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American Psycho

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UPC: 025192072222

Format: DVDClosed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC

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The Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, a dark, violent satire of the "me" culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s, is certainly one of the most controversial books of the '90s, and that notoriety fueled its bestseller status. This smart, savvy adaptation by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol) may be able to ride the crest of the notoriety; prior to the film's release, Harron fought a ratings battle (ironically, for depictions of sex rather than violence), but at the time the director stated, "We're rescuing [the book] from its own bad reputation." Harron and co-screenwriter Guinevere Turner (Go Fish) overcome many of the objections of Ellis's novel by keeping the most extreme violence offscreen…    
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List Price: $26.98
Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Actors: Christian Bale Justin Theroux Josh Lucas Bill Sage Chloë Sevigny 
Size: 7.1000" x 5.4200"
Weight: 0.1800 lbs.
Language: English