, FUCKING BASTARD