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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 09/05/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 43 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Thriller, Satire, Black Comedy See Also: American Psycho [Unrated], American Psycho [Rated], American Psycho [Killer Collector's Edition], American Psycho [UMD for PSP], American Psycho [Blu-ray]

Bret Easton Ellis' dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s is brought to the screen in this unsettling drama with black comic overtones. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), the son of a wealthy Wall Street financier, is pursuing his own lucrative career with his father's firm. Bateman is the prototypical yuppie, obsessed with success, fashion, and style. He is also a serial killer who murders, rapes, and mutilates both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or reason. Donald Kimble (Willem Dafoe), a police detective, questions Bateman about the disappearance of Paul Allen (Jared Leto), whom Patrick murdered several days earlier. As Kimble stays on Bateman's trail, Bateman's mask of studied, distant cool begins to fall apart. American Psycho also features Reese Witherspoon as Bateman's girlfriend, as well as Samantha Mathis, Chloe Sevigny, and Guinevere Turner; the latter also co-authored the screenplay. Controversy followed the production from the start, when speculation that Leonardo Di Caprio would play Bateman sparked concerns that he would lure preteens to an R-rated movie. Di Caprio soon bowed out of the project, and original leading man Bale was reinstated. Later, a group of Toronto residents attempted to block filming in that city after Canadian serial killer Paul Bernardo claimed that Ellis' novel inspired his murder spree. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Christian Bale - Patrick Bateman
Willem Dafoe - Donald Kimball
Jared Leto - Paul Allen
Reese Witherspoon - Evelyn Williams
Samantha Mathis - Courtney Rawlinson

While most fans of the film will prefer the uncut version, the DVD of the R-rated version of American Psycho is still a worthwhile presentation of Mary Harron's icy, satirical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel. The disc includes a widescreen, anamorphic transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio, and bonus features such as an interview with Christian Bale (who gives an amazing performance as demented yuppie Patrick Bateman) that offers some entertaining insights into his character, his preparation for the role, and the film itself. The "making of" featurette also includes interviews with Chloë Sevigny, Willem Dafoe, and Harron; the comments she makes here about "saving the book from its bad reputation" and the making of the film emphasize how disappointing it is that neither she nor co-screenwriter/actress Guinevere Turner did a commentary track for this disc. Some brief production notes, cast and crew biographies, recommendations, and the theatrical trailer round out this incomplete, but still worthwhile DVD. ~ Heather Phares, All Movie Guide