This was followed by usage of images of Patrick Bateman in Sigma Male and Sigma Grindset memes. In the late 2010s, Patrick Bateman became generally recognized as a figure within the Chad archetype, with users utilizing images of Bateman to present various opinions they would deem based. Based Patrick Bateman / Chad Patrick Bateman Related MemesĪmerican Psycho spawned multiple memes, with the meme popularity of the film starting with the use of a still image of Bateman pointing at his audio system on 4chan as the Dubs Guy. Ī 2015 album American Beauty/American Psycho by Fall Out Boy takes half of its title from the book and the film. In the late 2000s and 2010s, the film gradually developed a cult following indicative of the number of memes associated with the film and particularly its main character Patrick Bateman.Ī 2008 music video for Kanye West's song "Love Lockdown" (shown below, left) and a 2014 music video for Maroon 5's song 'Animals' (shown below, right) were both inspired by the film. On IMDb, the film maintains a 7.6 score with over 488,000 submitted reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film maintains a 70 percent critic score with 151 aggregated reviews and an 85 percent audience score with over 304,000 user ratings. The film received polarized reviews, with some critics praising the writing and Christian Bale's performance and others criticizing it for its violent nature. In 2002, a direct-to-video stand-alone sequel American Psycho II: All American Girl was released. The film is co-written and directed by Canadian filmmaker Mary Harron and stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman (fan-made trailer shown below). On April 14th, 2000, the thriller film American Psycho based on the novel was released. In Germany, the book was deemed "harmful to minors." Film The original publisher Simon & Schuster withdrew from the project due to "aesthetic differences," with the novel instead being published by Vintage Books. The book was a subject of several controversies, partly due to gruesome scenes of violence. In 1991, American writer Bret Easton Ellis published American Psycho, a horror novel following a short period in the life of Patrick Bateman, a 26-year-old Manhattan investment banker living a second life as a serial killer preying on prostitutes, colleagues and, later, random people as his mind state begins to deteriorate.
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