Genre: Dramas, Satire, Theatrical Release, New York City, Based On A Novel, Drama
Director: Mary Harron
Cast/Crew: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Chloë Sevigny, Joshua Lucas, Guinevere Turner, Matt Ross, William Sage

Description:
A cunning indictment of the materialism of the 1980s, AMERICAN PSYCHO is Mary Harron's (I SHOT ANDY WARHOL) and Guinevere Turner's (GO FISH) deft interpretation of the dark and violent Brett Easton Ellis novel of the same name. Christian Bale (VELVET GOLDMINE) plays Patrick Bateman, the personification of the "me" culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s. Imprisoned in an inane corporate existence fueled by status symbols, small talk, and gossip, Bateman begins a bloody reign of terror on nearly all that cross his path. The film's gray and navy mise-en-scene is filled with chilly, vacant streets, hard-edged skyscrapers and cold interiors flecked with the latest technological gadgets and designer flourishes. Mary Harron's camera glides through these spaces with the undisturbed detachment of a shark. Bale is a razor sharp Bateman whose cool, predatory grace is only matched by the equally indifferent corporate world in which he lives. Even during its most hideous scene, when a naked, chain-saw-toting Bateman goes on a screaming rampage, AMERICAN PSYCHO manages to project a cold indifference that has terrifying undertones. Harron's film is a frightening denunciation of a consumer culture gone amuck with greed, materialism and a lack of nearly any charity whatsoever.

Release Notes:
DVD Features Region 1 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Single Side - Single Layer Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - French Additional Release Material: Making-of Production Interview - 1. Christian Bale - Star Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer Parental Control Text/Photo Galleries: Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew Production Notes Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access

ItemID: 1096254
UPC: 031398830924
ISBN: 1588177629
Catalog Number: LGE 8309-D
Rating: R (MPAA)
Rating Reason: Strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
Release Company: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Format: DVD
In Print Date: 5/20/2003
Original Release Year: 2000
Country of Origin: USA
Language: English (English Subtitled, French Dubbed)
Closed Caption: Yes
Extra Info: Letter Boxed
Sound Info: Digital Sound, Stereo Sound
Runtime: 1Hr 44min