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American Psycho (2000) Directed by Mary Harron

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American Psycho

(2000)Directed by Mary Harron

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“I’m Simply Not There”

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1980’s in America

Great prosperity in Wall Street and Finance Market

Also: Poverty, Crime surge, Crack Epidemic, AIDS

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Bret Easton Ellis

Author of book, American Psycho (1991)

Themes: Mistaken Identity, Alienation, Social Status and Consumerism

“the movie is essentially plotless, a horror-comedy with a thin narrative built up of satirical riffs about greed, status and the business values of the 1980s culture.”

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Mistaken Identity

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Mistaken Identity

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Mistaken Identity

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Alienation

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Alienation

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Alienation

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Alienation

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Status and Consumption

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Status and Consumption

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Works Cited

"American Psycho (2000)-FAQ." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.

American Psycho. Dir. Mary Herron. Perf. Christian Bale, William Defoe, Jared Leto. Lion Gate Films, 2000. DVD.