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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, commercially 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 more bitter, cynical sense of humor. Paul Allen: Hey Halberstram. Patrick Bateman: Yes, Allen? Paul Allen: Why are there 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! Patrick Bateman: I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane? 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. Patrick Bateman: I'm fucking serious. It's fucking over, us, this is no joke. I don't think we should see each other any more. Evelyn Williams: But your friends are my friends and my friends are your friends. I really don't think it would work. You have a little something... Patrick Bateman: I know that your friends are my friends and, uh... I've thought about that. You can have 'em. Jean: What's that? Patrick Bateman: Duct tape. I need it for... taping something. Patrick Bateman: I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip. Patrick Bateman: Hey, I'm a child of divorce, gimme a break! Evelyn Williams: You're inhuman. Patrick Bateman: No... I'm in touch with humanity. Patrick Bateman: New card. What do you think? Craig McDermott: Whoa-ho. Very nice. Look at that. Patrick Bateman: Picked them up from the printer's yesterday. David Van Patten: Good coloring. Patrick Bateman: That's bone. And the lettering is something called Silian Rail. David Van Patten: It's very cool, Bateman, but that's nothing. Look at this. Timothy Bryce: That is really nice. David Van Patten: Eggshell with Romalian type. What do you think? Patrick Bateman: Nice. Timothy Bryce: Jesus. That is really super. How'd a nitwit like you get so tasteful? Patrick Bateman: [Thinking] I can't believe that Bryce prefers Van Patten's card to mine. Timothy Bryce: But wait. You ain't seen nothin' yet. Raised lettering, pale nimbus. White. Patrick Bateman: Impressive. Very nice. David Van Patten: Hmm. Patrick Bateman: Let's see Paul Allen's card. Patrick Bateman: [Thinking] Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh, my God. It even has a watermark. Luis Carruthers: Is something wrong, Patrick? You're sweating. Waiter #1: Our pasta this evening is squid ravioli in a lemon grass broth with goat cheese profiteroles, and I also have an arugula Caesar salad. For entrees this evening, I have swordfish meatloaf with onion marmalade, rare roasted partridge breast in raspberry coulis with a sorrel timbale. Waiter #2: ...and grilled free-range rabbit with herbed french fries. Our pasta tonight is a squid ravioli in a lemon grass broth, and the fish tonight is a grilled... Patrick Bateman: There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it I have now surpassed. My pain is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this, there is no catharsis; my punishment continues to elude me, and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself. No new knowledge can be extracted from my telling. This confession has meant nothing. from 'American Psycho' (2000) Starring Christian Bale (Empire of the Sun - Born to act? Yes.), Reese Witherspoon (Pleasantville), Josh Lucas (Hulk), Chloë Sevigny (Broken Flowers), Jared Leto (The Thin Red Line), Samantha Mathis (Super Mario Bros.), and Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate). Screenplay by Mary Harron (The Notorious Bettie Page) and Guinevere Turner (Superpowerless). Directed by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol). Based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis American Psycho is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. The story is told in the first person by Patrick Bateman, a serial killer and Manhattan investment banker. Alison Kelly of The Observer notes that while "some countries [deem it] so potentially disturbing that it can only be sold shrink-wrapped", "critics rave about it" and "academics revel in its transgressive and postmodern qualities". A film adaptation starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman was released in 2000 to generally favorable reviews. In 2008, it was confirmed that producers David Johnson and Jesse Singer were developing a musical adaptation of the novel to appear on Broadway. The musical premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London in December 2013. Source: Wikipedia American Psycho is a 2000 American black comedy psychological horror film co-written and directed by Mary Harron, based on Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel of the same name. It stars Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Chloë Sevigny, Samantha Mathis, Cara Seymour, Justin Theroux, Guinevere Turner, Reg E. Cathey and Reese Witherspoon. Producer Edward R. Pressman purchased the film rights to the novel in 1992. After discussions with David Cronenberg fell through, Harron was brought on to direct and cast Bale in the lead role. Lionsgate acquired worldwide distribution in 1997 and temporarily replaced Harron and Bale with Oliver Stone as director and Leonardo DiCaprio portraying Patrick Bateman. DiCaprio left in favor of The Beach and Harron and Bale were brought back. American Psycho debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2000, and was released theatrically on April 14, 2000. The film was a financial success and received generally positive reviews, with particular praise for both Bale's performance and the screenplay. It has since developed a cult following. Source: Wikipedia